Supply Planner (5-8 yrs)

The Job:

- As Supply planner the scope of your role to include below roles and responsibilities :

- Work closely with The Demand Planning Team to understand and plan supply/Inventory to support business objectives

- Responsible for the effective and efficient management of inventory levels within set KPIs (Inventory, DSI, excess & obsolete, Unit Fill Rate etc.)

- Work closely with factories / suppliers on Lead-Time improvements & supplier performance to serve markets with optimum Inventory and at least costs.

- Use Data Analytics, ABC / Threshold Analysis and other tools to maintain right inventory levels with right quality at right location.

- Tracking & expediting production to ensure orders are filled on time and that Service Levels are at target

- Manage global suppliers, GSMA, Third Party Suppliers, factories & DCs to prioritize production/replenishment, constraint management & supply / network optimization / logistical issues.

- Make recommendations to resolve

- As a key Stakeholder in S&OP process, Work with sales, marketing, supply chain, suppliers and manufacturing for successful new product introductions, product life cycle, trends & seasonality, and phase in/out processes, Avoid stock outs and/or excess & obsolescence

- Define and implement improvement projects.

Identify root causes and drive corrective and preventive actions by working together with cross functional teams to deliver/Exceed on Targets.

- Actively review, manage, and update ETA of inbound purchase orders using ERP/JDA and Excel based reporting.

Updating arrival dates where necessary

- Expert in the JDA supply planning systems to support availability and drive planning efficiency.

Own and manage the JDA supply planning system, leverage IT platforms such as SAP, BW etc., for data driven decision making

- Regularly review and update system settings, maintain planning parameters (MOQ, Lead Time etc.) to maintain a clean and robust working environment

- Contribute to Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE) preparation processes

Education and Experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant experience with an MBA in Supply chain\