Senior Manager - Planning - Supply Chain - FMCG - NITIE/FMS/MDI/XLRI/IIM (10-20 yrs)

Primary Purpose of Role:

- The position holder will be expected to strengthen Demand Planning, Distribution Planning process, Supply Planning, RM/PM Planning & Export Planning Process.

- He/She would control finished goods inventory movements within and Outside plant (Gujarat) region.

- Establish and maintain Stakeholder and Internal Team relations.

- Implement S&OP process. Responsible for Planning accuracy and service level and Inventories optimization

- Act as the primary point of contact between all stakeholders (Plant, Agri, Commercial) and Supply Chain Planning team.

Roles and Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

DISTRIBUTION PLANNING

- Generate distribution plan for movement of Finished goods on daily basis

- Liaise with Demand planner on related availabilities to ensure no stock outs at any DC

- Update Inventory coverage plan at DC level on regular basis as per demand seasonality and forward cover requirements.

- Liaise with Plant team to ensure timely movement of Finished goods to Mother hub

- Ensure NPD and NCP connectivity is as per timelines agreed with business.

Measure

- Zero Stock out at any DC

STORAGE CAPACITY PLANNING

- Collaborate with Demand planning and Exports team to schedule and optimize production, in line with Inventory targets

- Map Demand Vs available capacity and identify gaps, if any.

- Work with MDC & Logistics team to ensure sufficient storage capacity is built-in to cater Seasonality and plant shut down requirements.

- Develop long term roadmap for capacity requirements and work with Potential partners to create sufficient storage capabilities.

Measure-

- No Loss of Production for want of storage space within Plant

DEMAND/SUPPLY/MTERIAL PLANNING

- Anchor S&OP cycle with effective bottom up and consensus planning process.

- Ensure the gaps of demand and supply are highlighted during the executive S&OP and drive the priority as per the business requirement

- Ensure the National Demand Plan gets converted to Rolling Monthly Supply, Capacity, Potato and Inventory Plan. Conduct monthly supply review meeting with concerned stakeholders.

- Ensure business continuity by balancing demand and supplies.

- Ensure continuous operation at plant by ensuring availability of RM/PM at all the time.

- Support business with identification of long-term capacity requirement.

- Ensure business continuity plan is in place to manage any contingency

MEASURE

- Forecast Accuracy

- Service Levels

- DOH - FG/RM/PM

- Capacity Utilization

Relationship Management

- Work as part of the Supply Chain team to share ideas and improve operation, recommending, supporting and implementing continuous improvement activities and process improvements to optimize results. Improve quality of delivery, in line with quality standard requirements of Company and Customers.

- Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance.

Organizational Relationships

This position reports into Director - Supply Chain Management

PREFER CANDIDATES FROM NITIE / TIER 1 B-SCHOOLS