Supply Planning Manager

Job Description

Lead and manage the Supply Planning Team for MPY (Marine, Protective and Yacht) business for Indonesia, Thailand, Pakistan to ensure the required service to the customer and the appropriate balance with costs and inventory for both finished goods and materials. Be the primary interface to MPY BU Commercial teams for Indonesia, Thailand and Pakistan, and Manufacturing sites in Indonesia, Thailand and Pakistan including ICD imports (intercompany imports).
 

•    Manage the supply planning team for the different sites in your BU/Region.
•    Demonstrate leadership according to company values, walking the path with the team.
•    Implement the right and agreed governance in the planning team.
•    Implement and develop MDI and Tier meetings.
•    Ensure the right setting of objectives, performance and development of the team.
•    Liaise with BU leadership to ensure business targets are achieved.
•    Develop and implement details plans to improve performance on service, inventory and SLOBs, but as well on efficiency and improvement of the processes.
•    Guide team members in their day to day activities management.
•    Work closely with regional supply planning manager and hub planning manager to deploy the strategy and plans within the region.
•    Ensure the right collaboration with demand management/planning teams, manufacturing, procurement, logistics, customer service and finance.

Production, Material & Distribution Planning

•    Ensure planners plan finished goods products in the three horizons: IBP, Demand Control and Execution. Emphasize focus on optimal trade-off between service, inventory and costs.  
•    Make sure the Rough Cut Capacity Plan (RCCP) process and planned production capability exceptions for Supply Points are managed (x production sites and relevant tollers/TPMs).
•    Participate in the monthly supply reviews, RCCP preparation and review per site on demand.
•    Prepare and lead the demand control meeting.
•    Provide monthly and weekly performance analysis and action plans.
•    Ensure all finished goods sold in Europe are planned to manage production requirements, distribution or purchasing to ensure the performance targets (DC, DIO, SLOBs).
•    Contact point to resolve over/ under stock position.
•    Ensure team applies the right inventory, replenishment and planning strategies.
•    Manage exception escalation resolution.
•    Review and manage suppliers/tollers, manufacturing and logistics performance

Job Requirement

•    University Education with at least 5 years’ experience in FMCG, Paint/Coating or Retail industries Supply Chain Improvement or consulting
•    At least a few years of people management experience
•    Experience in 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, able to listen, able to handle team tensions
•    Stress resistance, flexible, problem solving attitude
•    Project Management skills
•    Seen by others as credible, trustworthy, and open to new ideas
•    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