Supply Planning Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Discusses inventory plan with relevant stakeholders, adjusting stock policies in line with the risk involved
• Applies basic optimization techniques and lead time reduction techniques
• Adjusts supply planning parameters according to latest developments(e.g. line speed upgrade)
• Determines various scenarios for the supply plan, calculates impact, and proposes feasible solutions
• Monitors the sales, production, and suppliers’ performance using the most up-to-date information
• Quickly identifies critical from non-critical situations and re-plans accordingly avoiding overreacting
• Considers the potential risk of changes to the plan at the last minute (e.g. availability of materials, disruption of other SKUs, low OPI)
• Escalates issues to higher management when the risk involved is beyond his/her authorization level
• Manages the information flow, ensuring data is delivered on time, according to agreed quality
• Coordinates the supply planning process in a logical way taking into account interdependencies with demand planning, brewing, and scheduling activities
• Organizes the supply review meetings
• Discusses the supply plan with relevant stakeholders and leads decision-making during supply review meetings
• Analyses supply planning KPIs (product availability, stock days, OPI) and propose improvements
• Shows understanding of the interdependencies between customer service levels, production efficiency, and inventory levels
• Understands the impact of changing demand on the supply plan
• Understands the impact of adjusting supply planning parameters on the total supply chain
• Understand the economic and financial impact of supply chain performance (e.g. higher stocks, overtime)
• Allocates capacity considering the marginal contribution of different products or resources
• Support and maintains ISO, TAP Quality system

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in science, Engineering, International Business, or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years work experience in Demand or Supply Planning, Inventory Management Factory Planning, Demand Planning in manufacturing or FMCG with at least 1 year as a team leader
• Good English communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Work well with others and can work well under pressure with minimum supervision.
• Good negotiation & problem-solving skills