Head of SandOP

Head of SandOPI am excited to be partnering with a growing food business looking to appoint a Head of SandOP to join their team in London (3 days in the office)This is a newly created role that will play a critical part in shaping and embedding a best-in-class SandOP process across the business. You will lead the alignment of demand, supply, inventory, production, and financial plans, ensuring the business can effectively balance service, cost, and cash objectives while supporting future growth. Working closely with both commercial and operational teams, you will drive forecasting excellence, enhance decision-making, and build a culture of collaboration and accountability.In this role, you will Own and continuously improve the end-to-end SandOP process, ensuring effective collaboration across teams.Drive demand and supply planning performance through improved forecast accuracy, inventory optimisation, and capacity management.Lead medium- and long-term planning activities, including scenario modelling, supplier risk management, capacity planning, and NPD launches.Own key business KPIs, including OTIF, forecast accuracy, and waste, using data and insights to drive continuous improvement and informed decision-making.Build and develop high-performing planning teams while influencing senior stakeholders across the business to achieve alignment and execution.Drive governance, accountability, and data-driven decision-making across the planning function and wider organisation. ..... full job details .....