Job Description

About the job
As S&OP Lead, you play a key role in synchronizing the sales and operations activities of our Global Supply Points in EU. The role aims to enhance efficiency, minimize costs, and maximize satisfaction of our customers. You are responsible for leading the development and execution of our S&OP process, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to align sales forecasts, production plans, inventory levels, and customer demand.

As part of the monthly S&OP drumbeat, you create a Supply Network Plan for our two main Global products Feed Additives and YAF, based on a 1-15 months’ time horizon. A key element in this is to provide scenarios to determine the best option to maintain supply, balancing total Supply Chain cost and Customer Service.

Other activities you are responsible for are:

• Managing the monthly S&OP drumbeat, by preparing and facilitating the monthly supply review and executive meeting

• Monitoring progress against the plan through frequent contact with different stakeholders (internal and external) such as: Production & Material Planning, the Supply Points / Plant teams, Customer Services, and other Supply Network Planners.

• Maintaining Supply Network planning master data, systems, and software. Also maintaining relevant data and monitors/analyses trends to further enhance the forecast.

• Proposing improvements to the planning process and putting it into practice.

• Leading and/or participating in various projects with the aim of improving our End-2-End Supply Chain reliability and planning processes. And collaborate with key customer planning teams to develop collaborative and integrated planning.
   

What we ask
To be successful in this role you have excellent communication skills. You know how to convince and persuade, and always maintain a constructive, trusted relation with your stakeholders. You lead with influence and are known for building bridges between stakeholders. Also, you see where the business can improve and share best practices globally to achieve that. Next to that you have:
 

• At least a bachelor's degree, preferably a master’s degree.

• A minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience within a bigger supply chain organization.

• Fluent in English, preferably also Dutch.

For this role you already need a residence in the Netherlands, we cannot arrange relocation.
 

About Nutreco
Nutreco’s mission is to feed the future. In a world with limited natural resources, our ambition is to meet the rising food needs of a growing world population in a sustainable manner. Working for Nutreco means a fantastic position in an international working environment with lots of development opportunities.
 

Working for us is challenging, varied, and rewarding. We believe that social responsibility, transparency, and sustainability are important for long-term viability. We encourage an open culture with accessible managers, an international working environment with good development and training possibilities.
 

What we offer

• We will offer you a fulltime position, 40 hours per week.

• Competitive remuneration package with a good pension scheme.

• Responsibility for your own projects and development opportunities within the company.

• Flexible work environment with the option to work partly from home.

• You can work from our location in Deventer or our location in Tilburg.
  
   

How to apply / Extra information
Are you the candidate we are looking for? We would like to hear from you! You can express your interest in this role by clicking the button “apply now’’ and we will contact you as soon as possible. For more information regarding this vacancy, you can contact Sophie Grünewald [sophie.grunewald@nutreco.com]. In case you do apply, we like to thank you for sharing your ambition with us!