EMEA Planning Director
Reporting to: Divisional VP, Supply Chain
Location: Manchester (Hybrid – 3 days in the office, 2 days remote)
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Join Spectrum Brands’ Home and Personal Care (HPC) Division as our EMEA Planning Director and play a pivotal role in managing the end-to-end demand and supply planning processes across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). In this role, you will drive best-in-class service, optimise working capital, and lead continuous cost improvements.
As the leader of the region's Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process, you’ll develop sustainable, scalable strategies, ensuring robust alignment between demand and supply. You will manage inventory, streamline purchasing processes, and foster seamless collaboration across our supply chain network.
The Role
- Lead S&OP Process: Champion and evolve the Sales and Operations Planning process across EMEA, driving alignment in supply and demand planning.
- Inventory & Supply Chain Management: Define stock policies, manage inventory, and optimise purchasing processes to enhance customer service while minimising working capital.
- Continuous Improvement: Implement "What-if" scenarios and lead initiatives to improve process efficiency.
- Project Leadership: Drive new product introductions and oversee phase-in/out management of goods.
- Financial Oversight: Manage a vendor spend of $350M USD, ensure budget adherence, and optimise shipping costs.
- People Leadership: Inspire and develop high-performing teams across the region, supporting succession planning and employee growth.
Key KPIs
- Cost: Shipping efficiency, departmental cost management.
- Service: Sales order fill rate across retail and e-commerce channels, OTIF (on-time, in-full), and consumer service performance.
- Cash: Inventory optimisation, working capital, and management of excess & obsolete stock.
- Forecasting: Demand forecast accuracy and bias reduction.
About You
We are seeking an accomplished professional with:
- 10+ years of experience in demand and supply planning, ideally within Consumer Goods, e-commerce, or food and drinks sectors.
- Expertise in developing S&OP processes scalable to a global level, with a focus on alignment and sustainability.
- A proven ability to work effectively in cross-cultural environments and within a global peer group.
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills to drive collaboration across senior stakeholders and teams.
- Experience managing large vendor spend and working with overseas suppliers.
- Advanced knowledge of SAP, SAP IBP, or similar systems, coupled with strong technical and analytical skills.
The ideal candidate will possess:
- A degree in finance, logistics, economics, or a related field.
- Excellent attention to detail, ensuring precision in deliverables.
- Strong commercial acumen, sound decision-making under uncertainty, and a results-driven mindset.
- Leadership capability with a proven ability to manage and motivate teams within a matrix organisation.
Spectrum Brands offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of our EMEA supply chain operations. You’ll work in a dynamic, collaborative environment with the chance to drive strategic initiatives and foster continuous improvement.
This role offers exposure to global peer collaboration and the ability to influence the development of global design processes. If you’re passionate about supply chain excellence, ready to make a lasting impact, and eager to lead, we invite you to apply today!
Benefits
- 25 days holiday + Bank holidays, with option to buy additional 5
- Company Pension – up to 9% matched employer contribution
- Annual bonus scheme
- Life Assurance
- Health care plan
- Colleague discount
- Hybrid working (3 days on site, 2 days WFH)
