Supply Chain Manager AN APAC

GENERAL PURPOSE

▪Lead the Supply Planning processes for Animal Nutrition divisions in APAC covering all the product range: Animal Feed, Pet Food, Premix and Feed Additives

▪This professional will lead the Supply and Demand Planning, Customer Service, Distribution, Warehousing and Logistics functions

▪Development of an S&OP process that can best balance our demand and supply, improving our warehousing and transportation processes, optimizing inventory and network, building talent in our supply chain team, and finally delivering outstanding service to our customers.

▪This position is critical for the success of Animal Nutrition, and it will be part of the leadership teams.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
I.SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead the demand and supply planning processes based on the statistical sales forecast of the commercial and marketing areas to guarantee service to customers and a good inventory and risks administration. This position owns the S&OP process in the organization.
Lead the production planning process of the plants, liaising with operations and Procurement teams to guarantee the supply of finished products to the customers, aiming to optimize plants utilization to achieve the lowest possible cost with optimal customer service
Lead the customer service process in all the business units to ensure that the agreed-to service levels agreements are met according to the commercial contracts.
Lead the policy/process of finished products and materials inventories in warehouses to achieve the correct balance between financial expense, service level and risk.
Administrate the transportation & logistics activities in each channel to guarantee the distribution of products with the best service level at the optimal operating cost.
Define the imports and exports process of the products to guarantee the correct service level to customers at the lowest cost and ensuring their timely supply.
Guarantee the optimal operation of the distribution centers, own and external, to have the correct distribution of products and improve the service levels to customers
Define a Supply Chain Strategy and Roadmap with clear KPI`s, aligned to Business Strategies ( Short/Long )
Accountable to deliver Supply Chain costs at agreed targets
Look for alternative production solutions (third-party manufacturers) and administrate them to manufacture products that meet the company’s quality standards, with the required response time, at the required cost, when the production and/or innovation plans so require it.
JOB PROFILE
EDUCATION:
Engineering degree or equivalent
MBA / MsC preferred
JOB EXPERIENCE:
Minimum 15 years in logistics and Supply Chain areas
Minimum 10 years in similar positions
BACKGROUND:
Planning & Supply Chain Management
Statistics
Manufacturing
Transportation
Customs
Inventories
English Language
COMPETENCIES:
Leadership
Strategic thinking
Influential skills
Work under pressure
Decision making
Problem solving
Sense of urgency
Proactiveness
TOOLS;
Office (advanced), ERP, MRP, APS (+)