Manager, SOE
Chicago, IL - USA
Job Summary
Job Description:
At Mars were transforming the way we connect demand supply and commercial priorities to deliver exceptional results for our customers and consumers. As the Manager S&OE (Sales & Operations Execution) youll play a critical role in steering near-term business performance by balancing customer demand supply chain capabilities and inventory health. This highly visible role sits at the intersection of multiple functions providing the opportunity to influence decisions that impact service profitability and operational excellence across the business.
This is an ideal opportunity for a supply chain professional who enjoys solving complex business challenges through data-driven insights cross-functional collaboration and strategic execution. Youll partner closely with teams across Demand Planning Customer Service Sales Manufacturing and Supply Planning to identify risks address constraints and drive actions that improve overall business performance while reducing inventory write-offs.
- Bachelors degree required; preferred fields include Business Administration Supply Chain Logistics Statistics Data Science Information Management or a related discipline.
- 2-5 years of experience in Demand Planning Integrated Business Planning (IBP) or a related Supply Chain function within a Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) environment.
- Experience in one or more of the following areas: Supply Planning Demand Planning Logistics & Distribution Procurement Manufacturing or Supply Chain Consulting.
- Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to translate complex data into actionable business insights.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
- Strong communication and influencing skills with the ability to present findings and recommendations to senior leadership.
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and drive alignment across competing priorities.
- Proven ability to make decisions using an end-to-end business perspective and balance commercial and operational objectives.
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience using analytics and reporting tools such as Tableau SQL R Stata or similar platforms.
- Experience managing inventory optimization product lifecycle analysis or write-off reduction initiatives.
- Familiarity with S&OP S&OE or Integrated Business Planning processes.
- Manage 0-13 week operational process including incremental sales requests supply challenges allocations and weekly meetings.
- Key liaison between one demand team and customer service.
- Reviews readiness for key customer programs.
- Lead monthly cross functional finished good write off meetings.
- Lead allocation process on constrained lines.
- Drive for decisions on tension points across operating plan.
- Conduct finished goods (FG) product age analysis across all KNA categories.
- Proactively identify at risk inventory and communicate to the appropriate supply chain employees.
- Determine root causes of aging at risk inventory through in-depth analysis utilizing production shipment and consumption data.
- Communicate product write-off reduction plans cross-functionally.
- Define and track FG write-off cost avoidance.
- Define and track FG write-off values versus previous years.
- Provide external benchmarking of FG write-off performance versus peers.
- Requires capability to deep dive into analytics moving from category level insights all the way down to SKU level takeaways.
- Makes decisions based on an end-to-end view of the business (i.e. takes data from sales and commercial and determines the impact onto demand planning).
- Work with diverse and talented Associates all guided by the Five Principles.
- Join a purpose-driven company where were striving to build the world we want tomorrow today.
- Best-in-class 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.
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The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the range listed below however base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge skills and total compensation package for this position will include variable pay medical and dental benefits participation in 401k plan and paid time off of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.
The pay range shown is applicable to all US locations listed within the job posting:USD 101120.00 - USD 139040.00Required Experience:
Manager
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