Tag: s&op recruiters
Podcast: A Day in the Life of a Director, S&OP – with Andrew Schneider
Listen to our 10th episode of the "Day-In-The-Life of a Supply Chain Professional" podcast series! Hear the day-to-day activities of Andrew Schneider, a S&OP Director at Project Canary!
S&OP Director Job Description and Position Overview
This S&OP Director Job Description serves as a guide post for employers and employees when pursuing the hire or position of S&OP Director. These are highly sought after roles that require a lot of experience and skill. This is a highly specialized position that typically requires up to 10 years of planning experience within supply chain. Given current trends and supply chain volatility, this experience should also include lots of exposure to the latest planning and operations technologies. Top-tier companies that are successful in meeting demand with supply and maximizing profitability more than likely have a Sales and [...]
6 Creative Ways to Find S&OP Talent (INFOGRAPHIC)
If your primary recruiting strategy for S&OP talent is “posting and praying”, you have already committed your first mistake. There’s a sea of top performers that are content in their current roles and are rarely surfing the job boards, so if you think you’re going to find top sales & operations planning talent through a job advertisement, you’re setting yourself up for disappointment. To generate a strong candidate slate, you’ll need to expand your sourcing tactics beyond job postings in order to discover and land the most qualified individuals. Here are a few candidate sourcing channels we recommend to [...]
S&OP Manager Job Description
Top-tier companies that are successful in meeting demand with supply and maximizing profitability more than likely have a Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process that is actively managed. S&OP has grown into a major business process in order to manage the balance and trade-off between conflicting preferences of the supply and demand side of the supply chain. It is one of the most critical business processes used to achieve “best in class” performance for companies to consistently outperform competitors. The S&OP process integrates demand, supply, and financial planning into a forward-thinking plan based on input from the organization’s key functional areas, including sales, marketing, manufacturing, distribution, and finance. S&OP links strategic plans to operational plans and strives to develop the most beneficial product portfolio and product mix to maximize sales and profit. The best S&OP processes include superior cross-functional participation and engagement from across the organization, working as a team with a specific person in the role of owner. Similar Job Titles: Sales Planning/Planner Supply Planning/Planner Demand Planning/Planner Demand/Supply Forecasting
