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S&OP Lead - OEM (EMEA)

Rockwell Automation

Rotterdam

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Rockwell Automation seeks an S&OP Lead for EMEA OEM to lead the Sales & Operations Planning process in Rotterdam. The role integrates demand, supply, inventory, and financial goals across functions. Requires experience in S&OP, supply chain, and customer-facing roles.

HybridFull-timeSeniorS&OPDemand Planning

S&OP Lead - OEM (EMEA)

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HybridFull-timeSeniorS&OP

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands, NL

Work Model

Hybrid: expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.

Experience Required

8 years

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

8+ years of progressive experience preferred

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

S&OPDemand PlanningSupply PlanningIntegrated Business PlanningInventory ManagementCapacity PlanningScenario PlanningRisk ManagementPerformance ManagementContinuous ImprovementSAPData AnalysisForecastingSupply Chain ManagementOperations

Soft Skills

Problem SolvingLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationAdaptabilityStrategic Thinking

Preferred Qualifications

Technical (Nice-to-have)

APICS CPIMAPICS CSCPMBAModelingOptimization

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the end-to-end monthly S&OP process for EMEA OEM, ensuring disciplined execution and data accuracy.
•Design, facilitate, and improve Demand Review, Supply Review, and Executive S&OP forums.
•Ensure understanding between commercial plans, supply capabilities, inventory targets, and financial commitments.
•Coordinate the monthly Sales, Customers and Operations process to establish an agreed forecast.
•Translate demand signals into a single, executable supply plan, balancing service, inventory, and capacity.
•Identify gaps between demand and supply and lead resolution through scenarios, trade-offs, and leadership decisions.
•Measure available capacity versus demand load and assess constraints across manufacturing, sourcing, and logistics.
•Establish and maintain appropriate inventory targets, balancing service levels and working capital.
•Manage S&OP outputs into inventory forecasts, supply plans, and lead-time expectations.
•Identify risks related to demand volatility, capacity constraints, supply disruptions, or policy/trade impacts.
•Develop and present scenario-based options to allow informed leadership decisions.
•Track plan performance and implement improvement actions to reduce unplanned expediting, shortages, and excess inventory.
•Track, analyze, and report S&OP performance metrics including plan adherence, service level, inventory position, and demand/supply agreement.
•Improve continuous improvement projects to enhance planning accuracy and execution reliability.
•Maintain agreed lead times and planning parameters according to the S&OP plan.

S&OPSupply ChainOEMEMEARotterdamHybridFull-timeSeniorRockwell AutomationManufacturing

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

Soft Skills

Problem SolvingLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationAdaptabilityStrategic Thinking

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the end-to-end monthly S&OP process for EMEA OEM, ensuring disciplined execution and data accuracy.

•Design, facilitate, and improve Demand Review, Supply Review, and Executive S&OP forums.

•Ensure understanding between commercial plans, supply capabilities, inventory targets, and financial commitments.

•Coordinate the monthly Sales, Customers and Operations process to establish an agreed forecast.

•Translate demand signals into a single, executable supply plan, balancing service, inventory, and capacity.

•Identify gaps between demand and supply and lead resolution through scenarios, trade-offs, and leadership decisions.

•Measure available capacity versus demand load and assess constraints across manufacturing, sourcing, and logistics.

•Establish and maintain appropriate inventory targets, balancing service levels and working capital.

•Manage S&OP outputs into inventory forecasts, supply plans, and lead-time expectations.

•Identify risks related to demand volatility, capacity constraints, supply disruptions, or policy/trade impacts.

•Develop and present scenario-based options to allow informed leadership decisions.

•Track plan performance and implement improvement actions to reduce unplanned expediting, shortages, and excess inventory.

•Track, analyze, and report S&OP performance metrics including plan adherence, service level, inventory position, and demand/supply agreement.

•Improve continuous improvement projects to enhance planning accuracy and execution reliability.

•Maintain agreed lead times and planning parameters according to the S&OP plan.