Regional S&OP Leader

Your Job

The Equipment, Technology, and Services group of KES is building a Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) capability.

We need an experienced, driven, creative thinker, who is skilled in facilitating the S&OP process that can be a part of the design, build, and standup of a global S&OP.

Our Sales & Operating Plans are critical to how we manage our business - how we predict and plan for demand, how we run and optimize our production assets, how much inventory we hold around the world, and how we collaborate and drive the most critical strategies in our business.

Our Team

You will be w orking as part of a dynamic team Sales and Operations Planning team .

This team has a broad range o f knowledge and experience from different backgrounds .

This role supports Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Indi a .

The successful candidate will report to the Global S&OP Director and be based or in Dudelange (Luxembourg) or Vimercate (Italy).

What You Will Do



* Wor k with regional commercial teams and global product owners to build demand forecast


* Work with regional operations, engineering and design, finance, and key stake holders to develop optimized supply plans with a range of outcomes to meet global demand


* Framing decisions with recommended courses of action and economics on capacity optimization


* Conduct scenario analysis, opportunity framing and decision support in supply strategies, market demand, asset planning and supply chain network design


* Use, maintain , upgrade current planning systems/knowledge system and profitable implementation of technology to improve speed and effectiveness of decision making


* Input into long term capacity investment


* Coordinate and influence key activities in sales, finance, logistics , operations, sourcing, and commercial leadership to arrive at a viable business plan for the product lines within a region

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* Proven experience within S&OP, supply chain or similar roles


* Bachelor's degree or higher infinance, supply chain, management , business or related area


* Demonstrated analytical capability, managing, and organizing multiple inputs and outputs


* Demonstrated ability to build relationships with others to gain trust


* Fluent in English and any other language such as French or Italian is a plu s


* Experience working with diverse teams and holding others accountable


* Availability to travel up to 25% of work time, mostly in Europ e

What Will Put You Ahead



* Experience in critical chain theory, ERP systems, and supply chain planning/optimization systems


* Understanding and experience in using advanced analytics in driving better decisions

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