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Job Description
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This role is responsible of 3 key supply chain planning roles:
Demand Planning, Supply Planning, and Production Planning.
The ideal candidate will have a strong sense of responsibility, a sense of urgency, attention to details, ability to think strategically, and teamwork skills.
We are looking for an experienced supply chain planning specialist with strong educational and professional background in supply chain with a previous experience working for a manufacturer.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Demand Planning:
- Partner with the Sales teams (Retail, Distribution) to develop a demand forecast on the short term (monthly) and long term (quarterly, semiannual, annual).
- Work on developing its accuracy based on base business trends, seasonal and promotional plans.
- Analyze historical sales data and future plans to achieve continuous improvement in the accuracy of the demand plan.
- Production Planning:
- Build the production plan to ensure that the Demand plan is fulfilled in a timely and cost-effective manner.
- Develop the factory plan on the short term (monthly) and long term (quarterly, semiannual, annual).
- Supply Planning:
- Manage inventory levels of Raw material and packaging to guarantee the execution of the Production Plan without interruptions.
- Manage inventory levels of finished goods to guarantee a smooth execution of the Demand Plan to fulfill market needs in a timely manner.
- Develop minimum – maximum inventory level of all products and be able to align levels with peaks and troughs in demand.
- Develop the E&O list “Excess & Obsolete” and set an action plan with Sales and Marketing teams to minimize and eliminate levels.
- Prepare all weekly/Monthly/yearly reports and discuss developments and key findings with Supply Chain Manager and top management.
- Develop an open channel with the procurement/purchasing specialists and provide support in assessing suppliers’ responses and lead times.
- Regularly meet with key stakeholder teams to discuss ways of improvement and process updates: Marketing, Sales and Distribution, Procurement and logistics, Warehouse, Production.
- Participate in Inventory check process as planned (Quarterly, Semiannual, annual).
Job Requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business- Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Statistics, or Finance.
- Master’s Degree in Supply Chain Management.
- +5 years in Supply chain positions, with minimum 3 years proven previous experience in Supply Chain Planning in the manufacturing industry, with exposure to short lead- time, high volume manufacturing environment.
- APIC, CPIM certified is a major plus.
Skills:
- Expert in Excel.
- Excellent user of ERP system.
- Proficiency in PowerPoint and data visualization.
- Self-directed and results focused. Strong sense of urgency and ownership of resolution.
- Strong written and verbal communicator.
- Fluent in English.
