Responsibilities: 

• Supply Planning: Analyze and evaluate the supply plan and net dispatch requirement to satisfy customer needs taking into account the network complexity and the supply constraints.
• Load planning: Plan and optimize loads taking into account transportation constraints.
• Inventory Management: Balance the need for product availability versus the need to minimize costs of inventory to ensure optimum stock of right SKUs in the right location.
• Establish stock policy for finished goods. To do this for Inter Market Supply together with Planners of Receiving Markets. Periodically review the stock level of the domestic and the receiving markets to pro-actively look for solutions in case of deviations.
• Manage supply of new product launch to ensure the availability according to the new product launch time line, include product transition scenario
• Determine key issues with volume variance that may impact supply, highlight to MPS Planner by - challenging existing Logistic and Supply planning processes and tools - implementing improvements to deliver tangible benefits e.g. time saving, increased efficiencies, etc. Monitoring requirement evolution.
• Analyze and effectively communicate relevant information - highlighting all supply issues. Detailing impacts of proposed actions and related trade offs - Ensuring actions and supply plans are realistic and achievable in accordance with Business Planning Process.
• Challenge manufacturing on regular basis to manage lot sizes, cycle times and R&P inventory levels to drive optimum FG inventory level. Also to challenge and support Demand Planner (domestic and IMS) to improve Demand Planning Accuracy.
• Deliver sustained IMSP (Inter-Market Supply Planning) performance

Qualifications: 

• Minimum 3 years direct working experience in Supply Planning, Factory Planning in manufacturing or FMCG.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to details.
• Work well with others and can work well under pressure with minimum supervision.
• Good negotiation & problem-solving skills.
• Able to communicate in English & Thai