Business Process Owner

We are looking for a: BUSINESS PROCESS OWNER - PLANNING

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ASSENEDESTRAAT 2
ERTVELDE, 9940
Belgium

Permanent contract

Work in your element

At Oleon, we bring you natural chemistry. Ambitious, with both feet on the ground. That's who we are and that's how we will continue to grow. Our specialty lies in converting natural fats and oils into a wide range of oleochemical products. We offer them in a large variety of markets such as: cosmetics, nutrition, crop protection, industrial ingredients, lubricants, oilfield, coatings, detergents, and many more.

Oleon has over 1,000 employees worldwide in 10 different countries. Enthusiastic people who are completely in their element here at Oleon are more than welcome to join our team.

We are looking for a

At Oleon, we believe improvement starts with smart processes. As business process owner – planning, you take end-to-end ownership of our global planning processes, ensuring they run efficiently, consistently, and in line with business needs. Your focus is on strengthening how Oleon plans, forecasts, and schedules production — making these processes more reliable, connected, and future-ready across all sites.

You define the process vision and support the roadmap within the planning domain, set clear standards, and translate operational needs into practical, integrated solutions that deliver real value. By working closely with business colleagues, IT and key users, you turn strategy into action and ideas into results that drive Oleon’s continuous growth and long-term success.

Your key responsibilities include:

•  You manage and improve Oleon’s global planning processes, covering demand planning, forecasting, and production scheduling, ensuring alignment across plants and teams.
• You analyze and document existing workflows, identify improvements, and implement harmonized and standardized solutions that enhance efficiency and data accuracy.
• You lead SAP-related changes and upgrades (APO-DP, ePPDS, MM, PP-PI, SD, LES) and support the transition towards future SAP IBP solutions.
• You coordinate projects and change requests, from business case to testing and training, ensuring smooth implementation and user engagement.
• You monitor key process KPIs, detect bottlenecks, and take action to improve performance and data quality.
• You collaborate closely with IT and key users, providing guidance, maintaining up-to-date documentation, and sharing best practices.
  
  

In this role, you report to the functional excellence manager and work closely with the global supply chain community to strengthen Oleon’s planning capabilities and overall performance.

You'll succeed if:

• You hold a master’s degree (or equivalent experience) in supply chain management, engineering, or a related field, and you have hands-on experience with planning and supply chain processes such as S&OP, forecasting, and production scheduling.
• You have proven experience working a functional or business consultant or analyst with SAP modules like APO-DP, ePPDS, MM, PP-PI, SD, or LES, and you understand how data and processes connect within ERP systems.
• You communicate fluently in English, both written and spoken; knowledge of French or Dutch is considered an advantage.
• You ideally bring additional assets such as knowledge of SAP IBP, an APICS CPIM or CSCP certification, or experience with Power BI, Power Apps, or project management in an international context.
• You combine analytical thinking and structure with strong communication skills, a collaborative mindset, and the drive to continuously improve how things are done.

Next to your skills, it is your drive and motivation that will make all the difference

Your benefits:

You will join a company with ambitious goals and a welcoming atmosphere. Both your personal development and work-life balance are equally important to us. You can expect an attractive salary and leave scheme, along with numerous benefits such as meal vouchers, CAO90, and options for car and bicycle lease plans. Additionally, we provide a solid insurance plan that you can rely on.

Oleon is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment that embraces all forms of diversity. We ensure equal opportunities in our recruitment and integration processes and ensure that you can be yourself in our professional environment.

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Oleon is a business unit of Avril, the industrial and financial leader in the French vegetable oil and protein sector.

Avril is present in consumer food, animal nutrition and expertise, renewable energy and chemistry, with a recorded revenue of 7,7 billion euro across 18 countries in 2024. The Group focuses its growth on a unique value-sharing model.

Avril and its 8,400 employees, driven by its purpose, "Serving the Earth", are committed to addressing climate change and population growth challenges.

Joining Avril means choosing to work in a company that harmoniously brings together performance and responsibility, innovation and humbleness, the group and individuals. Avril: there is another way.