General Manager - Raw Material Planning - Auto/Tyres

Work Experience :

- At least 15 to 17 years' experience in Supply Chain and 3-5 years at leadership level in a multinational company, preferably in the FMCG or Automotive industry.

- Good experience with lean methodologies, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvements, and Operations Planning.

- Ability to define , develop, and manage highly complex processes and to drive efficiency improvements

- Understanding of S&OP process from end to end, inventory strategy and production planning

- Experienced in working in a matrix organization of businesses , understanding of business issues, metrics and customer value

- Demonstrated implementation or experience of any cost to serve model

- Worked in any Experience in handling both local & international vendors

Functional/ Technical Competencies :

- End to End Supply Chain Management ( Including Supply/Demand Planning , Inventory Management/Modelling , Customer Service )

- International Imports /Exports & Logistics

- Business Continuity & Response Management

- Digital Skills/ Technology

- Project Management (Desirable)

- Raw Material Planning , Forecasting , vendor scheduling , Inventory Management , quality of process , associated with circa 450M USD of Raw Materials from more than 200 + vendors and100 + RM Codes

- Inter-plant RM materials movement coordination and control in-bound materials plan , suppliers to plant ( what goes where , when and how much ) on a continuous basis

- RM requirement development and hand-off to vendors and scheduling raw materials, consistent with the Category Strategy and guidance. Streamline the process of material request planning.

- Drive Continuous improvements - drive lean processes and coordinates with and support regional Mfg operations , new product materials integration , interfaces with and support Plant Materials Control Mgrs. / RM Planning and scheduling from vendors

establishment of RM Inv Mgmt. processes, methods and standards. Continuously grow and build a team of Raw Materials planning and Inventory mgmt. professionals at a Country and Plant level

- Besides the operational role, lead continuous improvement efforts in the area of RM Planning & Scheduling process health improvement and provide thought leadership and guidance collaborating with SC Teams within, Category Teams, Quality and Technology teams. Lead Regional Projects as relevant to RM, collaborating with all stake holders.

- Coach, develop and lead a team of RM Planners in the capacity of the leader using the framework of Functional & Core Competency to build capability in the function.

- Accountable to digitize standard work through application of Robotics, smart tools to support end to end process around signal to make & buy as applicable for Raw Materials.

- Lead Business Continuity efforts associated with RM supply outages collaborating with Global Category Teams & Quality /Technology and Plant teams

- Lead the transition of Organization Construct - associated with RM Centralization with robust governance & Change Management Program in Place.