S&OP Lead - OEM (EMEA)

Rockwell Automation

Rotterdam

2 weeks ago

Rotterdam

2 weeks ago

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S&OP Lead - OEM (EMEA)

S&OP Lead - OEM (EMEA) role at Rockwell Automation, focusing on leading and executing the Sales & Operations Planning process for the EMEA OEM business. Requires experience in S&OP, demand planning, and supply chain, with a hybrid work model in Rotterdam.

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Hybrid

Full-time

Senior

S&OP

Demand Planning

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands, NL

Work Model

Hybrid: work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless business obligation out of office

Experience Required

8 years

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

8+ years of progressive experience in Supply Chain, Planning, Operations, or related functions

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

S&OPdemand planningsupply planningintegrated business planningcapacity managementinventory managementrisk identificationscenario planningperformance managementcontinuous improvement

Soft Skills

leadershipproblem solvingcoordinationcommunicationtravel willingness

Tools (Must-have)

SAP

Preferred Qualifications

Technical (Nice-to-have)

modellingscenariooptimization

Key Responsibilities

•S&OP Process Leadership
•Demand & Supply Alignment
•Capacity, Inventory and Constraints Management
•Risk Identification and Scenario Planning
•Performance Management & Continuous Improvement
•Lead the end-to-end monthly S&OP process for EMEA OEM, ensuring disciplined execution, 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 agreement 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
•Work with operations, and materials teams to measure available capacity versus demand load and assess constraints across manufacturing, sourcing, and logistics
•Allow plant loading and capacity use
•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 (service, cost, inventory, and revenue impact) to allow informed leadership decisions
•Track plan performance and implement improvement actions to reduce unplanned expediting, shortages, and excess inventory
•Track, analyse, 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
•Partner with Sales and Commercial Leadership, Manufacturing & Operations, Logistics, Customer Care, Master Production Schedulers and Factored Planners, Finance, Global Planning, Regional CRM's

S&OPSupply ChainPlanningOperationsOEMEMEAAutomation Machinery ManufacturingHybridFull-timeSenior

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

S&OPdemand planningsupply planningintegrated business planningcapacity managementinventory managementrisk identificationscenario planningperformance managementcontinuous improvement

Soft Skills

leadershipproblem solvingcoordinationcommunicationtravel willingness

Tools (Must-have)

SAP

Key Responsibilities

•S&OP Process Leadership

•Demand & Supply Alignment

•Capacity, Inventory and Constraints Management

•Risk Identification and Scenario Planning

•Performance Management & Continuous Improvement

•Lead the end-to-end monthly S&OP process for EMEA OEM, ensuring disciplined execution, 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 agreement 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

•Work with operations, and materials teams to measure available capacity versus demand load and assess constraints across manufacturing, sourcing, and logistics

•Allow plant loading and capacity use

•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 (service, cost, inventory, and revenue impact) to allow informed leadership decisions

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

•Track, analyse, 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

•Partner with Sales and Commercial Leadership, Manufacturing & Operations, Logistics, Customer Care, Master Production Schedulers and Factored Planners, Finance, Global Planning, Regional CRM's