S&OP Specialist

pladis Foods Limited; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

pladis Foods Limited in Jeddah seeks a proactive S&OP Specialist to drive and improve the monthly S&OP cycle, coordinating inputs and ensuring process discipline across Demand, Supply, and Finance teams.

The ideal candidate will bring strong planning knowledge, excellent coordination and communication skills, and the ability to connect granular data with the bigger business picture to unlock risks and opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong planning knowledge and ability to coordinate cross-functionally.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• S&OP Process Execution: Own the coordination and orchestration of the monthly S&OP cycle, including Data Gathering, Demand Review, Supply Review, Pre-S&OP, and Executive S&OP.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Facilitate collaboration between commercial, finance, and supply chain stakeholders to drive consensus around demand, supply constraints, and business risks/opportunities.
• Action & Decision Tracking: Capture key decisions, risks, and follow-ups during each S&OP step and track action items to closure.
• Analytics & Reporting: Support dashboards and reports on Forecast Accuracy, Capacity vs. Demand, OTIF & Inventory Metrics, and Risk Mitigation.
• Meeting Readiness & Governance: Prepare pre-read materials and ensure governance model adherence; identify improvements in process flow and tools.

Job description

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you. As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits. To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

Job Summary:

We are looking for a proactive and structured S&OP Specialist to support and enhance the execution of our Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process. This role plays a critical part in enabling cross-functional alignment by coordinating inputs, ensuring process discipline, maintaining transparency, and tracking decisions and actions across all five steps of the monthly S&OP cycle. The ideal candidate brings strong planning knowledge, advanced coordination and communication skills, and the ability to connect details with the bigger business picture.

Key Responsibilities:

• S&OP Process Execution Own the coordination and orchestration of the monthly S&OP cycle, including Data Gathering, Demand Review, Supply Review, Pre-S&OP, and Executive S&OP. Maintain and manage the S&OP calendar, ensuring each meeting and milestone is delivered on time. Prepare and consolidate inputs for S&OP meetings in collaboration with Demand, Supply, Commercial, and Finance teams.
• Cross-Functional Alignment Facilitate collaboration between commercial, finance, and supply chain stakeholders to drive consensus around demand, supply constraints, and business risks/opportunities. Ensure assumptions, decisions, and changes flow consistently across each step of the process. Support scenario planning discussions and drive alignment on gap-closure actions.
• Action & Decision Tracking Capture key decisions, risks, and follow-ups during each S&OP step and track action items to closure. Ensure accountability by following up with action owners and escalating unresolved issues when needed.
• Analytics & Reporting Support the S&OP Manager in preparing dashboards and reports related to: Forecast Accuracy & Bias Capacity vs. Demand OTIF & Inventory Metrics Supply Gaps & Risk Mitigation Plans Provide insights based on trends, constraints, and changes in assumptions across cycles.
• Meeting Readiness & Governance Coordinate pre-read materials and ensure readiness of data and presentations for each meeting. Monitor adherence to the S&OP governance model and continuously identify improvement areas in process flow, tools, and stakeholder engagement.

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business. We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.

pladis is one of the world’s fastest growing snacking companies and home to much loved brands including McVitie’s, GODIVA and Ülker.

pladis also owns regional brands Jacob’s, Go Ahead, Flipz, Turtles, BN, Verkade and many more products across sweet and savoury biscuits, wafer, cake and chocolate.

Formed in 2016, pladis is the proud steward of over 300 years of family baking and confectionery experience. The expertise of our 16,000-strong global workforce spans 27 bakeries across 11 countries and is united by our purpose: to ‘bring happiness with every bite’.

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