Associate Manager, S&OP Foods

• Responsible for Production Planning, Dispatch Planning & Material planning for specific Foods categories
• Ensure effective inventory management & monitor inventory freshness & SLOB
• Develop factory-wise production plans & dispatch plan to meet desired stock availability levels
• Track plan achievement for factories & devise mitigation plans for short term supply issues
• Assess constraints on supply such as short-term capacity issues, packaging material and raw material & plan actions with cross function teams
• Develop supply contingency plans to meet supply/demand variabilities
• Drive customer service metrics -Improve OTIF & fill rates and review open order positions

Desired Candidate Profile

• Prior work experience in FMCG company
• Knowledge of Supply chain planning process & practices
• High proficiency in data handling, MS-Excel & SAP
• Prior experience of working on Planning system (like SAP-APO, JDA) preferred
• Ability to work well in cross functional teams & effectively communicate across all levels of the organization
• Ability to take initiatives & drive projects

Desired Experience Level & Qualifications

• 2-4 years experience of handling Supply planning in FMCG industry
• Graduate / Post Graduate -MBA preferred