Limagrain is a global company with deep local roots. Our parent company is an agricultural cooperative based in the Limagne-Val d’Allier plain, in the heart of Central France’s Auvergne region, while we are an international seed and agri-food group with some 9,600 employees working in 53 countries.
As the 4th largest seed company in the world, we achieved sales of 2.522 billion euros in 2023-2024, with additional sales of 729 million euros from activities carried out in collaboration with our strategic partners.
Main Goal
We are looking for a dynamic, organized, self-driven Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) lead, to join our Global Supply Planning unit. In this role, the S&OP lead will work in close collaboration with Hazera leadership, Marketing, Commercial, Demand Planning, Finance, Production, Supply Planners, Quality & Subsidiaries GM’s to execute and continuously improve Hazera S&OP process
Job Description
Facilitate End-2-End Hazera’s S&OP process - short, mid and long term
Integrate commercial, marketing and financial plans into supply and inventory planning
Inventory management - monitor inventory and analysis for improvements ensuring availability while preventing excess and obsolescence
Define and drive inventory strategy from 3-year horizon to tactical execution
Monitor all Supply KPI’s and drive improvement actions across functions
Develop and maintain S&OP and inventory reports and dashboards (BI)
Act as Supply Chain ERP domain leader including involvement in an ERP implementation and ongoing system developmentDrive continuous improvement to S&OP processes, data, tools &results
Industrial Engineer, B.A. in Economics or other relevant degree
Minimum 5 years of experience in relevant Supply Chain roles in a large global organization or consulting firm
Strong analytical skills with proven ability to gather and interpret data and attention to details
Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills across diverse stakeholder
Excellent communication and presentation skills to engage stakeholders at all levels
Positive pro-active, can-do attitude with high level of energy and work ethics
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and forecasting skills
Projects management and execution skills
ERP and BI – advanced user
Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
Fluent English
