Responsibilities :
JOB FUNCTION
Working in EMEA Supply Chain Planning department, reporting to the EMEA Supply Chain Planning Manager, the Supplies S&OP Planner is in charge of managing the availability of his/her product-portfolio, aligned with Supply Chain fundamentals (inventory, operational costs, supply & demand accuracy). Makes sure that supply and demand is balanced and exceptions are well managed.
ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITY
S&OP process
- Cooperates with WW planning team in supply planning for EMEA
- Finalizes, analysis & presents the supply commit in S&OP meetings for all key stakeholders
- Communicates supply constraints and excess (to Marketing, Sales and Backlog/ demand monitoring teams) for constraint/ excess management activities
- Proactively proposes solutions for availability and inventory issues (air shipment, conversion, demand switch, geobalancing, etc)
- Ensures end to end coordination on supply & demand improvement actions
Provides accurate & reliable outlooks
- Provides input to finance for revenue outlook
- Provides input to manager, finance & other stakeholders on projected constraints
- Follows up changes throughout the month and understand the impacts on business results
Manages supply / demand exceptions
- Analyses end of past month backorder (root causes & actions)
- Understands the forecasting process and follows up any outliers (special deals, demand changes, product lifecycle changes)
- Monitors closely the production and logistics for special deals and ensures timely availability, cooperates with other teams to deliver on time in full
- Supports inbound, emergencies, escalations & exceptions
Inventory Management
- Contributes to inventory outlook
- Provides input to inventory manager and takes action to ensure targets are reached
- Drives actions to reduce slow moving and end of life products inventory
- Ensures availability by announcement date for new product introductions
- Contributes to inventory improvement action plans
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Minimum 3 years in Supply Chain Management or Supply Chain Planning or degree in Supply Chain / International Business/ Business Administration/ Logistics
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS and TECHNICAL SKILLS
Personal characteristics
- Strong communication skills (oral/written)
- Strong sense of ownership
- Rigour and responsiveness
- Analytical skills and data literacy
Technical skills
- Proficiency in Excel
- Knowledge/ experience of SNP, Kinaxis Maestro or other planning tool is an advantage
Language
- English Advanced Working proficiency level
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