S&OP Lead

Job Summary

If you are excited by an international, multicultural, and dynamic environment, this is a role where you will collaborate broadly with stakeholders and production sites all over the world and contribute to a company with strong growth ambitions.

The Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) team connects demand planning, supply chain planning, and fulfilment operations into one cohesive, end-to-end way of working for Processing Solutions & Equipment (PSE). The team is driving Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) across production centers, business streams and markets and ensures reliable, responsive, and cost-efficient delivery of capital equipment. This is done through standardized processes, advanced planning tools, and a customer-centric approach.

The environment is dynamic and global with plenty of room for stimulating challenges. We are currently shaping a new operating model for S&OP in parallel with configuration of tools and developing processes. The team operates in a truly global and cross-functional environment. We take an end-to-end approach for planning, focusing on quality decisions and continuously learning from our mistakes.

In this role, as S&OP Lead, you will lead the Sales & Operations Planning process for one or many of our Business Streams. With a strong focus on business growth, you translate strategies into tactical actions in synch with production, engineering suppliers and market in order to optimize costs and delivery times.

Your ability to collaborate and find mutual wins is key to meeting our ambitious goals. With a strong drive for results you can make the difference.

The position is permanent and you will be based in Lund, Sweden.

You will be travelling up to 10% of your time to our customer and supplier sites.

Tetra Pak is not sponsoring work visas or relocation for this position.

What you will do

As a S&OP Lead, you will:

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  • Drive Supply Chain orchestration from an end-to-end perspective and play an important role in enabling the journey of the Integrated Supply Chain team.
  
  
  • Contribute to implement and coordinate demand and supply balancing by developing Sales & Operations Planning processes.
  
  
  • Perform Supply Network Planning to enable optimized use of production footprint and fulfil production and sourcing strategies.
  
  
  • Integrate with factories and engineering offices weekly planning forums to mid- and long-term horizons of planning.
  
  
  • Drive Supply Chain performance improvements and constraints eradication using WCM (Work Class Manufacturing) methodology to increase customer order fulfilment and value perceived by customer
  
  
  • Optimize asset utilization by steering the allocation of units across different sites
  
  
  • Manage relationships with Supply Chain players, such as Suppliers, Production Centres, Engineering, Business Streams to secure effective interaction
  
  
  
  

We believe you have

• Master’s degree within the area of Supply Chain Management such as Industrial Management & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Logistics, Business Administration or similar.


• At least 7 years as a Supply Chain Manager, Production or Inventory Planner, S&OP coordinator, Project planner, Supply Chain Analyst or similar positions in a manufacturing environment.


• Strong proficiency in English, both written and spoken
  
  


• Proven leadership and networking skills and an analytical mindset.


• Strong personal drive and the ability to motivate others and influence at all levels in the organization.


• Ability to make decisions and lead others through the decision-making process.

• Good understanding of Continuous Improvement tools, including World Class Manufacturing, Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing is required as well as having the experience from driving improvement teams.


• Hands-on acquaintance of ERP:s and analytical tools is considered as beneficial.


• APICS (American Production and Inventory Control Society) / ASCM (Association for Supply Chain Management) certifications, such as CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional) or CPIM (Certified in Planning and Inventory Management), are considered an asset.
  


• If you had a managerial position in the past, this will be an advantage.