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⚡ Bring Structure to Scale. Drive the Rhythm of the Business. At Monster Energy, we move fast but we don’t move blind. As we continue to grow across EMEA, the need for sharper alignment between demand, supply, and commercial execution has never been greater. That’s where S&OP comes in. We’re now looking for an S&OP Manager to own and evolve our Sales & Operations Planning process bringing structure, visibility, and discipline to how we plan, align, and execute across the region. This is a high-impact role for someone who has come from Demand Planning and/or Supply Planning and is ready to step up into a broader, more influential planning leadership position. 🚀 The Role You will sit at the centre of our EMEA planning ecosystem—owning the S&OP process end-to-end, ensuring full alignment between demand signals, supply capability, and commercial priorities. You’ll act as the key integrator between Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Commercial, Finance, and Operations driving one unified view of the plan across the business. This is not just about running a process. It’s about building, embedding, and continuously improving it. 🔥 What You’ll Be Doing • Own and evolve the end-to-end S&OP process across EMEA, • Lead monthly S&OP cycles including demand, supply, and executive review forums, • Ensure full alignment between demand forecasts, supply plans, and business strategy, • Partner with Demand and Supply Planning teams to challenge assumptions and improve accuracy, • Drive scenario planning and risk mitigation across supply and demand balances, • Use SAP IBP to maintain a single source of truth for planning data, • Improve forecast accuracy, supply reliability, and inventory visibility through structured planning, • Develop and track key S&OP KPIs and performance dashboards, • Influence senior stakeholders to drive decisions and alignment at pace, • Continuously improve S&OP maturity, governance, and ways of working ⚙️ What We’re Looking For • Background in Demand Planning and/or Supply Planning (FMCG preferred), • Experience working within or leading an S&OP process (essential), • Strong understanding of end-to-end planning cycles, • Hands-on experience with SAP IBP (or similar planning tools), • Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational detail, • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment, • Analytical mindset with strong commercial awareness 📈 What Success Looks Like • A fully embedded, disciplined and trusted S&OP process, • Clear alignment between demand, supply and business strategy, • Improved forecast accuracy and supply reliability, • Stronger cross-functional decision-making, • Reduced fire-fighting and improved planning maturity 🌍 Why Monster Energy? • Join a globally recognised, high-growth brand operating in 140+ countries, • Play a key role in shaping how the business plans and executes at scale, • Work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, • High visibility role with direct impact on regional performance, • Real ownership, real influence, real pace Ready to Shape the Plan Behind the Brand? 💚 If you’re a Demand or Supply Planner ready to step into a broader S&OP leadership role, this is your opportunity to define how one of the world’s most iconic brands plans for the future. 👉 Apply now 📧 Email: The Advocate Group is a leading recruitment partner to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. By applying for this role, you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy, which can be found on our website. Please note that The Advocate Group is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.