Demand Planning and S&OP Manager

The Company

The world leader in mineral-based specialty solutions for industry, with over 16,000 employees and over 200 sites worldwide, Imerys delivers high value-added, functional solutions to diversified set of industrial sectors, from processing industries to consumer goods. The Group draws on its knowledge of applications, technological expertise and its material science know-how to deliver solutions based on beneficiation of its mineral resources, synthetic minerals and formulations. These contribute essential properties to customers’ products and performance, including refractoriness, hardness, conductivity, opacity, durability, purity, lightness, filtration, absorption and repellency. Imerys is determined to develop responsibly, in particular by fostering the emergence of environmentally-friendly products and processes.

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The Position

Job Summary

Role

The Demand Planning and S&OP Manager manages sales forecast and operation capacities on assigned group of minerals to ensure alignment of functions and Top Management to delivery of mid to long-term business targets while facilitating the resolution of the short term issues in coordination with the the other functions.

Responsibilities

Be the facilitator for the resolution of the short term issues by involving all relevant stakeholders.
Develop the competencies of the different stakeholders to make them autonomous to manage the short-term issues (Customer Service managers, Logistics manager, Production managers)
Establish and execute an S&OP process for the assigned group of minerals
Coordinate demand forecasting process, incorporating business intelligence and forecast information from markets & finance, for multiple time horizons (18m rolling, year end..) for a group of minerals
Manage the S&OP cycle, incl. pre-S&OP meetings (operations planning) and monthly S&OP meetings (Demand, Supply and reconciliation meeting reviews, Executive S&OP, quarterly)
Ensure data generated by functional stakeholders is suitable for S&OP process and initiates improvement actions if necessary (e.g. : demand forecasts accuracy)
Analyze supply and demand issues. Prepares all data, metrics and scenarios to be discussed during S&OP meetings
Ensure identification, monitoring and reporting of assumptions, risks and opportunities related to the medium to long-term business targets. Escalate as appropriate
Manage & optimise inventory at sites level.
Lead allocation plan when required in coordination with the Product managers & Sales teams

Key interfaces: strong partnership to be built with (i) Segments leadership, (ii) product management, (iii) Supply Chain, (iii) Operations; (iv) Purchasing; (v) Finance

Title, position in the organization & grading:

Title: Demand Planning and S&OP Manager (Minerals)
Reporting to: Business Planning Director
Location: Paris, Toulouse or any relevant Imerys sites
Scope: Business Area Performance Minerals EMEA

Competencies & Experience

Key competencies

Good / practical understanding of S&OP best practices
Project management
Very at ease with data management, very familiar with IT tools. Advocate for data integrity
Strong analytical skills
Very good communication skills
Able to summarize things that could be complex
Agile & adaptable in an environment where data is not always easily accessible
Very good facilitator to solve issues with various stakeholders
Willing to be hands-on for the coordination of the resolution of short-term issues
Good pedagogy to develop stakeholders skills.
Very good Interpersonal skills,
Ability to propose solutions

Ideal background/ experience

5+ years of in production or logistics planification / sales forecast management
Typical profile : S&OP manager, Production manager, I3 champion, sales manager

Accountability

OTIF, Inventory level, adhesion to S&OP plan, customer satisfaction

Position Type

Full time

and

Permanent

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