Manager Sales & Operation Planning EMEA (m/f/d) Medical Repair Services

Manager Sales & Operation Planning EMEA (m/f/d) Medical Repair Services

Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH (OWI) Medical Systems from 01.01.2025, fulltime, unlimited contract.

Olympus is seeking an experienced Manager Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) to lead the S&OP function across all sites in EMEA for our Medical Repair Services. This pivotal role with technical leadership responsibility is responsible for developing, implementing, and executing comprehensive S&OP processes that integrate demand, supply, and financial planning. Are you ready to drive superior cross-functional engagement and ensure alignment between strategic and operational plans to maximize sales, profit, and operational efficiency?
Ideally, the position is located in Hamburg, but other EMEA Olympus medical repair service locations might be possible.

Your Responsibilities

1. Develop and manage statistical models to optimize repair capacity without compromising customer service levels.
2. Oversee monthly demand forecast aggregation and repair capacity planning, ensuring consensus among key stakeholders.
3. Create and maintain a rolling S&OP plan for an 18-month horizon, aligning demand and capacity.
4. Analyze forecast demand versus actual demand, identifying trends and changes.
5. Collaborate with Service Sales to incorporate promotions, visible impact orders, and new product forecasts into aggregate demand.
6. Communicate significant forecast or capacity changes to Scheduling and Repair teams promptly.
7. Lead the resolution of key supply-demand and service-cost issues, documenting assumptions and adjustments to forecasts.
8. Drive continuous improvement of demand planning and S&OP processes, measuring and enhancing plan accuracy with defined metrics.
9. Optimize network and allocation processes to minimize costs and maximize service efficiency.
10. Develop and implement capacity simulation processes for sensitivity analysis and growth planning.

Your Qualification

1. University degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or related field; MBA or Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or equivalent preferred.
2. 5-10 years of experience in Supply Chain Management, including Demand Planning, Supply Planning, and Inventory Planning.
3. Proven leadership experience in managing cross-functional international teams and stakeholder management in complex matrix organizations.
4. Advanced knowledge of modern manufacturing, material flow, and improvement strategies.
5. Strong understanding of financial systems and key drivers within a manufacturing environment.
6. Expertise in complex planning functions, project, and program management.
7. Excellent leadership, analytical, and communication skills.
8. Fluency in English, both spoken and written.
9. Willingness to travel approximately 10%.

Join Olympus and lead the EMEA S&OP function to new heights, driving efficiency, profitability, and cross-functional collaboration. Apply today to be part of our forward-thinking team!

Your Benefits

1. 30 days of annual leave
2. Up to 60% mobile work possible + flexible work time model with overtime compensation
3. Holiday and Christmas bonuses
4. Corporate benefits discounts for employees
5. Comprehensive company pension scheme and capital-forming benefits
6. Company restaurant with live cooking and healthy food (subsidized)
7. Employee Assistance Program of FamPLUS to support your health, mental and emotional well-being
8. Subsidy for public transportation (Deutschlandticket), free parking spaces and bike or car leasing
9. Various subsidized company sports groups and access to the inhouse company gym

*Above benefits are valid for Germany; depending on the country you will be working in, this may vary slightly.

About Olympus

At Olympus, we are committed to our purpose of making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. As a global medical technology company, we partner with healthcare professionals to provide best-in-class solutions and services for early detection, diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment, aiming to improve patient outcomes by elevating the standard of care in targeted disease states. For more than 100 years, Olympus has pursued a goal of contributing to society by producing products designed with the purpose of delivering optimal outcomes for its customers around the world. For more information, visit www.olympus-europa.com and follow our LinkedIn account: linkedin.com/company/OlympusMedEMEA.

Further Information

Valuing diverse perspectives and lifestyles is one of our core values. We would therefore like to encourage all people to apply – regardless of gender, restrictions, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, world view, age as well as sexual orientation and identity.