Responsibilities
* Drive managed inventory reduction & Working Capital improvements.
* Support excellence in Excess and Obsolete initiatives and projects.
* Ensure strategy is in place and implemented to facilitate optimal delivery of supplier material.
* Implement & Drive planning and purchasing Initiatives implementing appropriate strategies in line with business needs & objectives.
* Complete continual process health checks and audits to ensure conformance and day-to-day adherence.
* Identify and monitor Risk and Vulnerability affecting the key processes with the focus of continually improving.
* Own the MPS, managing forecasts, loading variants, and main line instrument order dating in line with market demand.
* Drive continuous improvement within the Supply Chain and internal processes to support best practice.
* Where supply issues are identified work with the supply chain, manufacturing engineers, product managers and engineers to find a solution.
* Analyse past dues to drive continuous improvement in all areas.
* Using data, review minimum inventory holding for key components.
* Implement new processes and encourage innovation within the business.
* Ensure that processes and procedures are adhered to in line with Business Unit requirements.
* Analyse data to drive decision marking and process improvement.
* Support internal initiatives on Product Development and New Product Implementation.
* Manage, mentor, guide, and challenge each team to drive excellence in each area.
Essential and Desirable Skills
* Experience in People and Process Management.
* Experience in MPS, forecasting and Working capital management.
* Appreciation of P&L and how the bottom line is impacted.
* Experience with excess and obsolete processes.
* Excellent people management and soft skills.
* High attention to detail and disciplined approach.
* Understand Global Cost Drives together with their cause and effect.
* Experience with a continually evolving and growing operation.
* Data analytics and/or Planning background - Understand data trends, materials, MPS, and manufacturing processes.
* Have strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal & influencing skills.
* Positive and enthusiastic attitude.
* Be analytical, numerically astute with strong proven problem-solving abilities.
* Excellent problem-solving techniques with the mentality that there is always a way to make the process better.
* Organised - able to document, handle, prioritise and deal with a high volume of projects and tasks.
* Recognise trends to ensure plan adherence.
* Possess the ability to work with multiple teams to drive best practice
Desirable Skills
* IT - MS Navision ERP System.
* Project Management Skills.
* Experience in Global Sourcing and Supply Chains.
* Advanced Planning techniques.
* Background and understanding of end-to-end Operations.
Required Personal Attributes
* Proactive "Can Do" attitude.
* Strong negotiation and teamwork skills.
* Ability to communicate at all levels in a clear professional and concise manner.
* A willingness to question, understand & challenge both Product and Process for improvement and gain.
* Creative and Analytical
* Excellent people management skills
* Flawless attention to detail
* Ability and desire to mentor and guide team members
* Data driven
Qualifications or Relevant Work Experience
* 5 years in a similar role
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