How You’ll Make An Impact
Demand and Supply Planning Area
- Ensure business continuity through effective management of contract manufacturing and raw material, packing and FG suppliers.
- Ensuring consistently high service to our customers by proactively identifying and solving supply/demand mismatches.
- Lead the S&OP strategy & processes, its maturity and effectiveness for all the products to meet desired service levels and inventory objectives.
- Champion S&OP maturity and drive S&OP agenda to ensure latest demand, supply & capacity plans and financial /business plans are reconciled and in alignment with business objectives.
- Collaborate cross-functionally and engage with leadership to drive the 5 steps of the S&OP process through product review, demand review (volume & $), supply review, financial reconciliation & Executive review (MBR)
- Develop scenario planning capabilities (Short term - 3 months & Long term-3 years horizon for demand & supply scenario’s) to maximize operating income for the organization & inventory & capex investment for future years using OMP platform capabilities.
- Analyze contingencies and risks and propose solution to address the gap in line with business strategy and stocking policy.
- Own Planning metrics (LIFR, Forecast accuracy- MAPE/BIAS & FVA, Inventory/DOH, SMOG, S&OP maturity measures etc.)
- Periodically evaluate planning system parameters & settings (in SAP as well as OMP)
- Lead the blueprint for the planning process improvement for S&OP, with the objective of moving towards autonomous planning, supported by sophisticated analytical capabilities.
- Work closely with the Network Design specialist to build future supply chain network capabilities to meet evolving business growth objectives.
- Champion the change management and communications initiatives required to integrate the planning process throughout the organization.
People Development & Others
- Lead and coach the team: empower and develop to deliver accurate results and deliver on commitments.
- Supports implementation of different tools, especially from the OMP area, and is included into all relevant projects.
- Other duties and responsibilities as determined by Valvoline from time to time in its sole discretion.
What You’ll Need
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field is required
- Minimum 8 years of relevant Supply Chain Planning experience including S&OP & S&OE processes in a Consumer-packaged goods or similarly complex sector with growing levels of responsibility and demonstrated people leadership.
- Prior experience in leading regional S&OP for a complex organization is preferred.
- APICS - CSCP / CPIM or IBF - CPF certifications preferred.
- In-depth knowledge of MRP and conceptual knowledge of ERP systems (SAP) and experience with Advanced Planning Systems (OMP/Kinaxis/APO)
- A proven track record to lead and drive operational improvement using process excellence tools.
- Strong business acumen with in-depth Planning experience and understanding of E2E supply chain principles.
- Ability to work independently in a structured and determined way.
- Ability to handle conflict and challenge status quo for improved process efficiencies.
- Team leader-coach: ability to lead, encourage and grow diverse talent in a complex landscape in the execution, strategies, and realization of functional and business goals.
- Ability to navigate through ambiguity, build positive relationships considering diverse perspectives & styles and gain cross-functional support to deliver the strategy and objectives.
- Excellent presentation skills
