S&OP Lead

Teleflex; Leinster; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Teleflex is seeking a strategic S&OP Lead to drive integrated planning across Commercial, Operations, and Finance. This role ensures data-driven decisions, high service levels, and scalable S&OP processes aligned with Teleflex’s global supply strategy.

The successful candidate will champion forecasting, scenario planning, and continuous improvement of planning processes, enabling leadership to optimize resources and sustain growth while maintaining compliance across quality systems.

Qualifications

• BS or BA in Business, Supply Chain or related field; MBA preferred.
• CPM or similar accreditation preferred.
• Minimum 5+ years in a similar role, preferably in medical devices or manufacturing.
• Familiar with FDA, cGMP, and ISO quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate an end-to-end S&OP process across functions.
• Facilitate monthly Global S&OP and Pre-S&OP meetings.
• Create and maintain S&OP dashboards and reports.
• Translate business drivers into a consolidated, data-driven plan.
• Identify and communicate risks and opportunities to LT.
• Partner with Commercial, Operations, Finance, Quality, and Supply Chain.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical mindset

Change agent

Team collaboration

Education

BS or BA in Business or Supply Chain

CPM or similar accreditation

Tools

o9 Technology

Job description

About Teleflex Incorporated

As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world‑class products can shape the future direction of healthcare.

As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world‑class products can shape the future direction of healthcare.

Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, LMA™, Pilling™, QuikClot™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.

At Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare. For more information, please visit teleflex.com.

Expected Travel

Up to 10%

Requisition ID

14361

Position Summary

The S&OP Lead is a strategic role critical in advancing Teleflex’s mission of improving the health and quality of people’s lives by enabling reliable, compliant, and responsive supply of medical devices to healthcare professionals worldwide.

The role is responsible for leading and supporting an integrated Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process that aligns commercial demand, operational capability, and financial objectives across the business. Acting as change agent and connector between Commercial, Operations, Finance, Quality, and Supply Chain teams, the S&OP Lead ensures that planning decisions are data‑driven, and risk‑aware, supporting high service levels, appropriate inventory positioning, and sustainable growth.

Through robust forecasting, scenario planning, and continuous improvement of planning processes, the S&OP Lead enables leadership to make informed decisions that protect continuity of supply, optimize resources, and support Teleflex’s long‑term strategy of delivering trusted medical technologies to clinicians and patients globally.

Principal Responsibilities

• Global coordination by Business Unit (BU)
• Facilitating and orchestrating end-to-end S&OP process and calendar
• Creating and maintaining S&OP dashboards, reports, and outputs
• Leading monthly Global S&OP and Pre-S&OP meetings across functions
• Translating business drivers into a consolidated plan
• Facilitating resolution of demand and supply imbalances through escalation and cross‑functional alignment.
• Point of contact between operations and Business Units (point of escalation for both sides)
• Focus on future planning based on S&OP data and information and not on Backorder detail
• Change agent: rolling out the new role and all other S&OP roles at different levels;
• Ensure scalability and standardization of S&OP processes
• Continuous Improvement and standards rollout
• Stakeholder management skills and ability to communicate with Commercial Business Units
• Source of BU and operations insights for Revenue Review
• Identify and communicate key risks and opportunities
• Present tradeoffs for decision making to senior leadership
• Structure, organizing and facilitating each S&OP meeting for Product Planners, Demand Planners and IPN
• Escalation path for risks and opportunities to the forecast captured
• Provide risk mitigation options to facilitate quick decision-making by LT
• Focus on strategy and future planning

Education / Experience Requirements

• BS or BA degree in Business, Supply Chain or a related field (MBA preferred)
• CPM or similar accreditation preferred
• A minimum of 5+ years experience in a similar role (preferably with a medical device manufacturer or large manufacturing-based organization)
• Familiar with FDA, cGMP, and ISO quality system requirements for a diverse medical device manufacturer

Key Relationships / Interfaces

• Business Units (Commercial / Sales Team)
• Global Supply Chain
• Global Procurement
• Global Manufacturing
• Global Finance

Behaviours & Values

• Action driven and hands on approach with sense of urgency.
• Act as a change agent to implement new S&OP process embedded in o9 Technology
• Analytical and problem solving mindset
• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to manage complex relationships, i.e., Operations, Supply Chain and Commercial BU
• Able to work in a fast‑paced environment and work flexible hours if required.
• Ability to creatively solve issues and apply sound business judgment.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Ability to function equally well independently and as part of a team.
• Must have the ability to complete multiple priorities and deliver results under pressure in a fast‑paced environment.
• Must be able to adapt to a changing environment and identify/solve problems efficiently.

TRAVEL REQUIRED

Approx 10% travel required

Teleflex is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to age, gender, race, nationality, ethnicity, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion and/or membership of the traveller community.

If you require accommodation and support to apply for a position, please contact us at [e-mail].

Diversity fosters innovative thinking and entrepreneurship and that’s what we are about at Teleflex. We trust and value our people and their diversity and we make it fun to work here. We are on a journey to ensure our workplaces mirror the patients we serve and the communities we operate in. Our approach is simple, we embrace everyone and want them to feel they belong here. We are building a culture where all employees can bring their best and unique selves to work. If that appeals to you, we would love to hear from you. Come join a company where diversity is sought out and inclusivity is how we progress.