Global S&OP Manager

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At ADB SAFEGATE, our diverse team spanning 45+ nationalities across 37 offices shares one purpose: helping airports achieve new levels of safety, sustainability and efficiency in airside operations. If you are people-centric, and a team player who’s driven and passionate about developing and delivering products, solutions, projects and services that make air travel safer and better, come join our crew!

You will be responsible for improving delivery performance and customer satisfaction by:

• Implementing and leading the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process to support our operations and sales regions
• Identifying and mitigating impact of day-to-day supply chain disruptions and risks

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement an S&OP process for the whole range of products sold in EMEA/APAC regions
• Coordinate and facilitate demand forecasting process with Sales/Project Management team and ensure accuracy of the demand forecast models
• Manage the S&OP cycle, incl. pre-S&OP meetings (operations planning) and monthly S&OP meetings (executive decision-making meeting)
• Support decision making process to launch ordering for key “potential” orders balancing financial risk and rewards in terms of delivery performance and customer satisfaction
• Set up, implement and monitor clearly defined metrics (KPI’s) to provide comprehensive reports, analytics and visibility around S&OP process performance to all cross-functional stakeholders
• Continuously review S&OP process to ensure it suits business needs and according best practice
• Ensure identification, monitoring and reporting of potential supply performance risks and opportunities (material or capacity imbalances, logistics delays, excess inventory, etc.).
• Assess the global impact of supply chain disruptions and propose solutions (using inventory control, replenishment management, etc.)
• Set up a mitigation plan together with the involved stakeholders and support its implementation
• Support life cycle management in the supply chain (e.g. phase in and phase out of products)
• Establish seamless internal relationships with Sales, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Quality, R&D to build trust, drive efficient and effective collaboration and achieve optimal customer satisfaction and business results

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain/Logistics, or related field;
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Supply Chain Management, including relevant experience in demand management and forecasting, supply planning, purchasing, inventory management
• Strong English communication skills – written & oral - proficiency in Dutch and/or French is a plus
• Supply Chain Management certification is not necessary though strongly preferred
• Strong people and leadership skills – team player, collaborative leadership, cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder management, coaching
• Proven track record in influencing and motivating people from diverse backgrounds
• Good problem-solving skills, drive, energy, and enthusiasm for delivering to commitments and motivated by continual process improvement
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills and ERP knowledge (SAP SCM experience is a plus)
• Strong analytical, organization, decision making and presentation skills to working level as well as management level
• Self-motivated with ability to work independently while also enjoying collaboration with cross-functional teams and other analysts

Personal Competences

• You have a very driven, motivated and high-energy attitude that allows working in a fast-paced environment, across multiple fields and with different stakeholders
• You possess a high level of autonomy and professionalism that enables you to present in a credible and convincing way to all layers of the organization
• Solving and analyzing problems is your forte – you can understand and synthesize complex data to gain insights and propose solutions
• You communicate diplomatically and efficiently, structuring complex information into a format tailored to engage your audience
• Organization is your second name: you have the skills to manage projects on a global scale

We offer an exciting, fast-paced working environment, with high top management exposure and strategic projects where you can make a tangible impact to pave the way for a management career in the industry. Of course, this is accompanied by an attractive salary package with fringe benefits and an amazing team of colleagues!✈️