Sales and Operations

L'Oréal is present in 150 markets on five continents. For more than a century, L'Oréal has devoted itself solely to 'Create beauty that moves the world'; it is now the industry world leader with EUR42 billion consolidated sales. Together, we solve complex challenges at scale, while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet. Our daring Operations team of thousands of exceptional minds don't just work on complex challenges; They help create sustainable and inclusive beauty alongside our partners by crafting, innovating, sourcing, producing, and delivering millions of products and services that touch every corner of the globe.
Would you like to be a part of the adventure?
We have a suitable opening for the role of Supply Chain Sales and Operations (S&OP) Planner based in India within the SAPMENA zone Operations team.
**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Manage the Sales and Operation Planning process (S&OP) to ensure the availability of products to clients.
- Provide the right level of service and stocks optimization to contribute to the Supply Chain performance.
- Analyze and consolidate demand and stocks parameters of subsidiaries and ensure the framing of demand (consistency, historical base).
- Analyze monthly/weekly demand variations needs and define the priorities for the production plan with factories.
- Ensure consistency of factories production plan according to demand and make recommendations in case of inconsistency. Confirm availability plan.
- Manage stocks parameters on the whole end-to-end Supply Chain and participates in operational activities/projects for reduction of E&O
- Communicate updated information on supply chain stocks and service policy (possible slow movers, service) to subsidiaries.
- Be the referee on proposals to dispatch available quantities to subsidiaries in case of shortages.
- Challenge factories on their capacity to integrate market constraints (batch and run sizes, queueing line, management of shortage); Lead long term capacity investment studies to support future growth of business.
- New Launch scenario planning, sizing review, launch announcement and launch validation according to threshold framework
- Alignment with zone marketing and key countries on launch strategies
- Manage catalogue and contribute to its rationalization. In charge of operational monthly cycle of new launch master data.
- Follow up and analyze performance indicators. Make recommendations.
- Any other responsibilities or Projects assigned by the line manager/management

**TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS**:

- Minimum of 5 years working experience in Supply Chain, preferably in Supply Planning or Category Planning
- Strong communication skills
- Strong consumer oriented and proactive mindset and fosters a demand-driven Supply Chain with service as a priority
- Competent in MS Excel, Powerpoint and proficient in SAP/APO system. Knowledge on PowerBI with practical skill is a plus
- Strong analytical skills to synthesize the vast amount of information, and proactively finding avenues for process improvement
- Strong stakeholder networks in manufacturing, sourcing and central operations teams across the group
- Influencer with high drive for change management and agile mindset
- Strong understanding and influence in the E2E Supply chain from upstream to downstream

**EDUCATION**:

- MBA with 5-7 years of relevant experience

**WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU**:

- A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you'll be encouraged to try new things and take risks)
- Real responsibility from day 1, there's no sitting on the sidelines at L'Oréal
- An environment where people of every ethnicity, social background, age, religion, gender and sexual orientation as well as people with disabilities are accepted, can speak up, will thrive and are celebrated
- A place where you can contribute to something bigger Many of our brands have societal /environmental causes to make concrete difference