PepsiCo - Regional Logistics Manager (3-6 yrs)

JOB PURPOSE:

- Head the Unit SPL for the Region /Unit which involves complete ownership for Planning & Logistics, Demand Planning & Customer Service

- Design strategies/plans and ensure their implementation for effective logistics and improve Region efficiency on stock management to enhance growth

- Drive the Productivity agenda for the Regional Logistics in Secondary Freight and warehousing

- Work with the Plant SPL Teams, Plant Managers and Central Supply Planning to ensure demand supply gaps are minimized on an ongoing basis

- Lead the Unit Agenda of Dist best practices from SPL point including Distributor Warehouse best practices

- Drive the SC Quality of the Unit up to end Customer

Responsibilities:

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

- Manage entire Supply Chain Costs for the region and identify saving opportunities. Monitor and action DC wise

- Head the Demand Planning for the Region and run Regional/ Cluster DP processes cycles within the Unit

- Provide field inputs to Central Demand planning to enhance Forecast accuracy including RCA

- Collaborate with BU Supply Planning and BU Demand Planning to ensure right stocks and manage

- Demand Compliance on AOP

- Responsible for driving Secondary freight initiatives across the region

- Review and manage age of stocks and drive productivity in damage and expiry

- Lead the implementation of strategic CRS initiative for all DC in the Cluster and create a self-sustainable model between DC and Distributor

- Drive MT filtrates through collaboration with MT chains and ensuring flawless execution

- Lead the Freight strategy for the Region and drive productivity

- End to end coordination with Supply planners at Plant and HQ, co-packers, and ensure optimum usage of Plant resources

- Create and maintain differentiated Supply chain capability of all 3 channels i.e., for TT/EC and MT

- Manage all local promotions and banding operations at DC

- Warehousing productivity projects at DC for improved space utilization

- Work on daily and weekly forecast accuracy to impact skew and service levels

- Monitor Ageing and Stales at DC and resolve issues with Demand planner to ensure no write off

Qualifications:

KEY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED :

Education : Graduate and Degree/Diploma in Supply Chain Management

Functional Experience : 3+ year preferred in Supply Planning & Logistics, Knowledge of SAP

environment, expertise in TMS / planning tools, knowledge of warehouse operations & productivity

Language : English, Hindi

- At least 3-5 years of Supply Chain experience in a FMCG industry (preferably food industry)

- Flexibility and able to work under uncertain situation and high pressure.

- Understanding of logistics and warehousing operations

- Understanding of planning with an overview of S&D systems

- Data Analytics & Decision Making

- Negotiation skills & Tenacity

- Process Orientation

- Interpersonal relations Customer Service Orientation, Collaboration, and Influencing Skills

Leadership capability to run pilot projects and roll out thru change management