Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison between planning and inventory management to build delivery plans & flow forecasts
• Responsible for building effective inventory strategies that align with financial objectives of the company
• Accountable for collaborating with Inventory Management Lead and Category Inventory Managers to resolve issues related to product shipment delays
• Recommend exception management activities
• Support preparation of country S&OP and recommend profitable inventory decisions
• Demand and Supply Alignment- Identify demand signal across markets for individual categories and engage with Internal Teams to ensure that supply is in-line with demand
• Hind sighting:
• Measure SKU level performance by looking at factors influencing KPI and make recommendations based on the analysis to minimize impact of excess inventory at free cash flows for the region- Interco’s
• Identify key Demand signal trends, provide business insight, project excess inventory at and coordinate recommendations and actions- Closeout and Left To Sell
• Deliver Production requests to RP based on target Safety Stock, production lead time and supply chain strategies
• Owns communication with RP to prioritize plan, review/ late/no Pconf deliveries
• Coordinate off-cycle requests/ requirement of affiliates
• Ensure to achieve Service Level and Fill-rate
• System Report Update:
• Report FG Supply Planning Metrics through reports to the Region, Provide corrective actions for Deviations if any
• Analyze the FG Supply Planning Metrics through reports to enable faster business decisions
• Periodically Review Supply Planning Master data for accurate FG planning
• Generate and Publish Finished Goods Inventory Purchase Requisition Plan

Requirements

• 5-7 years Category Management & finished goods planning experience 
• Bachelor’s degree holder
• Strong analytical/problem solving capabilities
• Strong in production planning and scheduling
• Highly organized and should have experience in inventory & finished goods planning and a business background in retail, wholesale or e-commerce channel sales or marketing
• Able to work in a highly demanding but collegial environment where teamwork is a must
• Flexible, action and results oriented, self-starting and multi-tasking
• Decisive and able to move with speed to implement their own ideas
• Ability to build constructive and effective relationships with a broad, diverse group of business partners, mainly the cross-functional team
• Able to influence cross-functional partners and reports
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong listening and interpersonal skills
• Technical proficiency with computer software tools
• Advanced usage in ESCC – SAP