Head - Sales & Operations - Manufacturing

Roles & responsibilities :

- Setup, coach and maintain overall S&OP process, tools and data

- Set up S&OP norms (inventory, lead times, etc.), review and update basis actual performance

- Maintain S&OP calendar and ensure rigorous execution

- Develop S&OP process which integrates across Sales, plant locations & supply chain

- Define and maintain S&OP KPIs incl. behavioral KPIs; ensure alignment

- Define and maintain S&OP reports

- Develop support teams to execute S&OP process across various locations

- Highlight potential risks and determine levers to address them

- Present overall S&OP plan to S&OP board, raise any management interventions required

Qualifications & other attributes :

- Candidate must be an Engineering Graduate preferable with an MBA in Marketing.

- Deep understanding of S&OP process and toolkits

- Understanding of excel based modelling approach to run planning scenarios

- Prior experience in S&OP (both MTS and MTO scenarios)

- Should be knowledgeable of working with SAP/ERP, esp. MRP and PP modules

- Knowledge of managing risk register and escalations

- Awareness of industry best practices related to forecasting and S&OP

- Provides business inputs in building associated tools and data

- Able to liaison meetings between sales, operation, material, logistics, etc. and resolve conflicts (if any)

- Presentation skills (presents the overall S&OP plan to the S&OP board, asks for any management interventions, etc.)