Group sales & operations planning manager

Main goals:

As the owner of Sales & Operations Planning you will contribute to develop and support Teknos Group’s business through detailed manufacturing planning and product availability by matching supply with demand. Your role will include introducing Teknos’ global practises and participate in demand and production planning process.

Daily tasks and responsibilities:

• Roll-out, lead and develop Teknos Group’s sales and operations planning process, both in a short and long-term perspective
• Closely cooperate with sales, operations and procurement to generate and align a monthly demand plan on a global scale
• Utilize planning tools together with country Production Planners to optimize monthly production plan
• Identify development opportunities in overall planning process and drive change
• Design, analyse and present KPI to key stakeholders
• Train and support country Production Planners in use of IFS10 tools
• Promote Kaizen activities in Supply Chain
• Participate in M&A activities from respective field

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in supply chain planning on a global/regional scale and within a modern business environment
• Experience of working within areas of supply chain management, production planning, warehousing and/or logistics
• Experience/knowledge of process engineering and optimizing area 
• Analytical skills at a very high level as you will aggregate large amounts of data
• Focus on development and innovative mindset
• Strong leadership skills within matrix organization
• Project management experience as you will own global processes and take responsibility for results
• Understanding of Kaizen
• Strong work ethic, lots of initiative and ability to be proactive
• You are located in one of Teknos European countries and speak a local language, besides fluent English

What we offer:

This position offers you a great opportunity to use your professional skills in a rapidly growing business and further develop your exposure to the global environment. You will have the support of a professional and international team in a growing company. 

In Teknos you will also have: 

Meaningful job: We are proud of what we do. Our work highlights the expertise of our personnel, the high quality of our products and the company's values.  

Inspired and motivated teams: We have a highly skilled workforce. We are a multi-faceted, international organization that works as a team to achieve our shared objectives.  

Development opportunities: With us you can build up your expertise. We provide opportunities to support your development throughout every stage of your career.   

Responsibility for people and environment: Our ethical principles embrace people as well as the environment. We are always striving to build a sustainable future. ​