Specialist SCM Process Management - Materials Management

About BASF in India

BASF has successfully partnered India’s progress for more than 130 years. As of the end of 2024, BASF had 2,411 employees in India with 8 production sites and 42 offices throughout the country. The Innovation Campus Mumbai and the Coatings Technical Center in Mangalore are both part of BASF’s global technology platform. In 2024, BASF registered sales of approximately €2.4 billion to customers in India. Further information is available on www.basf.com/in.

Objectives of the Position:

 

• Drive the development and optimization of the global supply chain processes of the business unit Cellasto,       focusing on materials and warehouse management.

• Ensure SAP-system functionality in respective areas and act as first level support for the global team.

• Participate and/or lead respective projects incl. coordination of global activities.

Main Areas of Responsibilities and Key Activities:

 

• Support, optimize and develop global processes in materials and warehouse management, mainly in our SAP system landscape.

• Drive implementation of solutions in collaboration as Interface between Cellasto business and Central digitalization experts.

• Global first Level Support / Assistance cross-functional in Day-to-day business.

• You support the development of business unit or customer specific labels in our SAP environment and ensure global harmonization of label printing.

• You will be part of BASF test user community to facilitate SAP system upgrades, which includes execution and documentation of test cases and support of error correction.

• Ensure adherence to global process standards and best practice sharing.

• Cooperate with the relevant global and regional units, functions, sites and subcontractors.
 

Projects
 

• Lead / Coordinate global IT / SCM projects and implement harmonized processes / solutions with project and process documentation, tests, trainings.

• Support the Change management in the affected functions. Conduct the needed knowledge transfer for proper system usage and ensure process adherence in the respective units.

• Continuous identification of process improvement opportunities.

Costs, Performance & Compliance
 

• Obtain long-term performance improvements, monitor targets / key performance indicators (KPI + PPI) incl. identification of saving potentials.

• Timely implementation of sustainable countermeasures in the event of a deviation.

Job Requirements (minimum requirement to carry out the work)

Education -

• Master’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Information technologies or of related disciplines

• Fluent in English, German or Mandarin would be a plus

Working Experience -
 

• Working experience in Supply Chain or IT functions related to Supply Chain

• Knowledge of supply chain and sales/OTC related processes and tools

• Project experience

• Presentation skills

Technical & Professional Knowledge:
 

• Self-driven and taking initiative to learn and experiment

• Ability to think strategic and continuously improve processes. Proven ability to solve problems and pro-actively implement solutions

• Strong knowledge in SAP, especially the MM and WM modules.

• Strong communication skills – good presenter

• Ability to work effectively in virtual teams

• Advanced MS Office skills

• Service excellence competencies (Team Player, Positive attitude, etc.)

• Availability for flexible working hours (as required for a global role) and overseas travel on demand

Operating Network (to provide information on communications & interactions required for this role)

 

Internal Network:
• Very frequent relationship within BU to Customer Service, Logistics, Sales & Engineering, Procurement

• Regular contact to overseas colleagues, especially Cellasto process management / excellence counterparts

• Intensive contacts to service units (e.g. GD or GB)

External Network:

• Contacts with external customers and logistics service providers