Freelance S&OP Specialist – Brussels

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Freelance S&OP Specialist – Brussels Location:

Brussels, Belgium Duration:

6 months Contract:

Freelance Industry:

Pharmaceutical

About the Role Our client, a leading pharmaceutical company, is looking for an experienced

S&OP Specialist

to join their Supply Chain team in Brussels on a 6-month freelance assignment. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting and improving the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, ensuring alignment between demand, supply, production, and business objectives. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on supply chain professional to contribute to a dynamic pharmaceutical environment and help drive planning excellence.

Key Responsibilities Manage and coordinate the end-to-end S&OP process across demand planning, supply planning, and business stakeholders. Lead and support monthly S&OP meetings, ensuring clear communication and alignment between departments. Collaborate with Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Production, Procurement, Logistics and Commercial teams. Analyse demand forecasts, supply capacity, inventory levels and potential supply constraints. Identify supply chain risks, gaps, and opportunities, providing recommendations to improve planning accuracy and service levels. Prepare and consolidate S&OP reports, dashboards, and performance KPIs for management review. Support scenario planning and what-if analysis to assess the impact of demand changes, capacity constraints and supply disruptions. Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the S&OP and Integrated Business Planning processes. Ensure effective communication of planning decisions and follow-up on agreed actions. Support the implementation or optimisation of supply chain planning tools and processes where required.

Requirements 5+ years of experience in S&OP, IBP, Supply Chain Planning, or a related supply chain function. Strong understanding of demand planning, supply planning, inventory management, and production planning. Experience coordinating cross-functional planning processes and stakeholder meetings. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable business decisions. Experience with SAP, SAP IBP, APO, or comparable supply chain planning systems is a strong advantage. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Ability to work independently and take ownership of deliverables within a freelance assignment. Fluent English is required. French and/or Dutch is an advantage.

Details Location:

Brussels, Belgium Duration:

6 months Contract:

Freelance Start date:

ASAP Working arrangement:

Hybrid, with regular presence in Brussels