NCE Stock & Assets Manager Nordics

Job description

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? Are you ready to lead a critical supply chain transformation and drive operational excellence across a dynamic region?At Air Liquide, we are committed to ensuring that essential resources reach our customers safely, efficiently, and sustainably. In this highly impactful role, you will be at the forefront of this mission by optimizing the lifecycle of our Packaged Gases (PG) mobile assets—from procurement to retirement—ensuring they are available at the right place, at the right time, and at the optimal cost. As the Stock & Assets Manager for the Nordics, you will lead a dedicated supply chain and logistics team to oversee regional Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). This is a unique opportunity to shape future operations, balance short- and long-term strategic objectives, and directly influence our cost performance and customer service levels. Join us to drive sustainable change in a complex, matrixed environment, where your analytical insights and leadership will continuously improve our operational readiness and back-office processes. Location and Scope This position can be based in Malmö, Sweden or Horsens, Denmark. Your scope of impact covers plants, hubs, and distributor stock points across the entire Nordic region, leading a team to optimize capital and operational expenditures while ensuring high asset availability. What You Will Do in This Role Lead Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP): You will direct the S&OP processes in the Nordics, managing the end-to-end workflow including sales loops, supply loops, and executive-level planning. You will propose updated demand forecasts and production plans to meet customer needs in the mid- to long-term horizon. Optimize Asset Management: You will be accountable for ensuring the highest availability of mobile assets at the lowest total cost. This includes managing new investments, cross-border asset transfers, and gas service changes. Drive Stock & Inventory Performance: You will define stock targets for testing centers and distributors, review offers, and manage country-wide mobile asset reallocations. You will also plan and measure physical inventories while leading action plans to reduce the Inventory Difference Rate (IDR). Manage Lifecycle & Retesting: You will oversee the asset retesting process from mid-to-long-term planning down to weekly production scheduling, alongside managing the warehousing and stock of retesting components. ___________________Are you a MATCH? What You Bring to the Team Must Have: A Master’s degree or an Engineering degree. 5+ years of proven experience in Supply Chain Management. A strong background in operating S&OP processes and managing supply and demand across short- and long-term horizons. The demonstrated ability to turn large datasets into actionable financial insights using ERP systems and connected tools. Proven experience in change management, mobilizing cross-functional teams, and managing high-level stakeholders. Fluency in English. Good to Have: Fluency in Swedish or another local Nordic language is highly preferred. Who You Are A Strategic Orchestrator: You thrive in a matrix organization, expertly driving results through influence, managing conflicting objectives, and aligning multiple parties effectively. Process-Oriented: You possess a continuous-improvement mindset focused on achieving sustainable changes and maturing organizational workflows. An Exceptional Communicator: You utilize strong facilitation skills to mobilize and unite a high variety of international and cross-functional stakeholders. #LI-LS1 Our Differences make our Performance At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.