Preferred locations include U.S., Netherlands or IrelandThis role will drive the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process design and discipline including Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE), and champion continuous improvement initiatives with the Operations organization. As a fundamental cross-functional integrated planning process, S&OP aligns demand and supply, playing a crucial role in achieving peak business performance, while S&OE focuses on short-term execution support. This position requires fostering collaboration and partnership across Global Operations, Commercial and Operations & Commercial Finance teams, thereby strengthening strategic decision-making capabilities. This role will also be tasked with governing and ensuring S&OP and S&OE process adherence while spearheading transformational changes through detailed documentation and effective implementation to enhance procedural maturity. By instilling a culture of continuous improvement, this role is essential in driving sustainable change to meet and exceed business objectives.ResponsibilitiesDevelop, implement, and drive process adherence of S&OP/S&OE within Operations including senior-leadership. Drive governance of S&OP/S&OE processes and manage cross-functional interdependencies to address governance, compliance, deviations and issues. Create and implement an audit schedule for Operations/Supply Chain to ensure guidance and processes throughout the S&OP cycle including Demand Review, Supply Review, Reconciliation, and Executive S&OP as well as S&OE. Establish best practices and standard templates based on the segmented portfolio.Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the S&OP/ S&OE processes by identifying challenges, implementing best practices, and leveraging leading class methodologies, technologies and data analytics to optimize planning and decision making.Partner, negotiate and influence without authority to senior-level stakeholders to drive alignment and support S&OP/S&OE implementation across Commercial, Finance, and Operations.Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to strategize business objectives and develop a continuous improvement roadmap that aligns processes with these goals, while coordinating with the Change Management team to ensure smooth implementation and execution.Build and maintain strong cross-functional stakeholder relationships by effectively influencing without direct authority, while collaborating with the technology team on system improvements that drive simplification and efficiency through automation.Collaborate with the Training and Change Management team to develop training and support materials and conduct training sessions as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) when needed.Facilitate performance metric development and monitor Operations, identifying areas of improvementDrive consistent application of S&OP/S&OE analytics in Operations.