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The Regional Supply Planner is managing customer service levels and inventories by planning the supply of (semi-) finished goods from the factories towards the receiving factories or logistic warehouses taking into account the capacity restrictions and material availability.

The Regional Supply Planner is part of the Regional Supply Chain organization supporting the Marketing & Sales Unit. Supply Chain is part of the Operations function which aims to ensure the integration of all key business processes from supplier to customers, providing products, services and information that add value for customers and stakeholders. Operations manages sourcing, procurement, manufacturing, supply chain (supply chain planning, customer service, warehousing and logistics ) and ensures optimal alignment between demand and supply at a global scale, taking into account efficiency, required flexibility, security of supply and considering costs, working capital, quality levels, service levels, company and society values.

Goal and key accountabilities

1. Ensure Supply of the right volume at the right time so that customers can be delivered in time in full by creating a weekly Capacity- and Production plan. Take into account market requirements, capacity utilization, and materials availability to ensure an optimal inventory position of (semi-) finished goods.
2. Coordinate the Supply with various stakeholders including Manufacturing, Demand Planning, Procurement, New Product Development, and Finance. As part of cross-functional project teams, new product introductions and phase-out of old products have to be managed.
3. Drive the monthly local Supply IBP meeting and participate in the Regional Supply meeting.
4. Lead scenario development and decision-making for capacity assessments.
5. Drive continuous improvement by monitoring the daily and weekly performance and defining actions to improve.

Responsibilities

• For the short term create on a weekly base the weekly production plan for the Factory considering capacity restrictions, material availability, safety stock settings and customer demand. The volumes per SKU per week will be handed over to the Factory Production Scheduler.
• Coordinate changes in the fixed horizon impacting the volumes per SKU per week for (semi-) finished goods. The changes can be caused by unexpected material shortages, out-of-stock situations, rush orders, machine breakdowns, quality issues, etc.
• For the mid/term (horizon after the fixed horizon for the factory) create a capacity plan to ensure the supply in the short term for an optimal customer service level within the agreed stock levels. The capacity issues which can’t be solved with regular measures should be input for scenario development and be prepared for the monthly IBP Supply meeting.
• Define a straightforward way of working in the Supply Chain with regard to Make to Stock and Make to Order strategies. Define actions to improve in terms of costs, cash, and service targets.   
• Managing stock levels of (semi) finished goods for the short and mid/long term. Run the alert monitor to track stock alerts (shortage, below safety stock, maximum stock exceeded) and define actions to solve the alerts across Demand Planning, Factory Planning, etc.
• Approve parameters with an impact on stock levels. For the MU the MOQ and production frequency have to be approved and for the MSU (principal only) the minimum and maximum stock levels have to be approved. Also, maintain APO-specific master data in case of new products or changes in existing flows.
• Drive scenario development and decision-making for capacity assessments for the mid/long term (1-18 months), for the monthly IBP Supply meeting, for New Product Developments, for strategic capacity investments and product re-allocations in order to optimize cost, cash, and service targets.
• Plan Co-manufacturing flows (if applicable) by balancing demand versus capacity and ensuring the timely availability of components to be sent to the co-manufacturer.
• Construct the monthly Supply plan for the local IBP MU Supply meeting and the Regional Asian Supply review meeting.
• Lead projects to deliver inventory reduction for (semi-) finished goods.
• In case of supply, shortages coordinate the allocation of stock or capacity across the supply chain according to the agreed priorities.
• Coordinate phase-in phase-out projects across the MU and MSU with the objective to minimize obsolete costs and to secure the availability of the new products in time.
• Drive continuous improvement by monitoring Customer Service level, Stock levels and Production Adherence (TOP/TAP) key performance indicators. Define actions across the stakeholders in the Supply Chain to drive improvements.

Must have:

1. Preferably 3 to 5 years experience in Production Planning, Scheduling, and proven track of record.
2. Understanding of workflow processes and experience in managing data flows with internal stakeholders preferred.
3. SAP ECC knowledge preferred.
4. Experience of working in a cross-boundary/multi-cultural environment, with a track record of developing high performance, world class teams.

Experience and proximity to day-to-day supply chain operations

• Passionate, energetic & innovative work culture
• Outstanding Career Development Opportunities
• Flexibility with working hours 
• The best coffee and tea served all day in our office – or be your own Barista!