VIE Saint-Gobain USA – Sales & Operations Planning Practitioner

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VIE – Sales & Operations Planning Practioner 

WHY DO WE NEED YOU?
Some information to catch candidates’ attention
✓ Omniseals USA is implementing a New Sales & Operations Planning Process and, a key enabler to align supply
chain capabilities with business objectives and customers’ continuous service improvement. As part of the
roll-out, Omniseals is willing to train young professionals, who will participate, assist and contribute to this
exciting journey. This journey starts with 2 US plant, including Bristol Rhode Island.

✓ You will join the US Supply Chain Team, reporting to the North America Supply Chain Manager, based in the
other plant (California) and Bristol, RI, Site manager.

✓ You will have an opportunity to:
o Learn details and good practices of Sales & Operations Planning, to achieve an integrated demand and
supply plan.
o Participate to Bristol site weekly and monthly S&OP meetings
o Assist with the preparation of those meetings, including capacity planning
o Contribute to the Demand Forecasting analysis with Sales managers, monitoring sales trends, market
dynamics, and promotional activities to refine demand projections.
o Learn how Data is essential to support analysis and report performance indicators

The main role
✓ Learn Bristol plant operations basics, as well as market dynamics
✓ Participate with local teams to prepare Sales & Operations Planning cycle meetings
✓ Contribute to data analysis for capacity planning & demand forecasting
✓ Assist with data gathering and S&OP Process performance reporting
✓ Learn how to interact with cross-functional teams, based in Bristol, RI, or remote (Sales & Marketing,
Operations, Supply Chain, Finance controlling,

Extra information
✓ As part of your training on good practices of S&OP, you will also have opportunities to travel and meet with
other plants’ teams.

REQUIREMENTS : IS THIS ROLE MADE FOR YOU?

✓ Full English and Pack Office proficiency
✓ Master’s Degree in Supply Chain
✓ APICS CPIM certification preferred
✓ Preferred Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
✓ Basic Knowledge of ERP and MRP systems
✓ Ability to be autonomous
✓ Already having a first experience in industrial or logistics teams’ environment,
✓ Already having a first experience working with cross-functional teams

A TEAM THAT IS READY TO WELCOME YOU
How to write block 4
> Present the team that the VIE would join (how many people, rituals, team’s vision, etc.)
> Nice to have: testimony from the manager or a colleague (or another VIE)

STEPS TO JOIN US
• A response is sent to you by email within 3 weeks (Response sent by TA France)
• If we want to move forward with you, you will have a first interview with our HR Talent Acquisition
Team in France (on Teams)
• Then, you will have interviews with the team (on Teams):
o Davody Babak: North America Supply Chain Manager, and VIE N+1 (Babak.Davody@saint-gobain.com)
o Joseph St Clair: ENC IS/IT Manager (Joseph.St.Clair@saint-gobain.com)
o Scott P Campbell: Bristol Plant Manager & Segment Leader and co VIE N+1 (Scott.P.Campbell@saint
gobain.com)
o Sebastian Moore: Human Resources Manager (Sebastian.Moore@saint-gobain.com)
o Bertrand Neyret: Supply Chain (bertrand.neyret@saint-gobain.com)
• If you are selected, you will receive confirmation by email and have an Onboarding Day at the Tour Saint-Gobain in Paris before your departure.

WE WANT TO TELL YOU A LITTLE MORE ABOUT US
Saint-Gobain Group presentation :
https://www.saint-gobain-northamerica.com/
Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and services for the industrial markets. Its integrated
solutions for the industry are developed through a continuous innovation process and provide sustainability and
performance. Our corporate purpose is to make the World a Better Home. We have a strong industrial presence in the
USA, through several activities.
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics – Omniseal Company’s presentation
https://www.omniseal-solutions.com
Omniseal Solutions is an engineering leader with over 65 years of historical legacy, relentlessly dedicated to the design
and manufacture of precision sealing and wear control solutions that protect critical applications in the most
demanding environments and passionately driven to push “Beyond the Boundaries of Possible.” We have 4
manufacturing facilities in the USA. Bristol, Rhode Island, is one of them, with 122 staff, and located close to the city
of Providence.

ADVANTAGES IF YOU JOIN US
• Non-taxable monthly allowance (VIE status regulation)
• Support for up to two (2) months of accommodation and transportation
• Round trip booking (+ visa fees, luggage allowance – fixed by Business France)
• Health and social protection

TO BE SURE THAT WE HAVEN’T FORGETTEN ANYTHING
This is an excellent opportunity for you to learn how a Sales & Operations Planning process is actually
implemented in a business, not only at management level, but also on the shopfloor. The medium size of the
location and approachable people will make it easy for you to quickly grasp the scope of Bristol activity, itself
part of a wider US and global network within PPS – Omniseals and the Saint-Gobain group.