Sales & Operations Specialist - Gloucestershire

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Sales & Operations Planning Specialist

Gloucestershire

£43000 per annum

A leading global technology company in power and automation that enables utility, industry, and transport and infrastructure customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact.

To ensure that systems/processes necessary to deliver the companys products to the marketplace are maintained and delivered effectively, efficiently, on-time, to specification and in a cost effective manner. As the S&OP Manager, you will be developing, leading and executing the businesss S&OP strategy, yielding improved value/experience for customers and an enhanced revenue/margin growth for the business.

What the job entails:

* Work with Sales Managers and others to design robust sales forecasting processes based on global pipelines or funnel.

* Review, analysis and consolidation of forecasts to provide accurate and timely monthly information and analysis at product and customer level for designated customers or global supply levels.

* Monitor volume / value performance against forecast and budget and provide analysis of variances.

* Agree weekly estimate of current months sales volumes for further factory planning.

* Facilitate the planning function, including creation of medium and long-term plans to meet the needs of the customer base (ongoing contract reviews).

* Drive and co-ordinate the Sales & Operations Plan (S&OP) including the creation of the S&OP plan, chairing the S&OP meeting and execution of the agreed plan

* Coordinate a cross functional team on planning through periodic requirement cycles insuring performance to expectation and identification and implementation of improvement activities.

* Understand and communicate key issues / actions for the weekly / monthly S&OP meetings.

* Monitor operational performance against agreed plans, identify capacity variances, and ensure effective utilization and delivery of capacity.

* Encourage and promote operate in a continuous improvement environment.

* Recommend and maintain optimal inventory levels and various stages in the supply chain to achieve customer satisfaction levels as well as mitigate inventory exposure.

* Execute all facets of the S&OP process to provide an optimum customer service level and working capital performance.

* Liaise with Material Planners on short term inventory status and establish variance on open order commitment and formulate adequate communication to customers.

* Assist with run in/out of stock on new lines/deletions keeping redundant stock and recommend actions to resolve/improve.

* Understand key issues on dumped/redundant stock and recommend actions to resolve/improve.

* Monitor service levels and recommend methods to improve.

* Work with supply chain to ensure early warning and quick reaction to potential supply issues and ensure most effective resolution.

Person Requirements:

Essential

* Very good understanding of operational and planning processes

* High degree of numeracy and comfortable working with and manipulating data

* Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers and improving a Sales and Operations planning process

* Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner

* Comfortable in utilizing systems - e.g. SAP, Salesforce.com, Excel or other propriety forecasting software

* Customer facing, can do attitude

* Self-motivated - drive continuous improvement without external challenge

* Ability to work across functions, particularly commercial and supply

Desirable:

* Understanding of Supply Chain operations and customer service

* Proven experience in Demand Planning role

Keywords:Demand Planner, Supply Planner, Inventory Planner, Operational Planning, Sales Planning, S&OP