Capacity Manager
Apply now »Date: May 5, 2025
Location: Barcelona, ES
Company: AkzoNobel
About AkzoNobel
Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.
For more information please visit www.akzonobel.com
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Capacity Manager
The main purpose of the job will be:
- Manage the Rough Cut Capacity Plan (RCCP) process and manage planned production capability exceptions for Supply Points.
- Lead the interface with Manufacturing for sites and the Site Review step in the IBP process.
- Provide the Capacity Planning input, both production and logistics, for the IBP and S&OE process. Ensure optimal balancing month after month Plant Load/Capacity and Warehouse Load/Capacity.
- Lead and support projects and process improvement to enhance performance and efficiency of the required planning activities (SLOBs, Inventories and Service across scope site / supply points).
- Drive the continuous improvement mindset within the Supply Planning team.
- Ensure good communication and integration with other planning teams, manufacturing (scheduling), logistics, customer care, commercialization and other stakeholders. Drive MDI meeting & gate keeping meetings with other departments and support with providing relevant KPI’s to measure performance.
- Manage distribution plan capacity (x main DC’s – storage, manning), transportation capacity in main flows and manage inventory and orders fluctuations exceptions.
- Ensure master data correctness & proper housekeeping of transactional data.
About the Job
- Create an aggregated (above SKU plan) DSI (Demand, Supply, Inventory) for BU Region for the IBP horizon.
- Create BU Region RCCP (x sites).
- Manage Production Capacity exceptions and build potential mitigation scenarios.
- Drive Make-Supply Gatekeeping meetings, from supply side, to align on plan deviations/risks.
- Provide RCCP input to IBP and S&OE governance processes.
- Manage Warehouse Capacity exceptions and build potential mitigation scenarios. Support on reporting where necessary.
- Drive Deliver-Supply Gatekeeping meetings, from supply side, to align on plan deviations/risks.
- Lead and improve the SLOB process for semi-finished products and raw materials on site.
- Develop, lead and implement, together with CI team, detailed plans to improve performance on End to End Supply Processes, Production or Warehouse capacity.
- Drive a mindset of continuous improvement within the Supply Planning team.
- Ensure the right collaboration with demand management/planning teams, manufacturing and logistics.
- Review BU Region warehouse capacity plan, and input risks to IBP and S&OE meetings.
About You
- University Education with at least 6 years’ experience in FMCG, Paint/Coating or Retail industries Supply Chain Improvement or consulting.
- High level of experience on Supply Planning, IBP processes, Planning tools, Supply planning, planning in SAP ECC and BI.
- Change management: ability to manage a diverse range of stakeholders .
- Excellent interpersonal relationship skills and communicator.
- Project Management skills.
- Focused on results.
- Good problem-solving skills, able to identify and structure issues, run accurate analyses and synthesize recommendations.
- Strong desire to challenge and improve status-quo.
- Fluent in English.
What we offer
- Join a growing multinational company.
- Stable project.
- Professional and personal development in a dynamic environment.
- Hybrid teleworking modality.
- Dining room benefits.
- Flexible remuneration.
- Access to training platform.
- Free parking and metro 5 minutes walking.
- Paddle/tennis and football court free to use on site.
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At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.
Requisition ID: 46542