Job Description:

Role : Manager S&OP

Business Unit: Mars Pet Nutrition India

Location: Hyderabad

Job Purpose :

S&OP+ Manager is responsible for ensuring smooth running of the Organization’s S&OP+ process, in line with global and regional guidelines. The incumbent has to work with multiple cross-functional teams and the Leadership Team to help formulate an aligned business plan over a horizon of 18-36 months and monitor the same. As a dual responsibility, the incumbent is also accountable for Project Management of Innovations and ensure their delivery within budget as per the business plans.

Key Responsibilities:

S&OP+
Strategy

Work with the Leadership team and the functional heads in aligning business goals

Drive the cyclic process to remain focused on the long term business strategy

Be the guiding voice to process the medium to long term risks & opportunities and drive actions to integrate the same in the S&OP process

Improve variance to plan for the business goals through effective S&OP process

Process Excellence

Drive discipline, rigor and adherence to the S&OP process

Be the process expert for the business for S&OP training / inductions. Needs to ensure step facilitators are adequately trained, design the core and output decks, assemble and analyse final period deck to be presented to Management team

Expected to influence associates without authority towards meeting the organization goals and reduce /eliminate firefighting, thereby moving towards more stable and predictable business outcomes resulting in the efficient use of resources

Monitor & Review

Work towards integrating all the functions to have one aligned view and plan for the unit

Make sure the S&OP steps are interlinked for information consistency

Track, initiate and highlight the performance on goals as needed. Help the steps/feeders with monitoring tools like scorecards for achievement tracking

Drive Functional Heads’ ownership for the respective S&OP+ step meetings/feeders and look for continuous improvements towards making these meetings more effective and focused on decision making

India SPOC for S&OP – Market S5 submissions.

Innovations Planning & Execution:

Project Management:

Leads cross-functional project teams, coordinates sub-teams, develops and maintains overall project planning and timelines. Ensures project execution according to agreed CSFs and in agreed scope. Develops and presents stage gate presentations.

Manages the budget and timelines of the project, holding the team accountable to deliver the project on time, in budget and in full.

Composes the right project team ensuring process and principles (including thresholds/complexity) are fully integrated

Ensures adherence to agreed business processes and correct use of Quest system. Drives on time and right first time delivery of stage gate documents

Stakeholder management

Engages in active stakeholder management around activities.

Is part of NPD discussions and source of information on the ongoing projects

Engages with the fellow Activity Managers across the source units for timely delivery of the projects

India SPOC for Activity Manager community for regional/global information exchange

Facilitate the Activity visibility across S&OP+ steps:

Own the project pipeline process, including market alignment, governance structures, business decision making and prioritization throughout the Unit S&OP+ process

Ensure precision and pace in delivery of the Project Pipeline. Own the activity management performance tracking and review

Job Specifications/Qualifications:
1.     Educational & Professional Qualification

Post Graduate- MBA

Experience in leading S&OP meetings/ project management / business planning/ supply chain planning / process implementation roles

2.     Knowledge/Experience

4-6years of experience working with multifunctional teams

Strong process management, planning and analytical skills, high Learning Agility, business acumen, Project Management

Understanding/experience of S&OP / Process Driving roles

Stakeholder Management

Proactive, detailed-oriented, results-oriented and willing to initiate change

Excellent written and verbal communication skills are a non-negotiable

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.