Sales & Operations Planning Lead

Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Lead

Neogen is seeking an experienced S&OP Lead to own and drive our Sales & Operations Planning process across key business units. Reporting to the Vice President of Global Sourcing & Planning, this high-impact role will align supply and demand through cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Operations, Finance, and Supply Chain teams. This role is essential to ensuring strategic alignment, accurate forecasting, inventory optimization, and performance against key KPIs. This role follows a remote work model.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Lead the monthly S&OP process, facilitating alignment and consensus across Sales, Planning, Operations, and Finance teams.
• Translate strategic business objectives into actionable S&OP plans.
• Oversee demand planning and supply balancing processes to identify risks, constraints, and growth opportunities.
• Manage an S&OP Analyst to drive consistency and best practices across business units.
• Recommend and implement improvements in S&OP processes, tools, and reporting to enhance forecasting accuracy and planning efficiency.
• Collaborate closely with senior leadership and stakeholders to align operational execution with business needs.
• Monitor and analyze KPIs including forecast accuracy, service levels, inventory health, and capacity utilization.
• Support scenario planning, annual business reviews, and budgeting efforts.
• Ensure planning practices align with company policies, business goals, and regulatory requirements.

Education and Experience :

Neogen is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Who Is Neogen :

From farm to fork, we offer solutions to enhance the quality, quantity and safety of the global food supply. Our food safety diagnostics are used within farming operations to the production facilities of most of the world's best-known food companies. Neogen's solutions are critical to the health and well-being of our customers' operations and in turn their consumers. What we do matters!

Neogen's culture combines stability with a deep belief in providing professional and personal growth. Our Pillars of Trust the principles which guide our everyday decision-making, include Openness, Honesty, Credibility, Respect, and Service. It's the belief in these characteristics that provide a consistent, happy and healthy work environment for our employees.