SCM Sales & Operations Planning Manager (f/m/d)

For our Supply Chain Management team, is critical to have in place the correct and full information's regarding supply demand for the upcoming years. The growth Hitachi Energy is facing and a Supply driven Market with, in some cases, lack of capacity requires a very well and detailed Sales & Operations Planning to be established across functions allowing SCM and our Suppliers/Partners to operate at best in an effective and efficient way.

Join the Grid Integration Supply Chain core team, directly reporting to the Head of Supply Chain Management for Grid Integration, your mission would be to implement a solid and consistent Sales & Operations Planning allowing SCM function to operate at best.

Your responsibilities

• You implement the SCM Sales & Operations Planning, including creation and implementation of the processes, procedures and tools as needed
• You execute the annual Supply Chain budgeting spent plan in conjunction with each Global Product Group and Hub Business Unit SCM Manager
• You would be appointed to follow a project called "Scale to Potential" where SCM has a specific "Capacity Workstream" that must be followed up and implemented in the upcoming years to secure our business growth
• You achieve business targets through regular review of "Scale to Potential Capacity Workstream" defined KPIs and implementing improvement plans as needed
• You would be actively involved to support all critical Suppliers Capacity Reservation Agreements negotiations
• You will implement the SCM Sales & Operations Planning, in support of the three Global Product Groups within Hitachi Energy Grid Integration Business Unit: HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current), GPQSS (Grid and Power Quality Solutions and Service) and SEMI (Semiconductors)
• You will indirectly lead a team of resources dedicated to SCM S&OP ensuring that the area of responsibility is organized, staffed, skilled properly. You'll guide, motivate and develop indirect subordinates assuring the team performance
• Living core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business

• More than 10 years of experience in an equivalent industry with proven track records of successful S&OP implementation/management
• In depth and successful experience of implementing global Sales and Operations Planning in large, international organizations
• Previous leadership experience in strategy/roadmap creation in supply base management and/or in Material Planning functions
• Leader with strong communication and influencing skills in global organizations
• A collaborative, solutions-oriented approach, and strong communication skills
• Demonstrated experience working with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
• Knowledge of specialized S&OP software/platforms and S/4Hana
• Customer focus with ability to build effective working relationships and ability to inspire others
• Fluent in English