Global Demand & S&OP Planning Manager

?About Orbia:
At Orbia, purpose is what drives us and what unites our six leading businesses on a journey to advance life together. Every day, our team of over 23,000 located in 50 countries is thinking big and working smart to solve some of the toughest challenges that impact 8 billion people worldwide. From creating solutions to deliver clean water, secure food supplies and reliable information to steering material advances that power the future of green and smart cities, transportation and healthcare, we never settle for “good enough” when there’s an opportunity to make life better. We’ve seen that where purpose comes to life, it changes lives. This is what we live for. You?

?About Netafim:
As a true purpose-driven organization, Orbia’s Precision Irrigation business Netafim addresses several of the world’s most pressing challenges: water and food scarcity in a growing population. Orbia Netafim`s solutions help fight world hunger, poverty, climate change and economic instability. We are proud to go the extra mile to ensure a better world—one step (and drop) at a time.

About the role:
The Global Demand & S&OP Planning Manager drives S&OP excellence across Netafim. This role leads global planning processes, enhances systems, and ensures alignment between demand and supply. Success requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and cross-functional collaboration.

?Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
· Lead the Global Demand & S&OP Planning team and strategy implementation of S&OP culture roadmap.
· Design and implement S&OP methods, tools, and best practices.
· Provide inputs to global supply planning within an integrated process.
· Improve planning processes for efficiency, accuracy, and agility.
· Own planning systems roadmap (Jedox, SO99) and drive adoption.
· Evaluate and implement new planning technologies.
· Lead and support local S&OP processes aligned with global standards.
· Drive scenario planning, including risks and opportunities.
· Partner with Commercial, Marketing, Finance, and Operations.
דרישות התפקיד
· Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering or related field (MBA advantage).
· 5+ years leading S&OP (Demand, Supply, Production, Inventory).
· Experience implementing planning in global organizations.
· Strong training, facilitation, and presentation skills.
· Experience with change management methodologies.
· SAP ERP experience required.
· Advanced Excel and analytical skills.
· Strong leadership and cross-functional influence skills.
· Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving ability.
· Able to work under tight deadlines.
· Fluent in English.