How you’ll spend your day
Key function in assuring department provides correct service to support business needs.
Ensures supply to the market: right product at right time in right quantity and quality.
Point of contact for customer service for markets, alignment in regard to service, demand, inventory, market safety stock;
Monitors demand trends for evaluation of eventual impacts on the production factors and re-align the production factors to the needs of the customers;
Ensures Planning Data Accuracy.
Optimization of planning parameters, like campaign sizes, packaging lot sizes and times;
Sets priority for testing schedule for the Quality Control laboratory;
Drives QA releases and shipments out of the site;
Lead specific activities as supply Adherence OTIF on going monitoring.
Lead monthly demand review meeting as part of the monthly cycle
Manages Bulk and FG inventory levels on site;
Coordinates artwork information to enable the creation, progression & approval of new artworks;
Facilitates the planning and prioritization of artwork to meet new product launch milestone dates;
Promotes actions to improve the logistics flow in terms of efficiency and efficacy to minimize the costs and maximize customer satisfaction;
Supports site AOP preparation as needed
Supports local and global forums – e.g. Tier meetings, Supply consensus, S&OP;
Ensures that all work carried out is in compliance with the required standards conforming to company – e.g. cGMP, SOP, Health and Safety and Environmental requirements;
Support the training and qualification of Supply Chain Supply Service personnel and ensures that the required training is carried out and adapted according to need;
Supports change management within department;
Proposes and implements continuous improvements.
Your experience and qualifications
Bachelor`s degree;
APICS certification, MBA is a plus;
4+ years of professional experience in Planning;
Leader experience and people management skills;
Change management skills;
Customer orientation;
Highly team orientated;
Ability to cope with pressure and deadlines;
Advanced working knowledge of Excel and experience with SAP ERP;
SharePoint knowledge is a plus;
Participation and leadership in cross functional projects;
Capable of presenting information to all levels of management with supporting analysis under tight deadlines;
Strong oral and written communication skills in English.
