Description

This role is responsible for leading the Business Operations Function (BOPS) for the Americas, overseeing supply chain operations, ensuring demand and supply alignment, and optimizing inventory levels without affecting business objectives.

What You Will Do In Your Role

• Act as the BOPS business partner for the Americas region
• Act as the link between Sales/Customer service and the manufacturing units
• Drive continuous Process Improvement in alignment with Supply Chain business partners (CS / Logistics & Procurement)
• Ensure IBP’s successful roll-out & team utilization
• Reporting and analysis
• Own the BUs' S&OP processes at the site level (factories) and the regional level (sales & marketing)
• Support the customer complaints process
• Material Master Data Management
• Ensure the monthly fixed activities required to support the monthly planning cycle are implemented effectively
• Manage the monthly demand planning process
• Manage the monthly supply planning process & ensure it is aligned with demand
• Inventory management (SMOG)
• Manage Intercompany flows
• Implement and manage target product availability with the commercial team, set appropriate stocking strategies, planning parameters, define optimal target inventory, and measure against plan
• Implement BU improvement plans & roll out defined KPI’s to monitor and correct underperformance
• Accountable for the management of material master data accuracy in SAP
• Define required warehouse footprints
  
  

The Experience You Will Bring

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong leadership skills and ability to perform a wide range of duties
• People management
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Effective communication
• ERP system proficiency (SAP) & Data analysis
• Problem solving & adaptability in dynamic environments
• Result oriented & stress resistant
• Self-starter, able to communicate with different levels in the organization
• Culture sensitive
• Time & Inbox management
• Process improvement
  
  

Experience

• 10+ years of business operations and supply chain experience
• Extensive knowledge of Sales and Operations Planning processes & IBP
• Knowledge of the Chemical/Pharma Industry
  
  

Education

• Degree in supply chain management or related fields
  
  

Salary and Benefits Commensurate with Experience. Equal Opportunity Employer. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.