General Manager - Inventory & Supply Planning SME

Inventory & Supply Planning SME

·Under broad direction, lead the Inventory planning for India region to optimize / achieve cash flow targets while customer requirements (External and Internal) are secured.

·Collaborate effectively across the Region SC Planning network ( Plant SCMs, DC SC Planners) for process improvements on Supply planning & Inventory management.

·Provides inventory planning subject matter expertise on topics related to Stocking Policy / Safety stock / MOQ / Q-Max. Optimize MRP parameters to right level to meet inventory targets.

·RCA & CAPA for Unhealthy Inventory - Preventive actions for each category by modifying Production Plan, Distribution Plan, Material Plan and setting self-healing parameters (Safety stock, DC Lot Size, PO Block/ PO Creation, MOQ, Qmax, Stocking Policy) .Recommend optimal channel to reach targets (inventory/customer OTD target) set by management to cut down manual interventions

·Competency improvement for India SC Planning team on SE tools and processes related to Inventory management.

·Drive mid term and short term actions related to inventory optimization with all entities to meet Region inventory ambition

KPIs

·Raw materials inventory days ( DIN) & Inventory value

·Unhealthy inventory ( UHS) %

10-15 years experience in manufacturing supply chain operations

Knowledge of SAP /Oracle  ERP / Kinaxis planning tool.

Qualifications :

Bachelor in Engineering + MBA from premier institute