BP&SC Industrial Specialties Manager

We are now seeking our next Business Planning and Supply Chain (BP&SC) Manager supporting out Industrial Specialities Business, at Nouryon Performance Formulations in Stenungsund. This is an exciting opportunity for candidates who are interested in joining a fast paced, profitable and sustainable company. The BP &SC Manager leads the deployment and operation of the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process for the business and acts as the business interface between end markets and operations. This role will work to ensure the accuracy and complete coordination of market demand forecasts and manufacturing capacities (including site operations, vendors, logistics, and toll manufacturers). Further, the IBP program will integrate the existing work streams of Market Development, R&D Product Portfolio, Demand and Supply Planning, Asset Strategy, and financial planning to create a single view of the business performance against our financial aspirations. The BP&SC Manager will drive functional accountability to create alternative scenarios to consistently refine the plan to align to our financial aspirations. It is a key strategic partnership with the business.
Main responsibilities
Implementation of Business Planning Program:
Integration and alignment of the Marketing, R&D, Sales, ISC, and Finance calendars, processes, and tools.
Alignment and integration with Controllers and Financial Planning & Analysis for budgeting and financial processes
Participating in shaping Supply and Demand Planning strategies, capabilities and processes to improve integration and performance
Development, deployment, implementation, post-implementation and exploitation of harmonized processes (product/project, demand, supply, integrated reconciliation, and management reviews), systems and program, across all business and functions in alignment with strategy.
Business Planning drives the development and execution of an Integrated Plan making IBP the primary process used by the leadership team to align, integrate and synchronize the plans for the business
Incorporate strategic planning and budgeting cycle. Integrate the financial plan (Budget), the financial forecast (RF/ LE), sales and marketing plans, and operations plans; linking strategic, operational and financial goals.

Running the Business Planning Program:
Drive the 5 Year Strategy annual program, IBP monthly program, and DSR weekly program
Ensure proper, efficient reporting and analysis on Business Planning performance towards stakeholders
Partner with the Business Line leaders and the ISC leaders to ensure aligned priorities and continuous improvement of processes
Drives cross functional process improvement to achieve excellence, via process assessment tools and continuous improvement plan
​​​​​​​Holds the functional leaders accountable to deliver on KPIs
- Improve the reliability of the Forecast
- Improve OPI through increased Sales revenue and Production Output
- Increase Customer Satisfaction through OTIF
- Improve OWC by reducing Inventory
- ​​​​​​​Improve profitability by increasing Productivity
Ensure alignment in ALPS Plan workstream and works together on process development and defining standards.
Maintains the effectiveness of the future organization by coaching and developing the planning organization to create future leaders.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Qualifications
MSc degree in Business, Supply Chain, or other relevant discipline
Minimum of 5 years of documented experience within Supply Chain
Good understanding of the Commercial and Integrated Supply Chain functions
Demontrated business acumen and able to grasp market trends
Minimum 3 years of documented leadership experience
Project management experience as project lead in small or medium sized projects.
Solid understanding of main functional end-2-end processes e.g. Sales Process, Order to Cash.
Highly skilled in L6S methodologies and tools, process development and change management experience, (L6S Black Belt qualification is preferred.)
Preferred: Experienced implementing and operating S&OP and/or IBP
Preferred: Working knowledge of SAP, systems and processes
Fluency in written and spoken English and preferably also in Swedish.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Key Behavioral Competencies:
Demonstrated Leadership, Influencing and Change Management skills
Cultural awareness (working across-country/ function)
Pro-active initiating attitude; self-assured and capable of convincing people based on a shared vision.
Task focused but sensitive to risks and changes in direction based on new insights.
Capable to make deep-dive analyses while maintaining high-level overview.
Team builder with good social and negotiation skills

Please note that this role requires approx. 25% travelling
Additional information
This is a permanent position on a full-time basis, reporting to the BP&SC Director and based in Stenungsund, Sweden.
We kindly ask you as an internal candidate to apply with your Nouryon email.
For additional information about the vacancy please contact Chris Swift, BP&SC Director Performance Formulations +1 (312) 860-5979
For information about the recruitment process or your application, please contact Wictoria Majstrand, HR Business Partner +46 709 577 646
For unions related questions please contact:
Akademikerklubben, Anna-Lena Palm, +46 733 855 113
Unionen, Linda Schiötz, +46 303 853 62
If you have any general questions or need assistance, please contact: Recruiting.SE@Nouryon.com
The application process
After the closing date, we will start the selection process.
In our first selection we thoroughly go through all the applications. If your skills and qualifications match the profile we are looking for, you will be invited to an initial phone interview that takes approximately 30 minutes. If you proceed in our selection process we invite you to a face-to-face interview that takes about 1,5 hours. There you will meet with the recruiter and the hiring manager.
We look forward to your application!