Lead the Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) process to align demand forecasts, supply plans, and inventory strategies.
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Collaborate with Commercial teams to gather market insights and develop accurate demand forecasts.
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Develop supply plans that optimize service levels, working capital, and cost efficiency.
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Monitor forecast accuracy and bias, historical information, seasonality and drive improvements in planning performance with supplementary commercial intelligence and market expectation from Business unit leader and commercial team.
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Manage supply risks and coordinate mitigation plans to ensure continuity of supply**.**
Optimize stock level without over stocking and stock out.
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Identify SKU classification and characteristic.
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Define inventory strategies to balance product availability for MTS and MTO, working capital, and manage service levels included safety stock.
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Monitor inventory KPIs such as inventory turns, coverage, aging stock, and write-offs.
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Work with Commercial and Finance teams to manage slow-moving and obsolete inventory.
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Raise warehouse storage / tank capacity constraints.
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Implement initiatives to reduce excess stock and prevent supply shortages.
3. Systems, Data & Process Management
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Oversee planning systems including ERP platforms such as SAP and Power BI.
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Ensure accuracy and governance of material master data and planning parameters.
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Support implementation and enhancement of planning tools.
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Drive digitalization and process improvements in planning workflows.
4. Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration
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Partner with Commercial, Customer Service, Finance, and Operations teams to align planning supply chain strategies.
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Work with regional supply chain planning program and local supply chain teams to share best practices and standardize processes.
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Provide supply chain insights to support business planning and decision-making.
5. Leadership & Team Management
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Lead and develop planning teams to achieve operational and strategic goals.
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Establish clear KPIs and performance metrics for the team.
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Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications & Experience
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Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Logistics, or related discipline.
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Typically 10 - 12 years of experience in demand supply planning, or supply chain management and procurement preferably within chemical distribution or similar industries.
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Strong experience in supplier negotiation, demand planning, and inventory optimization.
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Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and planning power BI tools.
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Proven leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.