Air Liquide is a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry, health and the environment. Our company offers innovative solutions based on continuously improving technologies. We produce air gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon and specialty gases, but also other gas solutions such as hydrogen. Our 64,500 employees work for our customers in 78 countries. Dynamic and creative. Innovative and lively.
How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?
The main purpose of the S&OP process is to align the Sales and Operations organizations on one shared plan, with the objective to reach high customer satisfaction at the lowest cost (capex+opex). It enables them to size their main PG resources monthly with a 18 months horizon. It is the 6 to 18 months term part of the PG planning system and at this level should focus on integrating the major impacts on the PG demand (marketing phase in/out or conversion projects, adjustments to the commercial strategy…) or supply (production transfers, large maintenance action, sites upgrades…).
For PG operations, the main resources sized through S&OP are:
Requirements for mobile assets
Requirements for filling/handling operators based on working units defined in the TRS
Requirements for filling fixed assets
Requirements for Logistics means
The S&OP Leader’s mission is to orchestrate the monthly S&OP process in order to contribute to the availability of products and guarantee a high level of customer satisfaction, while optimizing production and inventory.
She/He acts as a central link between Sales and Operations teams to balance demand and supply in the mid- to long- term.
She/He prepares different scenarios and, when appropriate, prepares for arbitration in the executive S&OP meeting.
The S&OP Leader is also in charge of orchestrating the OFR monthly and weekly processes.
The S&OP Leader's mission is to operate the monthly S&OP process by organizing the four monthly S&OP loops:
Sales Loop: prepare the forecast update based on historical data and already known impacts (projects, trends, seasonality), organize meetings with Sales Managers to share the actual vs. forecast gap analysis and gather their inputs, assemble the new forecast over 18 months under the accountability of Sales..
Supply Loop: prepare the actual vs. planned analysis, organize meetings with Operations (Production and Logistics) representatives to update the production plan including major impacts (production transfers, main maintenance actions, projects), assemble the new production plan under the accountability of Operations. Share the new production plan with Stock and Assets.
Pre-S&OP meeting: identify unbalances between Sales and Operations, build scenarios and simulations to balance. Prepare request for arbitrations
Executive S&OP: organize the meeting, update the decision log, present arbitration requests, communicate the consensus plan.
The S&OP Leader is also in charge of organizing the OFR monthly and weekly loops, assembling the root cause analysis of non-OFR based on the input from Sales, Production, Logistics and Stock&Asset Teams, updating the decision log, and requesting arbitration from management when necessary.
Are you a MATCH?
Education
Bachelor’s degree. Preferred disciplines: engineering,supply chain management,
Experience
5~10 years in Supply Chain - Operations
Solid experience of Operations management (both PG & Bulk)
Competencies
Hard skills
Strong knowledge of Supply Chain processes
Good ability to manage large quantities of data and produce impactful reports
Knowledge of Power BI
Soft skills :
Communication: ability to federate and adapt one's speech to Production as well as to Sales or Finance
Great ability to move from a global vision to a detailed vision.
Great ability to "pull"change: Leadership, influence, communication
- Continuous Improvement mindset
What makes us special | Our Benefits
The S&OP Lead works in close collaboration with the Sales, Operations and Product Management teams.
Our Differences make our Performance
At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.
We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- Degree in engineering or supply chain management
- 5 to 10 years of experience in supply chain and operations
- Solid operations management experience in PG and Bulk operations
- Strong knowledge of supply chain processes
- Ability to manage large quantities of data and produce impactful reports
- Knowledge of Power BI
- Strong communication, leadership, influence, and continuous improvement skills
Air Liquide Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Air Liquide and has not been reviewed or approved by Air Liquide.
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Healthcare Strength — Health insurance and life coverage are broadly provided under a global common care baseline that includes inpatient and outpatient healthcare. Dental and vision coverage are present in many locations, and short-term disability provisions have been enhanced.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies provide at least 14 weeks of fully paid maternity leave globally and paid parental leave for non-birthing parents in the U.S. Childcare benefits are available in some countries as part of the package.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Annual incentive bonuses, performance bonuses for exceeding goals, and profit-sharing are integrated into the total rewards structure. Feedback suggests additional earning avenues like overtime can further augment pay in eligible roles.
Air Liquide Insights
What We Do
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 75 countries with approximately 66,400 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.
