Job Detail

With more than 50 plants in 18 countries, Amcor Flexibles Europe, Middle East and Africa (AFEMEA), a division of Amcor, is a market leader and the world's largest supplier of flexible packaging. We deliver innovative packaging solutions and provide enhanced quality products for the food, beverage, pharma, personal care, medical and industrial markets. Its award winning approach towards sustainability makes AFEMEA the preferred partner for customers looking for responsible packaging solutions.

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Position Job Title: Business Group Sales & Operations Manager

BG and BU: Amcor Flexibles Europe, Middle East & Africa (AFEMEA)

Function: Operations, Supply Chain

Location: HQ Zürich

Line Manager’s Job Title: Supply Chain Director EMEA

Advertising Legal Entity: Amcor Group GmbH, Zürich/Switzerland

Work contract Legal Entity: Amcor Group GmbH, Zürich/Switzerland

Contract Length: Permanent

 

Job Purpose

 

The new Business Group Sales & Operations Manager will develop, manage, and drive all strategic demand and planning initiatives focused mainly on Sales & Operations (S&OP) process, in primarily Europe & Africa, with cross Business Group collaboration in the Americas, in cooperation with the Commercial, Procurement, and Manufacturing Groups, Business Unit Management, as well as the sites themselves.

 

Principal Accountabilities

 

• Design and implement, with key stakeholders across the BG, standard processes for managing Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)


• Improve standard demand planning processes in order to reduce order book volatility and help to drive downstream production, material, delivery and inventory strategies


• Drive alignment with the various sites and business units within the BG on market and operational needs


• Organise the New Business Opportunities (NBO) allocations and volume transfers cross Business Units with the different stakeholders (R&D, Sales & Marketing, Manufacturing…etc.)


• Engage with Customers, in partnership with Sales Teams, as appropriate; look for ways to integrate planning processes with customers.


• Create, in partnership with Sales Teams and HR, training and development plans for Customer Service and Planning teams


• Own and drive working capital results through training and workshops related to inventory management


• Own and drive DIFOT results through rigorous supply chain best practice deployment throughout the BG


• Ensure rigorous and regular Product Structure and FG Portfolio analysis and simplification across the BG; develop processes to sustain simplification efforts


• Improve communication links and workflows with R&D and Commercial organizations both centrally and within the BU’s


• Promote the use of common tools (system and process) across the BG; link with IT to ensure available tools align with process strategy.


• Rigorous use of CI methodology in all activities; ensure engagement with appropriate CI resources

 

 

 

 

 

Major Challenges & Complexities

 

The position’s major challenge is to project manage and influence cross-functional teams across cultures and locations in a complex internal environment and highly competitive market dynamics, by consistently driving a clear vision, proper alignment, calibrated communication and fast implementation.

 

 

External Relationships

 

• AFEMEA and occasionally Amcor Flexibles Americas (AFA) customers, in conjunction with the respective sales community


• AFEMEA and occasionally AFA suppliers in conjunction with respective Procurement community


• Trade publications & conferences


• Other external service & information providers / consultants

 

Internal Relationships:

 

• VP’s


• BU Management Teams


• Functional Teams that are heavily linked into supply chain processes such as Manufacturing, R&D, Procurement, and Sales & Marketing


• Plants: Supply Chain Teams, GM’s, Production Managers, Commercial Managers


• Other AFEMEA functions as needed, including: Finance, Legal


• Stakeholders within other Amcor Business Groups

 

Qualifications/Requirements

 

Professional Experience

 

• 10+ years supply chain management experience preferably in an international B2B or alternatively fast moving consumer goods matrix environment (FMCG)


• Fluent English and ideally 1 additional European language (e.g. French, German, Spanish) are highly recommended

 

Education and Certifications

 

• Bachelor Degree or higher from a Business School

 

Job Specific Technical Requirements

 

• Strong project management and ability to drive execution of plans


• Strong customer (internal and external) service orientation


• Natural leader who can demonstrate influencing ability; challenges status quo


• Strong process philosophy and approach


• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a large, complex and evolving organization and to deliver against deadlines while managing multiple priorities in a dynamic and global environment 3


• Strong multi-cultural team leadership skills, operating effectively with people at all levels and across all functions of the organization, building and maintaining relationships


• Excellent influencing, communication and presentation skills across wide range of audiences


• Strong conceptual and analytical skills


• Strong general understanding of manufacturing / supply chain processes and practices