APAC S&OP Strategy & Execution Lead

Gates; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Gates in Singapore seeks a Senior S&OP Leader to own a disciplined regional S&OP process, aligning demand, supply, inventory and capacity planning.

You will drive continuous improvement across forecasting, production scheduling, and supplier planning, lead governance reviews, monitor KPIs, and champion Gates' operational excellence culture.

The role requires 10+ years in operations or supply chain leadership with direct S&OP ownership and strong change leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, supply chain, or related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in operations, engineering, or supply chain leadership including direct ownership of S&OP.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience in automotive or complex manufacturing systems is highly desirable.
• Strong hands-on experience in Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and operational excellence methodologies.
• Demonstrated project and program management expertise across cross-functional teams.
• Deep knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, statistical analysis, and structured problem-solving methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive a region-wide S&OP process with alignment across demand, supply, inventory and capacity planning.
• Identify and lead continuous improvement initiatives across forecasting, production scheduling, inventory optimization and supplier planning.
• Lead exceptions management, proactively identifying risks and enabling timely fact-based trade-off decisions.
• Structure, facilitate and lead regional S&OP governance and review meetings with accountability and compliance.
• Establish, monitor and track KPIs such as inventory health, service levels, forecast accuracy and supply reliability.
• Drive actions to identify, reduce and eliminate excess and obsolete inventory to improve working capital.
• Champion Gates' core values and operational excellence across the region.
• Lead S&OP Team and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders across geographies.

Skills

S&OP leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Statistical analysis

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Stakeholder influence

Executive communication

Process governance

Operational excellence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering / Industrial Engineering / Supply Chain

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Gates in Singapore seeks a Senior S&OP Leader to own a disciplined regional S&OP process, aligning demand, supply, inventory and capacity planning.

You will drive continuous improvement across forecasting, production scheduling, and supplier planning, lead governance reviews, monitor KPIs, and champion Gates' operational excellence culture.

The role requires 10+ years in operations or supply chain leadership with direct S&OP ownership and strong change leadership.