SIOP Leader

Description du poste:

Position: S&OP Leader

Location: Buenos Aires - Argentina

Role Purpose

The S&OP Leader is responsible for leading and continuously improving the Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) process for Argentina, ensuring cross-functional alignment between Commercial, Marketing, Finance and Supply Chain.
This role acts as the process owner of the monthly SIOP cycle, driving demand and supply balance, and executive decision-making to support service level, inventory optimization, and financial targets.
The S&OP Leader will be a key strategic partner for local stakeholders, translating business strategy into a robust operating plan.

What You Will Do
* Lead the end-to-end monthly SIOP cycle, ensuring strong governance, discipline and adherence to timelines.
* Facilitate cross-functional SIOP meetings (Demand, Supply, Pre-SIOP and Executive SIOP), driving alignment and decision-making.
* Challenge and consolidate demand forecasts in collaboration with Sales and Marketing teams.
* Partner with Supply + Inventory Planning and Logistics to evaluate supply feasibility, constraints and capacity scenarios.
* Prepare and present executive-level SIOP materials, including risks, opportunities, trade-offs and financial impacts.
* Work closely with Finance to ensure alignment between the SIOP plan and financial targets (revenue, margin, inventory, working capital).
* Drive continuous improvement of SIOP maturity, tools, KPIs and best practices, in alignment with regional or global standards.
* Monitor and analyze key KPIs such as forecast accuracy, service level and inventory health.
* Act as a key interface with regional South America teams, contributing to standardization and knowledge sharing.
* Support ad-hoc scenario planning and decision support for business disruptions or strategic initiatives.

Here's What We Are Looking For

Required Qualifications & Experience
* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Economics or related fields.
* Solid experience (typically 8+ years) in S&OP, IBP, Demand Planning or Supply Planning, preferably in multinational or complex organizations.
* Proven ability to lead cross-functional processes and influence senior stakeholders without direct authority.
* Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into clear business insights.
* Experience working with planning systems (Kinaxis - other advanced planning tools - and Excel).
* Fluency in Spanish and English (Portuguese is a plus).
Key Competencies
* Strong leadership and facilitation skills.
* Strategic mindset combined with operational execution focus.
* Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.
* Structured, process-oriented, and results-driven.
* Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment with ambiguity.
Nice to Have
* Experience in South America markets, particularly Argentina, including exposure to demand volatility or constraints.
* Experience with Demand Planning process.
* Experience with S&OP/IBP maturity transformations.
* Postgraduate degree or certification in Supply Chain (APICS).

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Position: S&OP Leader

Location: Buenos Aires - Argentina

Role Purpose

The S&OP Leader is responsible for leading and continuously improving the Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) process for Argentina, ensuring cross-functional alignment between Commercial, Marketing, Finance and Supply Chain.
This role acts as the process owner of the monthly SIOP cycle, driving demand and supply balance, and executive decision-making to support service level, inventory optimization, and financial targets.
The S&OP Leader will be a key strategic partner for local stakeholders, translating business strategy into a robust operating plan.

What You Will Do
* Lead the end-to-end monthly SIOP cycle, ensuring strong governance, discipline and adherence to timelines.
* Facilitate cross-functional SIOP meetings (Demand, Supply, Pre-SIOP and Executive SIOP), driving alignment and decision-making.
* Challenge and consolidate demand forecasts in collaboration with Sales and Marketing teams.
* Partner with Supply + Inventory Planning and Logistics to evaluate supply feasibility, constraints and capacity scenarios.
* Prepare and present executive-level SIOP materials, including risks, opportunities, trade-offs and financial impacts.
* Work closely with Finance to ensure alignment between the SIOP plan and financial targets (revenue, margin, inventory, working capital).
* Drive continuous improvement of SIOP maturity, tools, KPIs and best practices, in alignment with regional or global standards.
* Monitor and analyze key KPIs such as forecast accuracy, service level and inventory health.
* Act as a key interface with regional South America teams, contributing to standardization and knowledge sharing.
* Support ad-hoc scenario planning and decision support for business disruptions or strategic initiatives

Profil requis du candidat:

Here's What We Are Looking For

Required Qualifications & Experience
* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Economics or related fields.
* Solid experience (typically 8+ years) in S&OP, IBP, Demand Planning or Supply Planning, preferably in multinational or complex organizations.
* Proven ability to lead cross-functional processes and influence senior stakeholders without direct authority.
* Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into clear business insights.
* Experience working with planning systems (Kinaxis - other advanced planning tools - and Excel).
* Fluency in Spanish and English (Portuguese is a plus).
Key Competencies
* Strong leadership and facilitation skills.
* Strategic mindset combined with operational execution focus.
* Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.
* Structured, process-oriented, and results-driven.
* Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment with ambiguity.
Nice to Have
* Experience in South America markets, particularly Argentina, including exposure to demand volatility or constraints.
* Experience with Demand Planning process.
* Experience with S&OP/IBP maturity transformations.
* Postgraduate degree or certification in Supply Chain (APICS)