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Head of S&OP

Michael Page Procurement & Supply Chain
Posted a day ago, valid for a month
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Salary

£45,000 - £54,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Head of S&OP is responsible for estimating future product demand and developing long-term S&OP scenarios for a fast-growing food manufacturing business.
  • Key responsibilities include leading the S&OP process, implementing process improvements, and managing cross-functional projects to ensure alignment with business strategy.
  • Candidates should have over 10 years of experience in S&OP management within the Food Manufacturing or FMCG sectors and a relevant bachelor's degree, with an advanced degree preferred.
  • The role requires strong stakeholder management skills and knowledge of ERP systems and advanced planning tools.
  • The position offers a competitive salary package, career progression opportunities, and a hybrid working system.

The Head of S&OP is the leader of the function, responsible for estimating future product demand, including new product/seasonal/promotional forecast models, analysing all capacity constraints, and developing long term S&OP scenarios.

Client Details

Fast-growing business in the Food Manufacturing space.

Description

  • Lead the S&OP process to develop a consensus demand plan, inventory strategy, and capacity plan for a portfolio of over 300 SKUs of Finished Goods and over a 1000 SKUs of RM, ensuring alignment with business strategy and customer requirements
  • Implement process improvements and best practices to increase efficiency and maturity of S&OP process, resulting in better asset utilization and reliable data for Capex decisions whilst maintaining a minimum forecast accuracy of 75%.
  • Experience in project management, including leading global cross-functional projects, managing project timelines and ensuring successful project delivery.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate cross functional teams.
  • Responsible for verifying, maintaining and updating Item Master Data and managing data supply chain.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives across the supply chain, including process standardization, systems automation, and streamlining of workflows.
  • Develop and maintain key performance metrics for S&OP process, including forecast accuracy, inventory turns, and customer service levels, providing regular updates to the executive team.
  • Collaborating with internal stakeholders to develop and implement new product introductions, go/no go decisions on product briefs, product phase-outs, and product transitions.

Profile

  • +10 years' experience in S&OP management in the Food Manufacturing/FMCG space.
  • Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, or a related field (Advanced degree preferred).
  • Proven experience in S&OP leadership roles within a similar industry.
  • Knowledge of ERP systems and advanced planning tools.
  • Strong stakeholder management and leadership skillset.

Job Offer

  • Competitive Salary Package.
  • Career Progression.
  • Hybrid Working System.

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