Deputy Manager - Supply Chain Planner

Role & Responsibilities (Major responsibilities of this position) :

- Develop Supply Planning strategies and implement agreed & sound Demand & supply planning principles

- Drive the Daily Supply Planning mechanism for the fulfilment centres as per network & Deliver the Inventory and Service level KPI's for the business.

- Ensure that the FG write off are ZERO with process, weekly ageing review process with relevant business stakeholders.

- Lead the Monthly S&OP process & weekly supply review calls between Plant Managers, Procurement Team, as per S&OP Calendar to ensure seamless delivery of S&OP Plans

- Develop and provide Supply Chain MIS for all the Planning activities and ensure the communication agenda of Supply chain is delivered for minimizing surprises.

- Actively communicate with all the teams in the value chain including sales providing solutions and options that optimizes and maximizes the future growth of the business.

- Own the S&OP Supply process to ensure alignment and timely course correction to plan and review all demands - New Product Development, Innovation etc.

- Optimize between service levels in a constantly changing supply scenario through technology intervention to optimize sourcing to support Primary freight delivery.

- Obtain & Assess Demand from Channels and Balance vs capacity available, take decisions on optimum Inventory

- Guide the Procurement team with timely rolling forecasts to ensure availability of RM/PM's at all times

Purpose of the Position : (Major purpose why this role exists in the organization)

This position is responsible for :

- Managing Demand & Supply Planning for all product categories

- Managing and developing the Supply Chain planning agenda with a major focus on achieving targeted Fill rates through S&OP process.

- Working with Sales Managers, Business Heads, Production scheduler and Logistics team to optimize inventory norm days and ensuring No-Stock Outs.

- Integrate the end-to-end Supply Chain planning processes (Demand / Supply / Sourcing)

- Manage Channel Fill Rates & Fulfilment Centre (Depot / Plant) Fill Rates (Both QFR & LFR)

- Measure Demand Forecast accuracy, Back-orders and Stock outs on a monthly basis with an objective of optimising in line with organisational targets

- Develop IT enabled Demand & Supply Process (critical to have SAP R3 / S4 Hana Experience)

- Develop collaborative working culture amongst the managed team.

Educational Qualification Requirements :

- MBA/ B. Tech

- Specialization (if any) Supply Chain Management/ Sales / Finance