Associate Manager Planning & Logistic

Role & responsibilities :

JOB TITLE: Associate Manager Planning & Logistic (CPS Bavla)

DEPARTMENT: Planning & Logistics

LOCATION: Bavla ( IRIPL)

Job Type:9 months on BDO payroll

Key Responsibilities

Planning:

• Long Range and Monthly Production Planning for Sanand & Bavla CPS
• Start up plan for Sanand for Liquid BB and for Bavla for Dry BB to supply to Sanand
• Conduct Monthly SPP with Internal Stakeholders
• Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and replenishment Planning with bottlers through S&OP participation
• Perfect Order monitoring

Capacity Planning

• Manage Capacity Planning to ensure no shortage for forward months demand
• New location Production capacity planning, optimum work centres plan, storage space & pallet requirements planning based on long term projections

Supply Planning

• Supply Planning of Ingredients in collaboration with MM team for forward 3 monthly production plan. Niche Product and MTO segmented analysis monthly for coverages
• Managing new product launch volumes for supply and subsequent product coverages
• Ensure Business Continuity Plan is in Place for supply of beverage base in case of Contingency

MRB & Inventory Management

• Lead the MRB Process and work to reduce Inventory Write-offs.
• Manage Shelf Life Extension process for salvage for Ing and FG
• Lead for FG WOS Inventory control within target
• Inventory RE and volume projections to Finance every month

System Maintenance & Process Control

• Ownership of IBP system and maintain planning parameters for Parts for long term.
• Lead for Process documentation in ETQ for Planning & Inventory
• Measure Supply Chain Key Metrics performance vs goals and propose strategy for improvement

Warehousing

• Ensure to meet requirements on warehouse management such as the right storage location for each material, temperature control, GMP, Housekeeping and Safety etc.
• Ensure daily activities of receiving and delivery process are performed according to quality procedure
• Ensure to meet customer requirements on delivery lead time, correct shipment, customer complaint handling etc.
• Ensure optimum level of all inventories category (Concentrate and Beverage Base, Ingredients and Packaging)
• Ensure adherence to The Coca- Cola Quality System requirements specific to work area.
• Coordination with Supply Chain with regards to scheduling, capacity loading and ingredient and finished product handling.
• MIS reports on warehouse performance and efficiencies.
• Ensure use of conforming equipment for process and periodic process capability study for warehouse processes.
• Lead continuous improvement programs in warehouse on productivity, quality and safety

Digitization Initiatives

• Digitization Initiatives Lead Including IBP Improvements, Power bi dashboards, Inv Command Centre and collaboration with global SC team for implementation in India

Qualifications and Experience:

• BE/B.Tech and MBA in Operations Management or SC preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in Production Planning, Procurement, Supply Planning in a reputed organization. Food or Pharma manufacturing experience will be an advantage.
• Hands on Knowledge of SAP in Planning module. Experience of Planning tools like IBP and data visualization viz Powerbi preferred
• Proficient in MS Excel and Powerpoint

Core Competencies:

• People orientation and ability to work in a team
• Role holder must possess strong communication skills to effectively interact/ influence internal and external stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to manage multiple conflicting and time sensitive priorities
• Analytical ability and decision making in a complex environment
• Trouble shooting and analysis through root cause

Key External & Internal Interactions

• OU Supply Chain Team
• Global CPS SC Team
• Plant Leadership Team
• Operations Team
• Shared Service Team

Values:

• Curiosity- Willingness to learn and constructively challenge the status quo
• Empowered- Act like an owner, take responsibility and see through outcomes
• Agile- Respond with speed to dynamic changes in the internal and external environment
• Inclusive- collaboration with stakeholders across the organization and value diverse viewpoints
• Integrity

Travel Requirements:

Less than 10% of the time

Preferred candidate profile