President - Commercial & Supply Chain - Manufacturing & Production

This is a new position created to support the growing business needs as part of the organisation transformation initiatives. The person will work directly with the CMD while being primarily responsible for developing & implementing supply chain strategies including integrated demand planning, Inventory management, material planning, vendor management, Procurement, imports, logistics and projects related to supply chain.

Client Details :

Our client is one of the leaders in the industrial chemicals and fertilisers segment alongside a global presence and an ever-increasing India footprint. With clear focus on global growth, leveraging on its existing product and plant synergies and adding incremental product lines, new plants and manufacturing capacities, they are currently in the middle of a phenomenal growth trajectory. They are looking for a President Commercial & Supply Chain as a part of their executive leadership team.

Description :

Reporting to the CMD, the incumbent will be responsible for :

- Set the vision, strategic direction and annual objectives for the overall supply chain organisation aligned with the business requirements

- Reviews S&OP metrics, key performance indicators, identifying potential risks and business opportunities.

- Track impact of global mergers/consolidations/socio-political developments on supply chain

- Integrate supply chain practices with IT platforms

- Closely track Global/domestic regulatory changes/duties/ Govt policies likely to emerge and impact supply chain

- Collaborate with other Supply Chain functions including Product Managers, Sales, Procurement, Logistics, Finance, to optimise net landed costs, reduce inventories and improve service levels.

- Ensures close integration with procurement to reduce net landed costs, maximise cost savings, optimise inventory balances and meet service levels

- Forecast procurement costs on an annual, quarterly, and monthly basis. Actively and effectively provide input costs for the annual budget process

- Develop and implement key procurement strategies which includes contingency plans, alternate sourcing avenues

- Create a business case for sourcing and implement the plan as required.

- Direct involvement with high value transactions, critical procurement's, long term strategic sourcing of 'A' class items.

- Drive strategic procurement initiatives with an objective to achieve cost optimisation

- Implement programs to optimise inventory turnover while mitigating inventory exposure and reducing risk for both the company and its Customers.

- Create and implement a supply chain strategy that is synchronised with business strategies and metrics.

- Build enough flexibility in the system to provide reliable shipments to improve On-Time in Full performance.

- Track capacity planning for the new product and De-bottleneck supplies issue.

- Develop and implement strategic priorities, annual plans, policies, business rules and metrics for the demand planning and inventory management to improve forecast accuracy

Profile :

- 20-25 years of experience out of which at least 7-10 years of experience should be in heading commercial/supply chain function of a large organisation.

- Knowledge of global sourcing practices, monopoly markets and business dynamics coupled with strong understanding of Fertilisers/Industrial Chemicals /Raw Material Logistics operations is good to have. 

- The incumbent must be familiar with advanced network and inventory optimisation methods.

- Experience with demand planning and optimisation tools like JDA, SAP, O9, Llama soft etc. along with CPSM or equivalent Supply Chain certification is preferred. 

- Knowledge of taxation, customs regulations and procedures is a must.

Job Offer :

A chance to work with the Industry's leading brand that offers great growth prospects and competitive pay.

Contact : Swapnil Khetan 

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