Senior Specialist, Planning

Position Title: S&OP Productivity Leader; Sr Specialist, Supply Chain Operational Excellence (SC OPEX)

Overview: The S&OP Productivity Leader plays a critical role in driving cost savings and optimizing the supply network by leveraging data analytics and reporting. This individual is expected to lead or contribute to cross-functional projects and sub-teams focused on enhancing productivity across EM S&OP. Additionally, the Productivity Leader may spearhead, or support initiatives aimed at improving processes and systems to boost overall efficiency and operational effectiveness

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner w/S&OP Director & Regional Leaders to achieve performance metrics/kpi and identify improvement opportunities.
• Co-develop, monitor, and action supply chain key performance indicators.
• Direct and lead opportunity investigations, analysis, solution development & strategy support
• Lead execution of projects leading to productivity improvements
• Co-develop, monitor, and action key performance indicators.

Key Relationships & Stakeholders:

• S&OP Directors
• Regional S&OP Leaders
• Logistics Procurement
• Logistics
• CX-OPEx
• FP&A

Critical Experiences:

• University degree in Supply Chain, Business, Industrial Engineering, or related technical fields
• 5-7 years combined S&OP experience in Supply, Demand, Inventory, Network, Raw Material or deployment planning.
• Strong data management skill/experience
  • Advanced analytical, problem-solving experiences.
• Fluency with analytical tools [MS Excel, MS Access, Power BI, Power Apps, Alteryx]
• SAP experience
• Project management experience
• Ability to collaborate & build productive internal & external working relationships.
• Fluent in written & spoken English.
• Flexibility to work late (when needed)
• Willingness to accept assignments (per business requirements)

Competencies/ Behaviors:

• Executive presence
• Take initiative - Action Oriented
• Focusing on performance - Drives results
• Building collaborative relationships - Manages conflict.
• Influencing people - Communicates effectively + Organizational savvy and persuades.
• Creating the new and different - Strategic mindset