S&OP Manager

Job Description

The position: S&OP Manager

Life at Elvie; Meaningful work, Exceptional People

We're Elvie. We create smart products, new solutions, and a fair few taboo-busting conversations while we’re at it. Founded by Tania Boler in 2013, we develop extraordinary innovations designed to improve women’s lives. It's a fascinating and challenging area that requires us to solve problems that no one else has ever tackled before.

At Elvie, you’ll be surrounded by people who want to improve everything and everyone around them. People who are passionate about our mission. People who are driven to solve problems and constantly consider the best ways to improve the health and wellbeing of women.

Find out more about life at Elvie here.

We're deeply proud of our values, which are intrinsic to the way we behave every day. We take them seriously because we want our culture to thrive:

● We make an impact: We’re mission-driven and not afraid to break boundaries. We relentlessly focus on going the extra mile to solve problems.

● We’re fearless innovators: We are passionate, curious, and data-driven. We continuously embrace change and innovation.

● We’re in it together: we fail and learn fast — always as one team — and have fun along the way. We stay authentic and embrace our differences.

Did you know?

In some regions our amazing products are considered to be medical devices. This means we maintain our Medical Device quality management system in compliance with ISO 13485:2016, to support the development of our groundbreaking products

About the role:

Okay, we’ve waffled long enough. So let’s get to the good bit: You.

Reporting directly to the Head of Integrated Business Planning (Operations), you will maintain and further develop the S&OP Governance Structure. You think strategically, but are also willing to roll your sleeves up and get into the data. You will be data focused and results driven, shaping planning processes within the business as we continue to scale.

You’ll be a strong collaborator, with excellent communication, analytical and influencing skills who enjoys working in a fast paced environment where not one day is the same. You are an experienced operationally focussed professional with a natural acclimation to cross functional working and stakeholder engagement. You’ll have prior experience in supply planning, and dealing with complex data sets. Ideally, you will have implemented a new S&OP process, or made significant improvements to an established one.

Location: Hybrid working; a mix of working from our Bristol or London office & working remotely #LI-Hybrid

Employment type: Permanent (please note, you must have the right to work in the UK)

What you will do

Lead a small, but experienced team to deliver, maintain and execute effective S&OP across the Elvie business. This will include the following;

● Maintain, develop and drive forward the newly established S&OP process through cross functional collaboration.

● Ensure we have effective inventory plans which balance working capital, commercial liabilities, sales requirements and safety stock

● Ensure supply plans are achievable and cost effective by understanding and communicating supply constraints, both capacity and clear to build

● Seamlessly marry together the sales, demand and supply planning to meet our commercial targets across all territories and the Elvie product portfolio

● Work closely with stakeholders to ensure demand plans are reflective of current market trends. Commercial opportunities and risks should be clearly documented.

● Take a hands-on approach to the development and delivery of key performance metrics within the S&OP process to measure performance to plan, working capital and availability

● Use your data insights to help support key business and strategic decision making.

● Manage stakeholder expectations on the opportunities and risk elements within the supply chain.

Requirements

Requirements / What we need from you

● 8+ years of experience in Operations, Supply Chain, Global Planning roles

● Have the ability to prove you can increase operational performance in a consumer product manufacturing environment.

● A laser-focused eye for detail and excellent analytical ability, able to extract, analyse and interpret data

● Experience of line management preferred, but not required

● Advanced Excel experience & ideally experience in Avercast/Netsuite/MRP/EDI systems

● An expert at data analytics and highly organised

● A great communicator who can clearly articulate complex data implications

● Able to take on responsibility and enjoy a challenge

● Excited to have the opportunity to influence every step of a process

Benefits

The benefits you’ll get:

We're on an exceptional journey. And we can offer you a genuinely purpose-led career with a culture built on trust, autonomy, and flexibility. In addition, we'll give you:

● Lots of flexibility: whether it’s working from home, doing the school run, or life admin, we understand that flexibility is essential, and we trust you to do the right thing for you and us

● Share options: we want everyone to have a stake in our success

● 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays

● 8 extra life leave days; getting married, moving house, menopause or just things that you can’t put a label on that matter to you

● 5=10 leave: 10 days’ additional leave on your 5th and 10th years of service!

● £100 contribution to your home working set up to spend as you see fit

● An annual personal development allowance of £200 and unlimited access to our learning and development platform, Learnerbly

● Generous parental leave policies; maternity & adoption (16 weeks at full pay, then 8 weeks paid at 75% followed by 15 weeks at SMP rate.), paternity/partner (6 weeks at full pay to take at any point during the first year of your child’s life), shared parental leave

● Healthcare plans, life insurance, and an employee assistance program for you and your family

● A tax-efficient group pension scheme

● Group income protection; protect your salary if you get sick

● A free Elvie trainer for you to keep or give away when you join

● Generous employee and friends & family discounts on Elvie products

● Wellbeing support from YuLife and access to SmartHealth app with unlimited GP appointments for you and your family, plus various well-being initiatives throughout the year

● Lovely offices in great locations, with drinks and snacks provided, along with fun social events

What you can expect after you’ve applied:

A member of our recruitment team will reach out to you after they have reviewed your application. You must ensure your application is completed correctly, and we strongly encourage you to add a cover letter or note to let us know why Elvie’s the right fit for you.

We would like to get to know you through your background, attitude, experience and understand your motivation to work with us. Our interview process varies depending on the position, but it typically looks like this:

● 30-minute video call with one of our recruiters

● 30-45 minute video call with the hiring manager

● 45-60 minute video interview with the team (some positions may require you to complete a task/presentation)

● For some positions, there may be an additional interview with one of our senior leadership team

This is an exciting time to join Elvie. You’ll have a voice, make an impact, and have the opportunity to mould your role. So be ready to learn, have fun, and be inspired by our passionate, talented team — and having a sense of humour helps too. 😉

Belonging at Elvie

At Elvie, we believe having diverse teams in which everyone can be their authentic self is key to our success. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and we don't discriminate based on race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, marital status, disability or age.

If you need any support with your application, please get in contact with us: elvie@jobs.workablemail.com or 0203 884 7223.