.EMEA Sales & Operation Planning Manager Olympus Medical Products Portugal (OMPP) | CorporateOlympus Medical Products Portugal is a subsidiary of the Olympus Group. Its core business is the repair of optical and digital equipment of the brand, offering to Olympus customers repair services that meet the highest demands in terms of speed, approachability, reliability, and consistency.This position leads the EMEA Sales & Operation Planning Manager (S&OP) function for Olympus. The position owner takes responsibility for developing, implementing, and executing the process of S&OP across all sites in EMEA. The position directly and indirectly leads expert teams across multiple sites.The purpose of the S&OP process is to integrate demand, supply, and financial planning into a forward-thinking plan based on input from the organization's key functional areas, including sales, service, manufacturing, distribution, and finance. S&OP links strategic plans to operational plans and strives to develop the most beneficial product portfolio, product mix, and repair allocation to maximize turnaround time of repairs, sales, and profit. The S&OP process includes superior cross-functional participation and engagement from across the organization, working as a team with a specific person in the role of owner.The S&OP Manager is, in addition, the subject matter expert for demand planning, network optimization, and capacity planning. In addition, they lead projects or activities for network and repair strategy optimization, integration of new businesses, and new product launches. They also facilitate each S&OP meeting to ensure the team is focused on the plan. The S&OP Manager may also need to lead technical initiatives to improve data analysis such as implementing planning software.As part of the regional MRS EMEA leadership team, the position ensures that demand and capacity are aligned to ensure continued business success in the region. Furthermore, the position takes responsibility to participate in global S&OP planning cycles in all MRS specific aspects. Your Responsibilities Participate in the development of statistical models to optimize repair capacity without negatively affecting customer service levels. Manage monthly demand forecast aggregation, including consensus between functions and stakeholders. Manage monthly repair capacity planning, including consensus between functions and stakeholders. Manage monthly aligned rolling S&OP plan for a period of 18 months forward looking. Review and analyze the forecast demand versus actual demand, understanding changes and trends. Collaborate with Service Sales to ensure that the promotions, visible impact orders, and new product forecasts are included in the aggregate demand. Notify Scheduling and Repair of significant forecast or capacity changes in a timely basis. Communicate with Repair about promotions, new products forecasts, and launch timing updates
