MANAGER - SALES & OPERATIONS PLANNING

Job Description

OVERVIEW

• Drives organisational alignment on the sales and operations plan through S&OP
• Ensures that an optimal demand and supply balance is achieved that meets service levels in the most profitable manner
  
  

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assigns and prioritises supply chain service levels to market/customer segments with Sales/Commercial
• Supports the Demand Planning Manager in the creation of the statistical forecast and ultimate approved demand plan
• Supports the Supply Planning Managers in the creation of the rough-cut capacity plan and ultimate approved supply plan including facilitating the Supply Review Meeting
• Serves as the escalation point for issues that arise in the demand and supply planning processes
• Supports the Supply Planning and Warehouse team in the inventory strategy review and the generation of the inventory plan
• Ensures the proper cascading of the S&OP Plan to all relevant parties post the Executive S&OP meeting
• Prepare monthly Actual Sales and Forecast Report for Chairman
• Prepare the monthly Pre-S&OP and Executive S&OP meetings
• Accountable for weekly S&OE and ensure escalations from S&OE meetings are taken care of
• Any other duties or tasks as assigned by superior
  
  

REQUIREMENTS

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline
  
  

Work Experience:

• Minimum 8 years relevant working experience in planning functions, preferably in a manufacturing environment (high volume process)
  
  

Technical and Professional Knowledge:

• Functional experience in Demand, Supply and Inventory planning
• Business and financial acumen
• Knowledge of manufacturing process and target markets
• A strong work ethic, organization skills, and people skills are required
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment is needed
• Excellent leadership skills are required with a demonstrated ability to achieve results through motivating and developing others
• Ability to influence and gain commitment at all levels of the organization
  
  

Certification / License Requirement:

• N/A
  
  

General

• Hartalega’s country-specific strategic imperatives (vision, mission, values, strategic priorities, operational plans)
• Country regulatory environments, governing bodies and industry compliance requirements
• Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field

Business / Operations

• Supply chain processes and management including the cycle time required to complete end-to-end process
• Tabulation of raw materials requirements and consumptions in manufacturing and resource planning
• Continuous improvement methods (e.g. Process mapping, 5S and Kaizen)
• Analytical techniques to understand and analyze solutions critically
• Manufacturing processes and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

People / Stakeholder Management

• Employee engagement, development, succession planning and performance management

General

• Min 3 years’ experience in supply chain management preferably in manufacturing industry

Business / Operations

• Driving organisational alignment on the sales and operations plan through S&OP
• Ensuring that an optimal demand and supply balance is achieved that meets service levels in the most profitable manner
• Assigning and prioritising supply chain service levels to market/customer segments with Sales/Commercial
• Ensuring that an optimal demand and supply balance is achieved that meets service levels in the most profitable manner
• Ensuring inventory levels are planned to adhere to target levels while being used to balance supply and demand.
• Supporting the Demand Planning Manager in the creation of the statistical forecast and ultimate approved demand plan
• Accountable for weekly S&OE and ensure escalations from S&OE meetings are taken care of
• Recommending process improvements to enhance capacity optimization
• Developing and sustaining internal/external stakeholders’ relationships to manage expectations

People / Stakeholder Management

• Building cooperative interdepartmental working relationships
• Navigating and influencing multiple stakeholders within the organization to achieve results
• Leading and coaching a team of executives and non-executives in a medium to large-scale manufacturing organization for a minimum of 2 years

General

• Strict compliance with organization processes and systems and regulatory requirements
• Demonstrated strong understanding of organizational systems

Business / Operations

• Ensured the proper cascading of the S&OP Plan to all relevant parties post the Executive S&OP meeting
• Prepared monthly Actual Sales and Forecast Report for Chairman
• Prepared the monthly Pre-S&OP and Executive S&OP meetings
• Supported the Supply Planning Managers in the creation of the capacity plan and ultimate approved supply plan including facilitating the Supply Review Meeting
• Served as the escalation point for issues that arise in the demand and supply planning processes
• Supported the Supply Planning and Warehouse team in the inventory strategy review and the generation of the inventory plan

People / Stakeholder Management

• Has established collaborative relationships with other units or divisions and maintained them over time
• Led cross-functional taskforce consisting of team members from other units or divisions
• Coached junior team members in delivering results

• Challenging Work
• Complexity
• Details
• High Responsibility/Accountability
• Relationship Building

• Compensation (Less Likely)
• International Exposure (Less Likely)
• Physical Environment (Less Likely)
• Position/Status (Less Likely)
• Task Variety (Less Likely)