Overview The role will lead the complete demand & supply cycle for Egypt Beverage Business. The role will be the main point of contact between SC and Commerical Team in terms of Market requirements, commercial agendas, etc.. Accordingly will lead the planning cycle of SC to deliver these requirements. The role will be responsible for communicating the production plans with Manufacturing facilites while ensuring the material availability for the is plan by setting the Raw and Pack Material delivery schedules with Suppliers & GP. The role will also have the visibility on the long term productions schedules and will agree on the time slots with Engineering for overhauling of lines and stoppages required for projects Responsibilities A-Production Planning: Develop Products requirements based on forecasted volumes for all business required periods (Strategic, annual, monthly, weekly and daily) and ensure a clear communication of the requirements plans to all manufacturing plants. Plan Product sourcing based on manufacturing and deployment overall cost to ensure the delivery of the finished goods to sales at the optimum cost. Plan Products manufacturing based on updated sales plans to ensure products availability for sales & distribution in the right time. Ensure the timely flow of production plans to both Production & FG warehouses functions in all plants. Define all finished goods inventory levels based on manufacturing / transportation lead times and forecasted sales volumes. Plan in coordination with finished goods warehouses function the availability of the adequate storage capacity for the targeted inventory levels. Control the finished goods inventory working capital in coordination with the Finance function to maintain healthy cash flow for the business. Monitor the production function performance by issuing tracking reports for finished goods actual production verses plans and report variances. Follow up on the production variance analysis and ensure the development of the proper action plans to close the variance. Lead the Finished Goods Inventory Planning organization securing the annual volume targets achievement while reducing overall Finished goods cost through better planning leading to efficiency improvements and optimized cost B-Material Planning: Develop Raw and Pack Material requirements based on forecasted volumes for all business required periods (Strategic, annual, monthly, weekly and daily) and ensure a clear communication of the requirements plans to GP and Suppliers. Control Raw and Pack Material inventory working capital in coordination with the Finance function to maintain healthy cash flow for the business and optimum level of DII. Plan in coordination with R&P warehouses function the availability of the adequate storage capacity for the targeted inventory levels. Define all R&P inventory levels (Days on hand) based on suppliers lead time, availability risk and changes in commercial requirements (forecast) Collaborate with GP to avail extra 3PL warehousing to store R&M beyond available owned warehouses. Ensure the timely flow of R&P Material plans and call outs to Suppliers avoiding any production stoppages due to lack of R&P. Own all Financial Control requirements and perform required GCS tests C-Bottles & Crates Planning (Beverages only): Develop Bottles & Crates requirements for market and manufacturing based on forecasted returnable packages volumes for all business required periods (Strategic, annual) and ensure the timely forwarding of these requirements plans to the Central procurement function. Develop annual bottles & crates CAPEX (Around 25 MM$ per annum) to support volume growth. Schedule bottles & crates delivery based on updated production plans and trade injection requirements to ensure glass availability for manufacturing plants and customers at the right time. Ensure the timely flow of bottles & crates delivery schedules to both materials replenishment & materials warehouses function Define all bottles & crates inventory levels based on their delivery lead times and forecasted production plans. Plan in coordination with bottles & crates warehouses function the availability of the adequate storage capacity for the targeted inventory levels. Control the bottles & crates CAPEX in coordination with the Finance function to maintain healthy cash flow for the business. Monitor the bottles & crates delivery function performance by issuing tracking reports for bottles & crates actual delivery versus delivery plans and reporting variances. Monitor the bottles & crates actual injection versus plan and analyze variance in coordination with sales function. Monitor the bottles & crates actual breakage versus plan and analyze variance in coordination with plants managers. Follow up on the delivery, injection and breakage variances analysis and ensure the development of the proper action plans to close the variance. Demand/Forecasting: Define the model for the volume forecasting through analyzing the seasonality, volume trends by SKU, learnings from previous activities & competitive activities. Educate indirect reports (Sales team) to create a demand management culture in line with PepsiCo standards to achieve the desired forecast accuracy improvement Customer Demand Forecasting (CDF) weekly meeting with the presence of both supply chain and sales team and finance to evaluate the past week performance and setting next week plans. Lead the forecast accuracy improvement process with sales team to support operations utilization in all operational functions (Warehousing/Fleet/Manufacturing/Sales Operations).. Responsible for managing the forecasted sales figures and communicating them with all concerned parties within supply chain. Owner of the monthly S&OP Executive meeting to align on rolling month final forecast figures with the company business goals Responsible for leading the weekly SIP/CDF meeting with commercial and finance teams to agree on coming week forecast is being discussed and previous week’s KPIs are being reviewed. Responsible for the communication of all changes in figures between sales and supply chain. Manage the brand Bias which is the brand movement towards continuous under or over forecasting in order to reflect the actual growth for a given brand. Lead the sales / Supply chain alignment meetings for more hands on unplanned breakdown in either supply or manufacturing systems. Work with Sector team on ISCP forecast models to match Egypt market set up in order to get the desired improvement on the forecast accuracy. Challenge Sales trade promotion in case of the promotion failure based on its history in order not to add extra complexity on the supply part. Analyze all the available sales data resulting in a road map support forecast accuracy improvement. Commerical Initiatives: Lead the stage gate process locally from the operations side. This includes: Owner of Project timings Keep projects to the agreed timings Structure & set up project with PM for each stage with agreed realistic timings Manage the projects through the gates/stages Identify late task completion & escalates to ensure that project timings are not impacted. Drive Project completion within agreed timelines Highlights exceptional issues (KPIs) Facilitate issue resolution with the PM Identify key players Communicate project status at critical milestones to key stakeholders Report to the management team on the status and the key issues with the different projects. Leadership: Lead the capability building of the Planning organization in the right pace to ensure its adequate balance with company growth objectives. Ensure compliance to all PI & local governmental regulatory standards of operation Develop strong systems to improve R&P Material finished goods inventory management Key Performance Indicators (Product availability, Product deployment compliance, Inventory coverage and carrying cost etc.…). Drive organization capability agenda in coordination with HR and Ops. Capability functions Develop employees based on Leadership Model in coordination with HR and Ops. Capability Conduct performance appraisal for direct reports with high quality and meeting deadlines Develop and implement Planning Best Practice and Processes. Establish and maintain a standard of performance for the Planning function to enhance improvements in business achieving its objectives. Ensure the alignment of the Planning organization with the company vision, purpose and priorities Review financial statements and productivity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement. Works closely with business partners and functional peers Qualifications Bachelor degree in engineering/ commerce. Fluent in English and Arabic languages. 10 years’ experience in Production planning / Deployment planning / Supply Chain Operating Environment. Ability to deal with diverse backgrounds. Strong Analytical / Thinking skills to be able to identify opportunities. Strong strategic planning skills to develop solid future plans. Good understanding of basic financial analysis. Strong communication & leadership skills. Strong Inter-personal Skills.
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