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Global S&OP+ Senior Manager
Royal Canin S.A.S
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Posted 9 days ago
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Job Description: The Global S&OP+ Senior Manager strengthens S&OP+ as Royal Canin’s enterprise operating and decision-making system. The role leads the integration, adoption and continued evolution of S&OP+ globally, connecting enterprise, regional and functional perspectives and ensuring that material decisions, trade-offs and escalations flow through the appropriate business forums. As a senior partner to the Global ESO VP, the role independently leads priority elements of the S&OP+ agenda, challenges the effectiveness of the system and accelerates the initiatives required to improve decision quality and performance. What are we looking for? Must-have experience * Strong experience in S&OP+, Integrated Business Planning, or similar cross-functional business processes. * Experience working across global, regional and market environments. * Broad experience spanning multiple functions (e.g. commercial, finance, supply, marketing, or strategy). * Proven ability to influence senior leaders, drive change and deliver complex cross-functional initiatives. * Strong systems-thinking skills, with the ability to identify root causes and translate insights into practical actions. Preferred experience * Regional or market leadership experience. * Experience as an S&OP+, IBP or business process owner. * Experience within FMCG, nutrition, healthcare or other complex global organizations. * Formal accreditation in change management, program management or continuous improvement. Key Functional Competencies & Technical Skills · S&OP+ & Business Planning Expertise - Strong understanding of integrated business planning processes, including commercial, financial, portfolio, demand, supply and fulfilment planning. · Business & Systems Thinking - Ability to understand end-to-end business processes, identify root causes and evaluate impacts across functions and geographies. · Governance & Decision Management - Skilled in facilitating effective decision-making, managing escalations and improving governance within complex cross-functional environments. · Stakeholder Influence & Facilitation - Ability to align diverse stakeholders, challenge constructively and drive progress without direct authority. · Executive Communication - Ability to communicate complex topics clearly and concisely through written materials, presentations and senior leadership discussions. Preferred * Project, program or change management methodologies and tools. Continuous improvement and process optimization techniques What will be your key responsibilities? 1. Lead S&OP+ Effectiveness & Integration * Partner with the Global ESO VP to shape and execute the global S&OP+ agenda. * Independently lead key elements of the S&OP+ operating system across functions and regions. * Continuously improve the effectiveness of S&OP+, ensuring strong decision-making, escalation and follow-through. * Provide an independent perspective on the health, maturity and effectiveness of S&OP+. 2. Strengthen Governance & Decision Quality * Ensure critical business decisions and trade-offs are resolved through the appropriate S&OP+ forums. * Challenge decision quality, ownership, readiness and execution. * Drive resolution of stalled decisions and improve governance, escalation and forum effectiveness. 3. Drive Global Alignment & Adoption * Build strong connections across global, regional and functional teams to strengthen S&OP+ adoption and effectiveness. * Capture regional insights and translate them into global improvement priorities. * Develop S&OP+ capability, engagement and ways of working across the organization. 4. Lead Transformation & Strategic Initiatives * Lead priority S&OP+ transformation and improvement initiatives from definition through delivery. * Remove barriers, manage risks and ensure initiatives remain connected to core business governance. * Hold initiative owners accountable for delivery and outcomes. 5. Steward S&OP+ Standards & Maturity * Own the evolution of S&OP+ standards and practices, partnering with the ESO Process & CoE, Business Owners and Product Owners to ensure alignment across process design, governance and enabling capabilities. * Identify, prioritize and implement improvements that increase business value and decision effectiveness. * Ensure alignment across processes, governance, tools and ways of working. 6. Support S&OP+ Priorities * Lead selected cross-functional initiatives that improve execution, organizational effectiveness and business performance. * Provide analysis, recommendations and insight to senior leaders on priority topics What can you expect from Mars? Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles. Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today. A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. TBdigital Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL®, and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA™ and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 140,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.