Sales & Operation Planning Specialist

As an S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning) planner you are responsible for aligning demand and supply plans to optimize resources and meet organizational goals.You facilitate the S&OP process by coordinating cross-functional teams, managing data, and ensuring that plans are feasible and profitable. This involves activities like demand forecasting, inventory management, production planning, and financial reconciliation.

• End-to-end responsibility for operational and strategic demand and supply planning within the S&OP process
• Development, analysis, and continuous improvement of 12-month rolling forecasts and consumption models based on market trends, historical data, and opportunity pipelines (Salesforce)
• Inventory and safety stock management to ensure high service levels and optimized inventory turnover (ITO)
• Close collaboration with Market Organizations and Production Planning to prioritize critical orders and align demand with production capacities
• Interface between Market Organizations and Operations to escalate urgent orders, identify long lead time products, and defi ne appropriate stock levels
• Monitoring and reporting of key KPIs related to forecast accuracy, service level, inventory, and supply performance including trend analysis and variance explanation
• Active participation and facilitation of S&OP meetings, cross-functional alignment with Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Finance
• Support in product launches and SAP S/4HANA implementation to ensure proper integration into S&OP processes