S&OP Manager

Royal Canin France

 

Contract: CDI - permanent contract

Location: Aimargues (30 minutes from Montpellier)

 

 

Job Purpose

The RC France S&OP+ (Sales and Operations Planning) role is the primary leader of strategic business planning & decision making across the business through the S&OP+ process. This leader will enhance business capabilities to sustain and drive strategic deployment and delivery of business results in line with Royal Canin France's 2025 Ambition.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the matrix of process managers that facilitates and drives S&OP+
• Drive change to ensure best practices in place and delivery of long term strategic vision by influencing leadership teams to focus and prioritize critical activities for growth
• Provide Project Management oversight to initiatives requiring significant strategic and analytical support.  Create and lead the appropriate process for project definition, resourcing, approvals and monitoring of progress against milestones
• Actively represent the French business in the Regional S&OP+ forums and develop best practices for the integration of local and regional processes

 

 

JOB SPECIFICATIONS
1. Education & Professional Qualification
•    University degree in business
•    5-10 years business experience with 3-5 years of supply planning, strategic planning and/or financial planning (Co-piloting) experience
•    Knowledge about S&OP+ process an asset
•    Experience with consumer goods industry an asset 

 

2. Knowledge/Experience
•    Strong analytical capabilities and in-depth understanding of business/financial interrelationships between marketing/sales strategies, pricing, volumes, and cost structure.  Understanding of basic internal financial measures such as earnings and Cash flow.
•    Training in Sales and Operations planning process
•    Clearly demonstrated excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
•    Experience evaluating the performance of the business and what levers should be pulled to drive performance
•    Well-developed organization skills to manage multiple projects and priorities.
•    Must be proactive, high energy, detailed-oriented when appropriate, results-oriented and willing to initiate and nurture change

 

What can you expect from Mars?

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package. 
• The opportunity to learn and develop, taking charge of your own career across Mars 
• Opportunity to work in a multicultural, pet-friendly office 

 

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