Supply Planning Manager

5 months ago


مصر, Egypt Danone Full time

About the job
Danone MENA is looking for a highly dynamic **Supply Planning Manager** for its Specialized Nutrition Business in the Middle East and North Africa region to be based in **Cairo, Egypt.**
The Supply Planning Manager will be responsible for driving efficiencies in supply planning and inventory management by understanding market demand and growth strategies. She/He will work closely with the supply points, regional team, local teams as well as central teams towards a common objective of providing the best service levels to our customers by ensuring availability in markets. He/She will also manage all upstream activities under his scope (new supply point, transfers...)

**About The Role**:
**1- Business Context and Key Challenges**:

- Make-to-order supply model.
- Management of supply volumes in a highly constrained environment.
- Frequent changes to manufacturing locations.
- Frequent changes of manufacturing production plans.
- Frequent upgrades and new products which required phase in - phase out.
- Ensuring mínimal OOS in market given the above constraints.

**2- Key Accountabilities**:

- Ensure short, mid and long term planning.
- Ensure monthly Business Supply Meetings (BSM) with supply points.
- Monthly review on production plans with Supply Points (SP).
- Negotiate on production plans M+2 to manage accurate inventory for distributor's to minimise abnormal stock fluctuations or Market Out of Stocks.
- Ensure efficient inventory management of supply points and distributors consistent with the CBU targets.
- Ensure efficient and accurate order management (from proposal to confirmed orders sent to supply points).
- Replenishment of products using netted demand in support of inventory targets, customer service goals (using APO SNP).
- Anticipate, mitigate the future through scenario planning.
- Monitor orders, stock status to ensure availability to support business plans.
- Manage the inventory (R&P or FG) upstream and downstream through mínimal DOH and write offs.
- Reporting back-orders reason codes & recovery time-lines monthly.
- Identify and address supply related issues as they arise and proactively manage expectations.
- Ensure proper expiries provisions in collaboration with demand planning manager.
- Contribute to issuing accurate monthly rolling forecast (Sell in submission).
- Ensure System validation/sanity check prior to sell in submission.
- Ensure a proper phasing of our orders through RF Best Estimate.
- Responsible for upstream activity management (new supply point, transfer...).
- Contribute to optimisation projects (portfolio management, network optimisation, MOQs...) which will support Value creation purposes through savings.
- Prepare and contribute to the Operations Review Meetings (ORMs) and Product Life Management Meetings ( PLMs).
- Support on maintenance and upgrade of systems (CBI, BI) when required (testing if necessary).
- Support the reporting of Operations KPIs which includes Orders vs forecast, Order Mix accuracy, Out of stock, Month on Hand, Ageing stock, Customer service Level..
- Analysis on SKU movements / performance (Eg. Slow, Fast moving).
- Review & propose SKU cover policy based on SKU performance & Supply.
- Close collaboration with markets on inventory returns process.
- Support inventory liquidation plans with Marketing / Finance.
- Draw up the network changes project plan in line with regulatory and/or market agenda.
- Review and communicate risks and opportunities in the ORM 6 Box.
- Contribute to the GPS process success with completed 6-box analysis for Middle East.
- Review and update supply planning parameters as necessary.
- Be the single point of contact for Supply points under scope.
- Management of internal and external stakeholders.
- Build a strong relationship with internal stakeholder (finance, supply, CS..) and external stakeholders (Supply points, 3PLs, Distributors ) to meet our common targets.

**3- Key Performance Indicators**:

- Ensure high performing accuracy on Ex-Factory deliveries.
- Stock ageing (Product freshness).
- Inventory Returns controls & performance measures - Reduce inventory write-offs.
- Out of Stock Measure.
- Customer Service Level - % of SKU on Hand.
- Month on Hand, Days on Hand.
- Make-to-Order CSL.
- Order Mix Accuracy.
- Mid Month accuracy.

About you

To be successful in the role you should ideally have:
**Education & professional experience**:

- Bachelor Degree.
- 3+ years' experience in a multinational environment within a similar role.
- Must Know APO SNP or have working on Planning system.
- Excel is a must.
- Knowledge of Supply Chain / Pharmaceutical / FMCG Industry.
- Working experience with inventory management and supply planning in the pharmaceutical/FMCG environment.
- Strong interpersonal, analytical, mathematical, and communication written /verbal skills.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- High level of self-motivation and flexibility coupled with good relational skills.
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