What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Sales and Operations Planner position at Avantor?
The Opportunity
Avantor is looking for a Senior Sales and Operations Planner to collaborate across the organization to actively manage the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE) processes to ensure a balance between customer service (i.e., OTIF/Backorder), manufacturing effectiveness, inventory investment, and shelf-life expiration avoidance.
This is a full-time virtual/remote position with travel up to 10% (as needed).
How You Will Thrive And Create An Impact
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Why Avantor?
Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000 associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.
The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.
We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!
EEO Statement
We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at recruiting@avantorsciences.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Equal Employment Opportunity is THE LAW Poster, EEO is the Law Poster Supplement, and Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Provision.
3rd Party Non-Solicitation Policy
By submitting candidates without having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by Avantor, or by failing to comply with the Avantor recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions. Avantor works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation.
Avantor is looking for a Senior Sales and Operations Planner to collaborate across the organization to actively manage the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE) processes to ensure a balance between customer service (i.e., OTIF/Backorder), manufacturing effectiveness, inventory investment, and shelf-life expiration avoidance.
This is a full-time virtual/remote position with travel up to 10% (as needed).
How You Will Thrive And Create An Impact
- Implement best practices in S&OP/E and run all routines such as coordinate and facilitate weekly/monthly meetings, document ongoing assumptions, decisions made, decisions required and action items throughout each cycle.
- Track performance metrics and ensures S&OP strategy is translated into tactical plans and execution in short term horizon.
- Understand and communicate variances of inventory projection, as well as track and report production, supply, and fulfillment related issues and planning metrics as part of the S&OP process.
- Responsible for planning / procurement master data governance.
- Work closely with finished goods planning and material planning teams to ensure proper medium- to long-term coverage.
- Work closely with Operations, Production, Quality, Product Management, and Demand Planning teams to address constraints, or opportunities. Address collaboratively and escalate as appropriate.
- Work with site planning and operations to change medium-term capacity plans to accommodate medium- to long-term changes in customer demand that differ from the IOP.
- Identify Supply Response imbalances and coordinate appropriate response.
- Be familiar with the standard demand/supply planning system features like best-fit/what-if analysis, class/characteristic identification.
- Partner with Center of Excellence to establish best practices in master data management in SAP.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Education:
- Bachelor Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business, Management or related field. MBA or related Master’s Degree desired.
- Experience:
- Previous experience in Sales & Operations Planning – minimum 3 years.
- Previous experience in Sales & Operations Execution – minimum 2 years.
- Knowledge of forecasting processes in sales, marketing operations, finance and manufacturing.
- SAP experience preferred; ERP experience required.
- Proficiency in using advanced Supply Chain Planning tools such as SAP; Data analysis tools such as Excel, Power BI.
- Certification(s) and/or Trainings:
- APICS certification is a plus.
- Problem solving techniques training, i.e., Lean, Six Sigma.
- Additional Qualifications:
- Ability to understand and complete projects and tasks as assigned; follow process & procedures.
- Perform duties with the highest regard for safety and quality.
- Ability to multi-task and follow directions accurately.
- Demonstrated leadership and facilitation skills.
- High interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to make quick decisions and work independently.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Collaborative and team-oriented attitude.
- Ability to work within high-performing teams.
- Builds excellent relationships with key internal and external customers based on trust and confidence.
- Ability to teach/educate/coach/mentor stakeholders toward desired business outcomes.
- Evaluate scenarios with end-to-end supply chain impact in mind.
- Ability to refine and train algorithms to aid in analysis and scenario planning.
- The ability to translate business goals and metrics into business process outcomes and related business cases for specific projects.
- Knowledge of finance, sales, marketing and R&D functions.
- Focus on both short-term results and long-term goals.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects at once.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Why Avantor?
Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000 associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.
The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.
We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!
EEO Statement
We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at recruiting@avantorsciences.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Equal Employment Opportunity is THE LAW Poster, EEO is the Law Poster Supplement, and Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Provision.
3rd Party Non-Solicitation Policy
By submitting candidates without having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by Avantor, or by failing to comply with the Avantor recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions. Avantor works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation.
