India Foods_Manager - Supply Chain Planning_Nashik

Location

Nashik | India

Job description

India Foods Business is a full-service manufacturing and marketing unit comprising over 500 employees spread across over multiple locations across India. Our strong suite of products includes the Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Haagen-Dazs and Nature Valley brands in both direct-to-consumer and B2B channels across Retail, Food Service and Bakeries & Exports. We combine the capabilities of a global enterprise with the entrepreneurial spirit and cultural awareness you would expect of a smaller local company.

POSITION : Manager - SC planning

REPORTS TO : Manager - SC

Location : Nashik, Maharashtra

Primary Function:

To manage the Planning Operations (Purchase + Production planning). Key responsibilities cover:

• Procurement of raw/packaging material in line with GMI specification,
• Production planning and consequent inventory planning
• Providing periodic MIS around planning f unction.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure effective material procurement and production planning to balance optimal inventory management v/s adequate stock cover of material for production. This is key as it has a direct impact on the customer service.
• Point of contact for internal & external stakeholders regarding daily operational activity to ensure supply availability & schedule adherence, cost optimization, contract execution and adherence, and delivery of initiatives supporting both top and bottom-line financials.
• Processes & documents all PO transactions in an efficient and accurate manner by working with Purchase Manager, Category Managers, and key stakeholders in the business units.
• Planning procurement in close co-ordination with sourcing, planning functions to ensure materials are made available to meet the plan.
• Executes P2P rollouts within team.
• Minimizes the total cost of transactions without impacting service levels.
• Collaborate with vendors to help them meet GMI requirements in terms of quality, OTIF, technical support, etc.
• Interface with category buyers to support strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Monitor working capital elements to optimize CWC objectives in co-ordination with planning, finance.
• Generate monthly MIS report of actual costs (all components of COGs), report exceptions, analyze variances for timely decision-making.
• Managing the interface with CHA, import team and the factory for the import consignments on the RM side.
• Vendor transitions on cost savings/SQM initiatives and due to operational reasons
• Managing artwork timeline tracker to execute innovations and statutory compliances.
• Supplier performance reviews and feedback to SRM team.

Preferred Education & Experience:

• Engineering graduate / Graduate with postgraduate qualification in Materials Management / Operations Management with 6 + years' experience in a similar function.
• Good Negotiation skills, analytical skills and flair for numbers are requisites.
• Interpersonal skills to work across functions, execution excellence, team handling experience, process design skills.

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