Your responsibilities

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? Key Responsibilities:

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

Your qualification

• 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.
• 5-10 years of experience in Supply Chain Management, including Demand Planning, Supply Planning, and Inventory Planning.
• Proven leadership experience in managing cross-functional international teams and stakeholder management in complex matrix organizations.
• Advanced knowledge of modern manufacturing, material flow, and improvement strategies.
• Strong understanding of financial systems and key drivers within a manufacturing environment.
• Expertise in complex planning functions, project, and program management.
• Excellent leadership, analytical, and communication skills.
• Fluency in English, both spoken and written.
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

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

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.