Job Description
Role Overview
Responsible for ensuring effective supply chain planning, inventory optimization, and reporting across the network. Acts as a key link between customer service, suppliers, and internal planning teams to deliver accurate forecasts, resolve supply issues, and maintain optimal service levels.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage inventory policies, safety stock, and service levels to optimize supply chain performance.
* Validate planning lead times and align supply with demand through planned orders and deployments.
* Monitor and resolve supply and distribution exceptions, ensuring clear communication with stakeholders.
* Collaborate with demand planners, purchasing planners, production schedulers, and suppliers to ensure constraint visibility and capacity alignment.
* Maintain and update master data, planning BOMs, and system parameters in advanced planning tools (eg, KXS Rapid Response).
* Share forecasts with suppliers and ensure supplier raw material availability.
* Approve automation and stockholding policies based on segmentation strategies.
* Drive continuous improvement by simplifying processes and ensuring high-quality reporting.
Skills & Experience
* Experience in planning, logistics, or manufacturing
* Strong analytical and digital skills with solid supply chain process knowledge.
* Proficiency in advanced planning systems, CI tools, and agile concepts.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with evidence of leadership traits such as resilience, curiosity, and decision-making in ambiguity.
Education
* University degree (Supply Chain or related field preferred).
* Advanced planning system expertise is an advantage.