S&OP Process Coordinator

Job Family Group:

Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group

Job Description:

Role Overview -

The META S&OP Analyst supports the META Planning Manager in driving the S&OP process across a large and diverse geography with varying levels of maturity. The role ensures standardization, governance, visibility, and continuous improvement of the end‑to‑end Demand, Supply, and Financial integration cycle. This position plays a critical role in enabling data-driven decision making, strengthening process adoption, and improving meeting effectiveness across the region.

Key Responsibilities -

1.S&OP Process Governance & Support

• Assist the META Planning Manager in coordinating, and governing the monthly S&OP cycle across multiple countries and clusters.

• Ensure alignment across Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Finance, and Commercial teams.

• Support preparation of pre-read materials, dashboards, and S&OP cycle summaries.

2. Meeting Cadence & Maturity Tracking

• Track adherence to the S&OP meeting calendar and cadence across all markets.

• Monitor and evaluate process maturity levels using established KPIs and maturity assessments.

• Highlight gaps, delays, and risks, and drive corrective actions with customers.

3. Standardization & Best Practices

• Design and maintain standardized meeting templates, agendas, and documentation to ensure consistency across markets with varying maturity levels.

• Ensure all teams follow the agreed S&OP standards, templates, and tools.

• Refresh templates and workflows as the process evolves.

4. Continuous Improvement & Change Management

• Identify process inefficiencies and areas for optimization within the S&OP cycle.

• Support pilots, new ways of working, tool enhancements, and automation initiatives.

• Drive cross-country learning, best-practice sharing, and capability building.

5. Data Management & Insights

• Prepare and validate monthly demand, supply, and performance reports.

• Consolidate, analyze, and present key S&OP metrics (forecast accuracy, bias, service levels, inventory health, capacity risks).

• Support scenario modelling and variance explanations as needed.

6. Participant Collaboration

• Partner closely with Demand Managers, Supply Planners, Finance, and Commercial leaders to ensure high-quality inputs and outputs for S&OP meetings.

• Support countries at lower maturity levels by educating, coaching, and guiding them through S&OP expectations and standards.

7. Technology, Systems & Tools

• Support adoption and optimization of digital planning tools (Kinaxis Rapid Response).

• Ensure accuracy and readiness of datasets for S&OP cycle checkpoints.

• Coordinate minor system enhancement requests and user support.

8. Process & Governance Challenges driven from inconsistent maturity across market

• Data & Analytics issues

• Technology & Tools

• Stakeholder & Culture

• Time, Cadence & Coverage

Educational Background: Minimum Graduate or equivalent experience or equivalent.

Experience:

• Minimum of 1-3 years relevant planning experience.

• Strong analytical skills. (MS Office, BO, SAP etc)

• Experience in supply planning, inventory management and/or S&OP/ demand planning/ forecasting

• ERP & Planning Systems Acumen – preferably Kinaxis RapidRespons

• Experience of working in matrix organisation with multiple stakeholders is desired

Other:

• Knowledge of statistical analysis.

• Well-developed skills in communication and influencing others.

• Business English

Essential:

• Minimum 1-3 years of experience in planning roles

• Flexibility of thought and action to be able to respond to changing market environments and dynamic business situations

• Strong capability in process standardization, documentation, and template creation.

• Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives.

• Understanding of cross-country complexity and operational differences.

• Able to meet tight deadlines and face increasingly difficult situations with confidence and “can do attitude”.

• Demonstrated ability to work and make judgements independently.

• Able to run meetings and lead discussions in group environments.

Why Join our team?

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. Diversity Statement: At bp, we provide an excellent environment and benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others!

Diversity sits at the heart of our company and as an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring that our place can be anyone's place. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application and interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Travel Requirement:

Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type:

This position is not available for remote working

Skills:

Agility core practices, Collaboration, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Continuous Process Improvement, Digital Fluency, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE), Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Supply Chain, Supply chain management, Sustainability awareness and action

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