Key Responsibilities
- Process Optimization: Design, evaluate, and enhance global demand planning workflows across multiple business units and regions.
- Continuous Improvement: Support organizational initiatives to foster a culture of operational excellence, utilizing frameworks such as Lean or Six Sigma.
- Best Practices Implementation: Benchmark and integrate industry-standard forecasting and planning practices across all global business units.
- Training & Enablement: Develop and execute comprehensive training programs to upskill internal teams on advanced planning systems and methodologies.
- Performance Analytics: Establish, track, and analyze key S&OP metrics and KPIs to identify process bottlenecks and drive data-driven improvements.
- Documentation & Governance: Maintain thorough documentation of core enterprise supply chain processes, system configurations, and standard operating procedures.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with global sales, operations, and IT teams to align system capabilities with overarching business strategies.
- Project Leadership: Lead and contribute to complex, cross-functional system enhancement projects from scoping through to successful delivery.
- Change Management: Drive organizational change initiatives to ensure seamless adoption of new processes, tools, and system upgrades.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
- Experience: 5-7 years of hands-on experience in SAP Sales and Operations Planning, with at least 3-5 years dedicated specifically to SAP Demand Planning modules.
- Technical Expertise: Proven experience configuring and optimizing advanced SAP supply chain solutions, including Demand Planning, Statistical Forecasting, Product Lifecycle Management, and Demand Sensing functions.
- Enterprise Systems: Strong working knowledge of modern SAP ecosystems (such as S/4HANA, advanced cloud-based planning platforms, and Master Data Governance frameworks).
- Domain Knowledge: Deep understanding of end-to-end supply chain workstreams, particularly integration points between planning, inventory control, and production scheduling.
- Project & Process Skills: Demonstrated track record of leading process optimization projects. Certification in Lean, Six Sigma, or project management methodologies is highly desirable.
- Analytics & Tools: Proficiency in data analysis and project collaboration tools (e.g., Power BI, advanced Excel, JIRA, or equivalent enterprise productivity suites).
- Soft Skills: Strong analytical problem-solving capabilities with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
