S&OP Specialist

Job description / Role

Job Purpose:
Work as a liaison to the senior functional leaders and is charged with accountability for the quality and consistency of the S&OP process across the Management Unit MENA. This position will coordinate monthly data analysis, executive reviews, executable actions and improvement plans.

Accountabilities:

S&OP Process
• Implement and improve Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) activities and process in the MU with global input to include all CUs with the focus on key markets and key brands
• Develop and maintain control over an integrated Sales & Operations Planning process within the MU including a Pre-S&OP meeting within the CUs/key distributors.
• Harmonize and drive efficiency in data gathering to speed the flow of quality information to S&OP decision-makers.
• Facilitate communication and negotiation between Sales, Demand & Supply, Finance, Marketing and other functional areas.
• Serve as primary liaison between the business units and senior leaders while providing consolidated information for executive review. Presenting critical issues, risks and opportunities to drive decision making.
• Develop alternate plan scenarios to close the gaps between the forecast and the business targets.
• Support inventory strategies toward inventory optimization through effective S&OP execution.

Projects
• Lead or participate in various Supply Chain projects in the MU/Region at the direction of senior management.
• Plan, implement and control assigned projects.
• Evaluate the outcomes of assigned projects and define opportunities to build on projects’ success.

Requirements

We are looking for a dynamic, energetic, results driven young professional with an entrepreneur mind-set to join Beiersdorf MENA in the position of S&OP Specialist.

• Bachelor from an accredited university with a focus on Business, Commerce or Supply Chain
• 2-3 years experience in a logistics or associated area, ideally within a customer focused or service organization and sound knowledge of statistical forecasting tools

Skills
• Excellent communicator & negotiator, a critical thinker
• Strong organizational skills, project management skills
• Strong experience with financial, manufacturing and business planning processes
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial and business performance data
• English fluency; Arabic is a plus
• High level of competence in change management
• High proficiency in MS Office applications (esp. Excel)
• SAP knowledge is a plus
• Team worker and able to work autonomously
• Good decision-making skills

About the Company

Every day, our global brand icons, such as NIVEA, Eucerin and Hansaplast, make more than 500 million consumers in over 70 countries feel good in their skin. Care for consumers and our people worldwide is what has driven us all the time. More than 130 years ago, we invented modern skin care, kept continuously innovating it and still have a clear business focus on it. This is what has made us today's No.1 skin care company in the world. Across the Middle East and North Africa, our brands hold many no. 1 market positions. We strive to reinforce these positions by growing in strategically selected markets and convincing our customers by continuously providing the latest product innovations. In this regard, we continue to count on intensive research, state-of-the-art technologies, perfect marketing strategies and above all our competent and dedicated employees.

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