Head Supply Chain - Emerging Markets
Location
Secunderabad | India
Job description
Job Description :
Demand Planning
- Lead a team of demand planners to use the latest tools and techniques in forecasting and demand estimation. Drive consensus forecasts for S&OP by integrating underlying forecasts with market intelligence, revenue plans and enable alignment with Sales & Marketing team in the monthly planning cycle.
- Build demand planning and customer service excellence by striving towards best-in-class performance on metrics like OTIF, Forecast Value Add, Forecast Accuracy and Bias.
- Develop annual demand forecasts for the budgeting cycle in collaboration with markets and contribute to the long-term demand planning process (3Y â€' 5Y horizon).
Supply Planning
- Review and monitor macro-level production plans developed by supply planners for their respective set of geographies provide strategic inputs towards delivery plans and ensure buffer / inventory levels of all key products and raw materials as per delivery plan.
- Ability to drive measures for balancing inventory levels with customer service through periodic reviews of inventory and adoption of scientific norms.
- Ability to evaluate trends in demand to forecast requirements of raw materials, intermediates, etc. and enable a consolidated rolling 12-month projection to the procurement team.
- Build supply planning excellence by enabling best-in-class performance on key metrics and adoption of best practice in the plants serving the Emerging Markets.
Sales & Operations Planning
- Lead the S&OP process and facilitate the monthly S&OP meeting to drive alignment between demand and supply meeting the revenue targets.
- Work with cross-functional teams to resolve technical and thematic issues on demand and supply with a view to deliver to set targets in the annual business plan.
- Present risks and mitigating options with alignment from supporting functions in S&OP meeting and secure the necessary decisions with stakeholders.
In-Country Distribution Management
- Support country-specific distribution management (warehousing, transportation, resources)
- Monitor the end-to-end supply situation and drive required interventions to ensure stock availability.
New Product Launches
- Ensure prioritization of products within/across regions to utilize resources optimally. Drive execution on high value products with disproportionate focus
- Provide oversight for Launch Calendars for next 36 months and manage risks or constraints to deliver OTIF.
Digital
- Drive real time decisions harnessing the power of data and digital tools (Kinaxis, Dashboards et al)
- Knowledge of new technologies and the ability to identify opportunities for improving productivity, within functional area, using digitization
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