Senior Business Planning Manager

Retail Human Resources plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance related annual bonus

Healthcare

Enhanced sick pay

Enhance Maternity/Paternity

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Retail Human Resources plc in Greater London is seeking a Senior Business Planning Manager to drive a major S&OP transformation across Europe. You will design and deploy a best-in-class planning framework from the ground up, partnering with Supply Chain, Sales and Finance to build a data-led, commercially focused planning culture that supports growth.

Lead the regional rollout, establish governance, define planning cycles and KPIs, and create standardised ways of working across multiple markets.

Qualifications

• Experience in S&OP or IBP
• Proven ability to lead large-scale transformation projects across multi-country organisations
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy a best-in-class S&OP framework across Europe
• Lead regional S&OP rollout with governance, cycles and KPI definitions
• Partner with Supply Chain, Sales and Finance to drive data-led planning and commercial alignment

Job description

A market-leading international FMCG business is looking for a Senior Business Planning Manager to drive a major planning transformation across its European operation. This is a high-profile role with significant visibility across the leadership team, offering the opportunity to design and implement a best-in-class Sales & Operations Planning framework from the ground up. Working closely with senior stakeholders across Supply Chain, Sales, and Finance, you'll play a pivotal role in creating a more proactive, data-led and commercially aligned planning culture.

Leading the design and deployment of the regional S&OP process, you will establish governance structures, define planning cycles, and create standardised ways of working across multiple European markets. You'll facilitate cross-functional collaboration, introduce robust KPI frameworks and help build a single version of the truth for planning activities. A key focus will be leading a pilot programme before successfully scaling the model across the wider region, ensuring executive-level engagement and long-term adoption.

To be successful, you'll bring extensive experience within Supply Chain Planning, S&OP, or Integrated Business Planning environments, with a proven track record of delivering large-scale transformation projects across complex, multi-country organisations. You'll be a strong project leader with the ability to influence senior stakeholders; challenge established processes and drive behavioural change. Experience implementing planning tools, developing reporting frameworks, and bringing together commercial and operational teams around one plan will be highly advantageous.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an ambitious planning professional seeking a role where they can leave a legacy and directly influence business performance across Europe.

The salary is paying up to £80,000

Benefits:

• Performance related annual bonus
• Healthcare
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhance Maternity/Paternity
• Flexible working hours

reference: CJ - 7206