Material Planning Manager - Commodity Planning

Responsibilities

• Manages a broad range of moderately complex supply chain processes, such as inventory analysis and planning, demand management, logistics management, and import/ export operations typically with a large or complex global business unit.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvement and develops recommendations.
• Independently executes the demand and supply matching activities, connecting planning to execution, and identifying issues and their impact.
• Drives backlog management.
• Gathers demand data from country, region and account managers to synthesize information using complex analyses, and delivers demand signals to the supply base to contribute to demand forecasting.
• Coordinates or leads regional and global business unit planning teams to maintain and enhance the current business processes.
• Reviews performance metrics on a regular basis, identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Contributes to priority projects with complex analyses and assists in developing recommendations.
• Communicates requirements and guidelines to the regional and global business unit planning teams.
• Coordinates, develops, and manages a Regulatory Trade Compliance program.

Qualifications

• First level university degree or equivalent experience; may have advanced university degree.
• Typically 4-6 years of experience in a supply chain function.
• Strong understanding of supply chain processes (plan, source, make deliver).
• Very strong analytical and data modeling skills.
• Very Strong communication and influencing skills; mastery in English and local language.
• Proven relationship management skills.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), statistical analysis, and financial modeling.
• Strong project management skills to lead cross-functional teams; recognized as Subject Matter Expert.
• Strong business acumen and technical knowledge within area of responsibility.
• Strong Understanding of HP's overall supply chain strategy.
• Extensive understanding of Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Available to Promise (ATP) and master scheduling.
• Good understanding of national and international trade requirements to align customs/trade function with business objectives.
• Thorough knowledge of inventory analysis.