Team Lead - Supply Planner Formulation, Filling and Packaging

Objective of the Position:

• • Responsible to handle supply plan for rolling 36 months for products formulated and refilled in APA India Contract Manufacturers (CM)
  • Ensure flexible, reliable and timely import, formulation and refill planning and execution as per the customer demand
  • Maintain SAP & SNP planning related master data for the given product portfolio.
  • Optimize inventory level for all responsible products imported, formulated, refilled in India
  • Responsible to ensure all SCM related KPIs and NCMs are managed for the given portfolio

Job Responsibilities:

Demand and Supply Planning:

• Challenge / Validate demand from India (planned and unplanned) to ensure good import, formulation and refilling planning
• Plan, optimize and execute import, formulation and refill planning at tollers to ensure timely supply of finished goods to the markets in line with customers’ requirements
• Ensure correct maintenance of all relevant master data in SAP and APO to enable accurate planning (including artwork)
• Prepare / actively participate in monthly meetings and highlight key issues to be addressed for follow up actions (IN Demand Review, SA Business Planning Meeting (BPM), Resource & Operational Planning (ROP) with India CMs, Country S&OP), escalate where needed to SCM RBU team leads
• Collaborate with country Operational Business Planner (OBP), lead monthly detailed demand and supply planning adjust import, formulation and refill plan accordingly in ROP
• Co-ordinate with AI planner and Bulk planner to ensure timely arrival of AI and formulated bulk to the CM location
• Ensure usage of planning system to plan the supply of all materials and ensure all planning related master data are up to date.
• Enforce supply chain / order processing related business rules (Order lead time, artwork, MOQ, etc.)

Performance Management:

• Collaborate with Supply Chain Excellence and IN OBP to ensure FG inventory are kept at required level and with minimum dysfunctional stock
• Coordinate all India non-conformance management activities
• Responsible to achieve all core SC KPI and process related targets for the given portfolio (IN)

Continuous Improvement and Projects:

• Support/ drive implementation of continuous improvement initiatives in planning, inventory, relocation and/or other SC activities

People & team management:

• Lead the team (FTE and Contractors) responsible for supply planning activities in India
• Set measurable targets to monitor team’s performance
• Develop competencies of the team and ensure succession planning for key roles are identified
• Discuss and define development plan for the team members including required trainings

Job Requirements:

• MBA / PGDBA in Supply Chain or Operations is Preferred
• APICS certification will be an added advantage
• 5 – 8 years of relevant experience, Supply planning, SAP and APO knowledge is preferred
• Supply Chain planning and scheduling, operations. Understanding of Crop Protection business and SAP knowledge are strong advantage,
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders i.e. local, regional etc. and deliver the task within specified timeline
• Needs to display analytical ability and attention to details