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Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities
1. Responsible to achieve agreed SFD, stock levels and CSL, monitors ICSL, SSL for the defined portfolio.
2. Continuouslyreviews the Sales/ Production forecast of defined portfolio of a country or a group of countries on short, mid and long term, in quantity and value.
3. Orders items from production sites, suppliers and co-packers, and follows up deliveriesin order to fulfil the sales/ production plan in timing and quantities
4. Communicates, manages and solves actual and potential supply issues.
5. Maintains and periodically reviews planning master data in SAP and IPB to implement adequate forecasting model, replenishment and stock strategies.
Additional Responsibilities
6. Coordinates co-packing activities with main focus on availability, saving costs, production schedule and raw material replenishment
7. Coordinates Import activities.
8. Ensures the sales forecast input from other department is on time and accurate (promotions, launches, delisting)
9. Prepares data for the bi-monthly reviews and consensus meeting
10. Manages SCM related tasks of quality issues.
11. Manages phase-in/phase-out situations and SLOBs.
12. Continuously improves operational efficiency (process improvements, new SCM solutions, support to central tenders).
Organization
13. Directly Reports to: Country, Sales or Production Supply Chain manager
Interactions
14. CIC, Marketing, Sales, Controlling, Production, Procurement
15. Supplier, Warehouse, Forwarder, customs service provider
Qualifications:
Professional Experience and Education
16. Bachelor in business and administration or in industrial engineering (University or University of applied sciences) OR
Professional training in business administration or comparable and at least 5 years’ experience in SCM functions.
17. 2 years’ experience in Demand planning in consumer goods company or B2B is a plus
Specific knowledge
18. Excel mastery
19. Knowledge in SAP, IBP and BI
20. Very good English skills
21. Good user knowledge in MS-Office
22. Basic financial knowledge
23. Basic commercial knowledge
Specific competencies
24. Customer orientation
25. Structured working style
26. Good statistical, analytical and problem solving skills
27. Distinct team spiritCommunication skills enjoying working on international and intercultural environment
28. Negotiation skills
29. Proactivity and initiative
30. Resilience