Sales & Operations Planning Mgr

Date: Oct 2, 2024

Location: Eschwege, Other/Not Applicable, DE

Company: Leggett & Platt

We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for a Sales & Operations Planning Manager  to help support our Hydraulics business at our Pacoma Branch in Eschwege, Germany. Over the last 45 years, PHC has built a reputation as a world-class hydraulic cylinder manufacturer through our superior quality control and innovation. PHC is a leading supplier of hydraulic cylinders for material handling, construction, agriculture, and transportation markets.  If you join our team, your work will ensure customers across the world have high-quality products they can use to keep their businesses running.

 

About the job

We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for an S&OP Manager within our Leadership team to help support our Hydraulics business at our Pacoma branch in Eschwege, Germany. Pacoma is one of the world's leading suppliers of hydraulic cylinders. Our cylinders are extensively used in the construction machinery industry, the automobile industry, and in engineering applications as well as in logistics and material handling. Furthermore our cylinders can also be used in agricultural and maritime applications etc. Pacoma stands out with its individual designs, its consistently superior global quality and its high-capacity production facilities. Our factory in Eschwege, Germany, can singularly handle a quarter million units per year working at normal capacity. With the opening of a dynamic modern facility in China in 2011, Pacoma is even better positioned to serve its customers with high output and convenient logistics. Our success is the product of decades of experience. Over the course of more than 40 years, we have developed, designed and produced hydraulic cylinders of nearly every possible type. Our aim of developing and maintaining long-term relationships with our customers means that you can rely on our comprehensive technical expertise and top quality innovative products. We operate to serve our customers bearing in mind always our slogan: „New thinking with tradition”.

As an SOP Manager you will have the opportunity to design, deploy and lead the SOP process across Pacoma. Your contributions will have a direct impact on the business by collating Sales and Operations figures and forecasting our manufacturing output capabilities.

So, what will you be doing as an SOP Manager?

  • Design and deploy an integrated, enterprise wide, cross functional process to optimize sales, cylinder assembly and inbound raw material and component deliveries across Pacoma’s supply chain
  • Responsible for leading a monthly S&OP process to optimize customer deliveries, manufacturing schedules and component deliveries with the objective of achieving +95% Customer OTIF and minimal inventories.
  • Identify and develop near and longer term continuous improvement actions related supply chain risks, such as lead times, internal and supplier capacity constraints as well as economic risks
  • Improve forecasting accuracy
  • Establish monthly Supply Chain target and KPIs
  • Member of the Pacoma leadership team
  • Support Sales, Operations and Purchasing by identifying and help lead continuous improvement actions

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

  • Preferably degree in supply chain planning
  • Previous experience in managing S&OP process in the automotive industry
  • Minimum 5 years leading an automotive industry S&OP process
  • Bias for action, sees opportunities, business mindset, strong teamwork skills, creates trust, clear communicator


 

What to Do Next

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  • Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an inclusive environment of mutual respect, empathy and belonging.
  • Do the Right Thing focuses us on acting with honesty and integrity, delivering the results the right way, taking pride in our work, and speaking the truth – good or bad.
  • Do Great Work…Together occurs when we engage without hierarchy, collaborate as a team, embrace challenges, and work for the good of all of us.
  • Take Ownership and Raise the Bar demonstrates our responsibility to add value and make a difference, challenge the status quo and biases to make things better, foster innovative and creative solutions to drive impact, and explore new perspectives and embrace change.

 

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We're actively taking steps to make sure our culture is inclusive and that our processes and practices promote equity for all. Leggett & Platt is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veteran status, and more. Join us!

 

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