SENIOR MANAGER S&OP & PLANNING EXCELLENCE

Our client, a leading textile organization, seeks to appoint an experienced professional for the following role:

The Senior Manager S&OP & Planning Excellence will design, implement and facilitate the enterprise Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process and lead Planning Excellence across Demand, Supply, MRP, Fabric and Garment Planning. The role will integrate functional plans into decision-ready scenarios, establish common planning standards and governance, and ensure decisions and actions are followed through.

• →Design and lead the Demand Review, Supply Review, Pre-S&OP and Executive S&OP cadence, including calendars, inputs, participants and decision rights.
• →Integrate demand, capacity, materials, inventory, service and financial implications into clear scenarios and recommendations.
• →Maintain an approved constrained plan, decision log, action tracker and escalation record.
• →Establish common planning policies, horizons, freeze windows, tolerance limits, change controls, role definitions and hand-offs.
• →Document and improve standard processes, assess compliance and address structural process gaps.
• →Define the enterprise planning performance framework, KPI ownership, root-cause routines and corrective actions.
• →Assess planning maturity and capability gaps; coordinate targeted learning, coaching and role-development plans.
• →Manage the planning improvement portfolio, track sustained benefits and lead the S&OP and Planning Excellence team.

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations, Business Administration, Finance or a related discipline. An MBA or recognized S&OP/planning qualification is advantageous.

8–10 years of experience in S&OP, demand or supply planning, planning excellence, operations planning or supply-chain transformation, including at least 3 years in a managerial or enterprise process-lead role. Textile or apparel experience is preferred but not mandatory.

• Extensive knowledge of S&OP design, governance, meeting cadence, inputs, outputs and decision rights.
• Strong understanding of demand planning, supply and capacity planning, MRP, inventory and scenario evaluation.
• Knowledge of financial integration covering revenue, margin, working capital, cost and capacity investment.
• Understanding of planning horizons, freeze policies, change control, exception governance and process standardization.
• Knowledge of planning KPIs, maturity assessment, capability frameworks and continuous-improvement methods.
• Working knowledge of planning systems, data governance, analytics and automation.
• Strong executive facilitation, structured problem-solving, financial acumen and change leadership skills.

This advertisement is published on 12 October 2026. The last date to apply is 23 October 2026. Candidates who possess the required experience and educational qualifications are encouraged to submit their applications.