European Drop Shipment and S&OP Manager
If you are a professional looking for an opportunity to grow your career, this is an exciting opportunity to lead and enhance European drop shipment operations while representing the region within a global Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) environment. In this role, you will help improve forecasting accuracy, optimize supply chain performance, support product lifecycle management, and drive cross-functional collaboration to ensure operational excellence and customer satisfaction. You will play a key role in transforming data into actionable insights, enabling informed decisions, and supporting continuous improvement across the business.
In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:- Lead and continuously improve the European S&OP process while providing regional insights and analysis to support global planning activities.
- Manage European drop shipment operations, including leadership of team members responsible for drop shipment execution.
- Monitor supply performance and drive improvements in service levels and key supply chain metrics.
- Analyze forecast performance against actual demand and provide recommendations to improve planning effectiveness.
- Support monthly demand reviews and contribute to ongoing forecasting and S&OP activities.
- Evaluate forecast accuracy trends and implement corrective actions to improve business outcomes.
- Partner with purchasing and other stakeholders to address demand and supply imbalances, inventory challenges, and product substitution opportunities
- Support the implementation and adoption of forecasting and analytics tools that enhance planning capabilities.
- Leverage market, quotation, and business data to identify trends and improve demand forecasts.
- Support stocking strategy decisions and help optimize product portfolio performance.
- Drive product change initiatives, including phase-in, phase-out, and lifecycle planning activities to minimize obsolescence risk.
- Prepare analyses, reports, and recommendations that support informed business decisions and continuous improvement initiatives.
Who You Are:
You create effective plans that align priorities, resources, and business objectives to achieve desired results. You readily take on new challenges with a sense of urgency and focus, adapting effectively as circumstances change. You build partnerships across functions, communicate clearly and thoughtfully with diverse stakeholders, and foster productive collaboration. You use data, analysis, and sound judgment to navigate ambiguity, make quality decisions, and consistently deliver on commitments while earning the trust of others.
For This Role, You Will Need:
- Experience in supply chain, operations, planning, scheduling, engineering, business operations, or a related environment.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and translate insights into actionable plans.
- Experience collaborating across multiple functions and working with internal and external stakeholders.
- Advanced English communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Proficiency using Excel and other analytical tools to support business decision-making.
- Experience with ERP systems and business planning processes.
- Demonstrated problem-solving capabilities and a commitment to continuous improvement.
- Ability to build productive relationships and work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:
- Experience supporting demand forecasting, demand planning, or S&OP processes.
- Knowledge of manufacturing, industrial products, or valve technologies.
- Experience with data visualization and reporting tools such as Power BI.
- Familiarity with Oracle, Demantra, or similar planning and ERP platforms.
- Experience leading or supporting change management initiatives.
- Additional language capabilities, including German, are beneficial.
- Experience managing product lifecycle activities, portfolio optimization, or inventory strategy projects.