Global Demand & SOP Manager

Job title: Global Demand & SOP Manager

Company: La Prairie Group


Job description: Global Demand & SOP Manager (100%)The Global Demand & SoP Manager is a key leadership position, reporting directly to the E2E Planning Director. This position will require an experienced S&OP leader able to facilitate and drive results in a fast paced and demanding growth environment, leveraging his/her strong interpersonal and leadership skills. This role will be challenged to build and implement a world class Sales and Operations Planning process in Asia to improve customer satisfaction, inventory turns, lead times and working capital.How you will create a beautiful impact:

• Manage the aggregation of the demand plan process across product categories and BUs, producing a rolling 12-18 month estimate of unconstrained future demand in units.
• Manage the Supply Chain organization. Establishes SIOP planning processes and ensures that staff are properly trained and in place.
• Develop, monitor and revise production and sourcing plans, in the short and long term, to optimize the use of manpower, equipment and financial resources while meeting the needs of customers.
• Coordinate and facilitate the monthly S&OP meetings to achieve the demand plan consensus including strategic, product, sales, and marketing activities as well as supply plan balance and constraints/gaps.
• Achieve service levels objectives of

98% while maintaining inventory levels & other business metrics at targeted goals. * Evaluate inventory reports to identify slow moving and obsolete inventories and collaborate with the sales team to develop disposition plans.

• Track performance metrics and analysis to identify both opportunities and potential issues within S&OP processes and reporting as well as those across departments; provide insights and recommendations to help improve results.
• Identify significant business risks and escalate to the appropriate leadership teams.

What you need to have to be our next audacious and creative talent:

• University degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering, or similar.
• 7 to 10 years’ experience in Supply Chain including demand planning, inventory planning, supply planning in skincare and/or Luxury Goods industry.
• Strong experience with S&OP processes.
• Excellent organisational, project management and time management skills, while managing ever shifting priorities.
• Leadership skills with ability to nurture networks with peer groups to bring new and fresh ideas to the Global E2E planning organisation.
• People management experience including strong interpersonal skills; meeting facilitation, skill sharing and training, organisation changes, and conflict management.
• Fluent in English, verbally and written.

Start date: ASAPAt La Prairie, we are committed to supporting your professional and personal well-being through a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Health Insurance Contribution: Enjoy a monthly contribution towards your health insurance.
• Generous Leave Policy: Benefit from 25 days of annual leave, plus an additional 8.5 days off (available for HQ employees).
• Flexible Work Arrangements: Embrace a balanced work-life with the option to work from home up to two days a week.
• Exclusive Product Discounts: Access special discounts on La Prairie products and participate in Employee-Only Sales at our exclusive Employee Boutique.
• Skill Development Opportunities: Benefit from unlimited access to La Prairies “SkillCare” program, tailored to enhance your skills and support your professional growth, along with access to the Linkedin Learning platform for additional learning resources.
• Mobility Opportunities: Explore internal and international mobility options within the Beiersdorf Group.
• Employee Referral Bonuses: Earn bonuses for referring talented individuals to join our team.

Your journey with La Prairie begins here. Submit your application quickly and easily through our online tool-only applications received this way will be considered. The selection process includes a combination of interviews with HR, the Hiring Manager, and key stakeholders, along with assessments. We look forward to meeting you.To all recruitment agencies:La Prairie does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs portal, We are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.At La Prairie we work on creating a diverse & inclusive culture by having a balanced population and an open, safe, trusting and accepting culture. We believe that diversity in our talents is the strength of our House and we are supporting professional equality for everyone. We welcome applicants with and from diverse background.

Expected salary:

Location: Zürich

Job date: Sun, 22 Jun 2025 04:59:26 GMT

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