Sales & Operations Planning Mgr

at  Leggett Platt

We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for a Sales & Operations Planning Manager to help support our Hydraulics business at our Pacoma Branch in Eschwege, Germany. Over the last 45 years, PHC has built a reputation as a world-class hydraulic cylinder manufacturer through our superior quality control and innovation. PHC is a leading supplier of hydraulic cylinders for material handling, construction, agriculture, and transportation markets. If you join our team, your work will ensure customers across the world have high-quality products they can use to keep their businesses running.

So, what will you be doing as an SOP Manager?

• Design and deploy an integrated, enterprise wide, cross functional process to optimize sales, cylinder assembly and inbound raw material and component deliveries across Pacoma’s supply chain
• Responsible for leading a monthly S&OP process to optimize customer deliveries, manufacturing schedules and component deliveries with the objective of achieving +95% Customer OTIF and minimal inventories.
• Identify and develop near and longer term continuous improvement actions related supply chain risks, such as lead times, internal and supplier capacity constraints as well as economic risks
• Improve forecasting accuracy
• Establish monthly Supply Chain target and KPIs
• Member of the Pacoma leadership team
• Support Sales, Operations and Purchasing by identifying and help lead continuous improvement action

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

• Preferably degree in supply chain planning
• Previous experience in managing S&OP process in the automotive industry
• Minimum 5 years leading an automotive industry S&OP process
• Bias for action, sees opportunities, business mindset, strong teamwork skills, creates trust, clear communicato