Supply Chain
Permanent
Job Description
Put people at the heart of everything you do.
At Electrolux Group, a leading global appliance company, we strive every day to shape living for the better for our consumers, our people and our planet. We share ideas and collaborate so that together, we can develop solutions that deliver enjoyable and sustainable living.
Come, join us as you are. We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. In our global community of people from 100+ countries, we listen to each other, actively contribute and grow together.
Join us in our exciting quest to build the future home!
What you'll do:
As the S&OP Lead for Supply Chain APAC, you will play a critical role in owning and strengthening the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) framework across the APAC region. You will work closely with multiple stakeholders including Sales Companies, Product Line, Supply Chain, Factory Operations, Finance, OEM partners, and IT teams to ensure alignment between demand, supply, capacity, and inventory plans.
Your role will focus on driving a disciplined, data‑driven, and action‑oriented S&OP cadence, enabling fact‑based decision‑making and improving transparency across the region. Through strong governance, analytics, and cross‑functional collaboration, you will support APAC Supply Chain team in achieving its objectives related to service, cost, inventory, and operational stability.
In detail, you will:
- Own and coordinate the end‑to‑end APAC S&OP framework, ensuring alignment of demand, supply, capacity, and inventory across sales companies, internal factories, and OEM partners
- Ensure a consistent S&OP scope, cadence, and governance model across the APAC region, including clear decision forums, escalation paths, and ownership of actions
- Lead the monthly APAC S&OP cycle, ensuring timely, accurate, and decision‑ready inputs and outputs for Supply Review, Regional S&OP, and ES&OP forums
- Provide clear visibility on constraints, risks, and opportunities by analyzing demand and supply trends, capacity limitations, and inventory implications, enabling proactive management and informed trade‑off decisions
- Enable leadership teams to balance service, inventory, cost, and capacity objectives by providing necessary visibility and supporting delivery of regional business targets
- Drive strong action accountability and OTIF execution, ensuring S&OP decisions are translated into clearly owned actions and followed through across functions and regions
- Lead the continuous development of a standardized and mature APAC S&OP operating model, including common processes, data views, KPIs, and performance management
- Own the integrity, completeness, and consistency of S&OP data captured through standard planning templates, coordinating inputs across multiple stakeholders including sales companies, factories, OEMs, supply planning, and finance
- Ensure all weekly and monthly S&OP data collection, validation, consolidation, and submission activities are executed on time and in full, delivering reliable inputs and outputs required for governance, performance reporting, and decision‑making
- Partner with IT and analytics teams to deploy and continuously improve utilization of SAP IBP capabilities, including RCCP, and factory production and allocation planning
- Ensure high data quality, transparency, and a single source of truth for APAC S&OP insights through dashboards, analytics, and reporting solutions
- Drive continuous improvement, automation, and simplification of S&OP processes and data flows to improve efficiency, scalability, and decision quality
- Act as the regional S&OP lead, confidently engaging and influencing country, regional, and cross‑BA stakeholders in a complex matrix organization
- Facilitate alignment and collaboration across Sales, Product Line, Supply Chain, Finance, Factory Operations, Purchasing, OEMs, Logistics, and IT teams
- Support change management associated with new S&OP processes, tools, and ways of working, contributing to the ongoing development of integrated planning capabilities across APAC
Qualifications:
- University Degree in Supply Chain or Engineering
- Professional certification i.e., ASCM (formerly known as APICS) CPIM or CSCP will be another plus point
- 7+ years of experience in Product Launch Planning and/or driving Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes, with a strong end-to-end understanding of Supply Chain Management (Demand Planning, Supply Planning, and S&OP), ideally within a sales/manufacturing organization. Experience in the appliances industry is a significant plus.
- Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Financial Planning, and Launch Planning skills, including understanding of planning systems and processes
- Proven ability to consistently improve performance in supply chain planning, launch planning, and related functions
- Strong working knowledge of Finance, Product Line, and Sales processes
- Experience with advanced supply chain planning tools such as SAP-IBP, SAP-APO, and PLM tools, with additional expertise in systems like SAP ECC, SAP BI, Power BI, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Demonstrated understanding of MPS (Master Production Schedule) and MRP (Material Requirements Planning) principles.
- Excellent project management skills, with a preference for Continuous Improvement methodologies
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, results-oriented, and multicultural environment with minimal supervision
- Strong personal organization skills, attention to detail, and ability to meet deadlines consistently
- Analytical and problem-solving skills, with curiosity and initiative to investigate issues, develop solutions, and present business cases effectively
- Outstanding communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts clearly through written and verbal communication, as well as presentations
- Language skills: fluency in English (written and spoken) is essential; additional language proficiency is an advantage
Where you'll be:
You will be based in our Bangkok Office and report to S&OP & Launch Planning Manager APAC.
Benefits highlights:
- Medical & Life Insurance
- Discounts on Electrolux products and services
- Flexible work hours/hybrid work environment
As part of Electrolux, we will continuously invest in you and your development. There are no barriers to where your career could take you.
Find out more:
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