Nali Innovations

**Job Main Scope**:
**Responsibilities**:

- Develop and implement innovation planning strategies to foster a culture of continuous improvement and drive innovative solutions across the NALI region.
- Ensure the timely rollout of innovations in the region by developing and executing the supply chain part of the innovation network and delivering quality on time in full (QOTIF) implementation.
- Define an optimum sourcing network that meets the cost and timing targets of the innovation, aligning with the Group Category Supply Chain team.
- Partner with the marketing team and represent the supply chain in regional innovation project meetings, preparing supply chain decision documents for gate discussions.
- Allocate innovation capability and capacity, supporting the CAPEX request process for innovations with the Category Engineering Manager.
- Anticipate and mitigate network risks and delays, identifying opportunities for better and faster innovation (BFI).
- Develop the plan for the first production and ensure capacity at the sourcing site, considering stock building targets and collaborating with the sourcing unit and country supply planning team.
- Develop transition plans with the sourcing unit and country supply planning team for the phasing out of existing products.
- Ensure customer service levels are met within the first six months after innovation, coordinating with the sourcing unit, country teams, and other stakeholders to address supply and quality issues.
- Manage innovation-related business waste and minimize it at the lowest possible level.
- Coordinate supply chain assessments of raw/pack materials, manufacturing capability, capacity, and availability for innovations in collaboration with Regional Supply Management, Supply Planning, and the sourcing unit.
- Coordinate indicative transfer prices for business cases and ensure actual costs align with the business case.
- Translate category growth assumptions into volume assumptions for long-term capacity planning.
- Drive midterm to long-term capacity planning for finished goods to support category growth, collaborating with relevant teams and leading investment needs.
- Drive simplifications in the supply network and sourcing sites through harmonization opportunities, such as formulation, SKU rationalization, and portfolio management.
- Support Category procurement team in delivering category savings plans through effective project management and coordination.
- Analyze controlled costs (logistics, production) and identify cost-saving projects that benefit the region and align with sourcing strategies
- Collaborative Manufacturing (CM) Management
- Manage and coordinate network optimization, partnerships, innovation, and operational excellence activities for Collaborative Manufacturing within the region.
- Optimize the network through internalization, consolidation, capacity planning, localization, and delisting activities.
- Establish partnerships with contract models and transparency agreements.
- Ensure operational excellence for key CMs by monitoring KPIs related to safety, quality, service, and performance and coordinating continuous improvement activities

**Job Experience & Qualifications required**:

- 7+ years of experience in supply chain management
- Strong knowledge of supply chain concepts, including capacity planning, network design, demand forecasting, and cost optimization.
- Demonstrated experience in leading innovation initiatives and driving continuous improvement in a complex organizational environment.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to identify opportunities for process optimization and cost reduction.
- Strong project management skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex concepts to diverse audiences.
- Strong leadership abilities.
- Ability to lead change/transformation with positive impact
- Willingness to travel as needed to support regional initiatives and collaboration efforts.