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SOPSCM
Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)
Supply Chain
Professional level
10 Modules
40 Topics
Corporate
In-house or live virtual
Certification
Blue Ocean Academy certificate
SOPSCM
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About the SOPSCM Program
Sales and operations planning gives one agreed plan for demand, supply, inventory and finance instead of separate functional forecasts. The program takes teams through the monthly S&OP cycle, from demand review and supply review to the executive meeting where trade offs are decided. Delivered in-house at the client's premises or live virtual, it leaves planners, commercial and operations staff able to run each step, challenge assumptions and hold one number across the business.
What You Will Learn
- Understand the purpose and structure of the S&OP cycle
- Build a demand plan using statistical and market input
- Evaluate supply capability against the agreed demand plan
- Apply inventory and service level policies to the plan
- Design the monthly meeting calendar and data pack
- Measure forecast accuracy, bias and plan adherence
- Lead the executive review and resolve trade offs
- Implement S&OP improvements across functions and systems
What you take away
Skills You'll Build
Demand planning
Supply review
Forecast accuracy
Executive facilitation
Core Topics
Who Is This Program For?
Demand planners
Build forecasts the whole business accepts
Supply chain managers
Balance supply capability against agreed demand
Production planners
Convert the demand plan into schedules
Sales managers
Give reliable forecast input each month
Finance managers
Link the operating plan to budgets
Operations directors
Chair a decisive monthly executive review
What's Included?
Delivery at your premises or live virtual for your team- S&OP calendar, meeting agenda and data pack templates
- Exercises built around your product families and demand patterns
- Certificate of completion issued by Blue Ocean Academy
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Corporate training terms and scheduling policies apply
Course Outline
- What S&OP is and is not
- One plan across every function
- Roles in the S&OP process
- Common reasons S&OP fails
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