SNOP Manager

Job description / Role

The primary focus of this position is to manage S&OP Demand, Supply and Initiative processes, ensure demands are incorporated, stock delivered and customer service maintained.

The role is accountable for maintaining confidence, credibility and coordination between the Planning, Sales, Marketing, Production, R&D and Finance.

- Develop consistent processes and implement best practices for critical elements.
- Implement Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) activities and process input to include all sites and all markets.
- Prepare all S&OP supporting materials.
- Manage monthly S&OP process and action plans, issue resolution and tracking.
- Drive accountability and process improvement based on key performance metrics and targets.
- Support inventory strategies toward inventory optimization through effective S&OP execution.
- Incorporate new product planning into S&OP process.
- Serve as the regional contact for the Corporate S&OP process
- To establish and maintain strong lines of communication for sourcing streams to other departments.
- Ensure demands are received, variances validated and quality data entered in central planning tools on time. Provide insight to demand evolution.
- Be the first point of contact for all issues related to sourcing of product.
- Provide regular updates on available products and support to add appropriate new products (new product requests).
- Be the first point of contact for new product requests (NPR) and manage code creation and discontinuation processes.
- Review and optimize Portfolio in line with Strategic goals.
- Develop and maintain a rolling forecast and drive the entire forecasting process for the entire business.
- Protect the financial performance of the strategic business unit by identifying potential supply chain issues.
- Drive the monthly S&OP meetings.
- Participate in the financial budgeting process.
- Advise sales and marketing of variances between existing forecasts, plans and actual.
- Coordinate new product introduction in supply chain by setting desired business system planning/demand parameters and initial stocking quantities.
- Assist in development and implementation of key performance metrics for materials organization.

Requirements

- Minimum of 3 years experience in supply chain related function(s) FMCG/food processing
- Excellent relationship management, influencing and communication skills
- Strong sense of customer service, and analytic skills
- Awareness of supply network, supply capability, systems and processes
- High level of proactively, tenacity and resilience
- Bachelor's degree in Business or related field required; MBA preferred.
- Balancing, operations management, production control, inventory management or master scheduling experience required.
- Experience in the implementation of a formal Sales & Operations Planning process.
- Experience with an ERP system (Inventory, MRP, ASCP, Demantra/ODP)

About the Company

The Bateel story starts in Al Ghat, a town in Central Arabia, favoured by nature with sweet water, rich soil and a climate ideal for date production. Here is where Bateel's premium dates were first nurtured and the idea of gourmet dates was born. The evolution to gourmet food production happened over the years, first by combining dates with gourmet chocolate, then by fusing dates with other delicacies, adding diverse deluxe treats and finally perfecting Bateel's integrated production assets and its network of luxurious boutiques and cafes.