Global Inventory S&OP Manager (16 months FTC)
1 day ago
Ince
You are purpose driven. Growth minded. Ready to stretch your potential. That’s the spirit of the community you will find at Orbia: where the purpose to advance life around the world drives our global team of over 23,000 every single day. From creating solutions to deliver clean water, secure food supplies and reliable information to steering material advances that power the future of green and smart cities, transportation, and healthcare, we never settle for “good enough” when there’s an opportunity to make life better. Where purpose comes to life, it changes lives. This is what we live for. Fluor and Energy Materials, an Orbia business, is hiring a Global Inventory S&OP Manager (16 months FTC) to be based at Thornton Science Park, Cheshire, UK. Main Purpose Manage the global sales and operational planning (S&OP) function for Fluor and Energy Material’s Pharma operations. Manage integration of production and purchase for re-sale capability with regional sales (supply/demand) for optimal financial value for F&EM’s chemical operations. As part of a global service delivery team, work closely and very collaboratively with other regions and team members to ensure that F&EM’s incoming and outgoing materials, products and services reach the end consumers and customers safely, on time, in full, to the right quality standards and in a cost-effective manner. Working to world class customer-centricity by understanding what our customers really want and delivering that, by working closely with our sales teams and establishing best-in-class systems and processes. Main Responsibilities • Manage and deliver a monthly S&OP output that reconciles sales and production/purchase plans and provides the basis for accurate financial forecasts and reporting. Maintain forecasts (12-24 months) and work with sales, finance and service delivery functions to ensure budgets and latest views are done accurately and in a timely manner., • Set target and run a process to optimise raw material and finished goods stock levels without compromising the achievements of the sales plans., • Run the monthly S&OP meeting for Pharma and ensure that all stakeholders are fully aligned to deliver upon Fluor and Energy Material’s customers’ needs. Support S&OP consolidation step at F&EM level. Also support monthly sales plan reviews within each region focusing on the optimisation of gross margin generation., • Identify causes of poor forecasting accuracy and define and implement improvement initiatives to underpin the predictability of the short-term business performance., • Work collaboratively with the other members of the service delivery function and regional operating and logistics teams to ensure that any operational, sourcing or supply chain challenges are dealt with in a timely manner and with the best outcome for our customers and our business in mind., • Develop a wider understanding of F&EM’s chemical business and utilise that knowledge to identify improvement opportunities related to planning/reporting/forecasting systems and processes and in how F&EM’s operates assets or supply chains., • Demonstrate a continuous improvement focus. Keep abreast with changes in tools or technology to try and keep F&EM’s S&OP processes efficient and effective. Propose and implement improvements when justified and approved. Qualifications • Degree in a scientific discipline would be desirable., • Professional business qualification or leadership/management qualifications/courses would be advantageous. Knowledge/ Experience Required • 5+ years of experience in a core role with more than one function., • Experience of working with sales, customer service and engineering functions is an essential requirement., • Experience of working in a multi-product business with large turnover and global service delivery /contracts is essential., • Good understanding of business processes, with robust knowledge of S&OP principles., • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to influence at all levels., • Strong Microsoft Office skills., • Any experience of SAP, MP2 or other ERP/TMS will be advantageous., • Excellent communicator with strong analytical and modelling skills., • This role involves working to tight month-end reporting timetables, with flexibility required around these periods. Behaviors that can help you succeed at Orbia: • Develop yourself & Others, • Foster Collaboration & Inclusion, • Drive Results, • Provide Vision & Direction We welcome purpose-driven dreamers, doers, and builders, recognizing that it takes difference to make a difference. If you’re ready to bring your skills, talents, and perspective to moving your career, the company, people, and the planet forward, we’d like to hear from you. We believe that every voice matters; every community deserves respect; and every challenge is an opportunity and united by empathy, we are stronger for our different perspectives. We are dedicated to building a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace that supports the needs of all our employees regardless of their role, location, identity, and background.