POSITION SUMMARY

• This position forms part of the APAC Planning Intelligent Hub, which is a newly formed team within the APAC Planning COE.
• The APAC Planning Intelligent Hub is an Integrated control tower, managing the demand, supply, analytics, digitization activities across APAC Supply Chain Planning. The Intelligent Hub has end-to-end visibility of the network and is expected to intervene proactively to mitigate risk and avoid disruption. This will be enabled by supply chain digitization, synergies from process standardisation and centralization of work in a multi-language shared service model across all of APAC.
• The APAC Planning Intelligent Hub together will work together with the COE will develop and align Planning strategies and innovations in close collaboration with the APAC Supply Chain Leadership, Global Supply Chain as well as Business Groups and Finance to develop best in class solutions and processes to our supply chain to provide our customers with the best experience possible.
• This position will be directly responsible for the Supply Planning and Inventory Management activities for the assigned operating unit/region. This includes ensuring timely availability of inventory supply into the Hub DCs as well as the spoke replenishments (if applicable)
• Additionally, this position will cover end-to-end Product lifecycle management from ensuring product availability for NPI (New Product Introduction) to Phase-outs/Product Discontinuation.
• This role will work closely with the local Region Supply Chain teams, APAC COE teams and Global Operating unit planners to ensure timely product availability and support of APAC revenue commitments. This includes collaborating with Customer Service team on Product Allocation and Order Fulfilment.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Responsible for ensuring on-time and optimum supply of inventory in the APAC sub-regions and subsequent timely replenishment of inventory to spoke DCs and external customers so as to meet and exceed revenue commitments.
• Develop and maintain finished goods inventory targets by SKU based on service level objectives, forecast error, and replenishment lead times.
• Minimize working capital costs by identifying opportunities to decrease finished goods inventory while delivering against service level objectives.
• Work closely with regional and global Supply Chain functions and other functions (as needed) to support all new product launches and product transitions while achieving performance targets on service level, working capital, and SOGL.
• Provide analysis of key KPI’s and financial data to identify performance and cost improvement opportunities and execute on those initiatives.
• Work with the Global teams to address plant-related issues affecting product supply in a timely manner. Responsible for implementing an effective structure/mechanism to collaborate with global, regional and local stakeholders.
• Collaborate with other functions within the APAC Planning COE so as to deliver on the initiatives and goals of the APAC Planning COE and the Planning Intelligent Hub