Our team in Singapore currently has an opening for a Planning Director, APAC CHK
YOUR ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
JOB FUNCTION
Planning process owner in Asia Pacific region, tomanage demand planning, material planning, supply planning, S&OP; and leadAsia Pacific revenue (stock availability), cost (write-off management) and cashflow (inventory) objectives.
UNIT FUNCTION :
Supervise the APAC regional planning team andfunctionally guide the country planning teams. Lead the planning process inAsia to support revenue, cost and cash objectives. Accountable for deliveringplanning targets for the region.. Lead improvement initiatives to supportdecision making. Working collaboratively with APAC SC teams to driveoperational excellence, optimization and profitable growth of our APACbusiness.
DUTIES
- Develop and execute APAC Planning and S&OP Strategy
- Develop APAC Planning governance, framework, organization and competencies, customer-centric culture, and KPIs at regional and country level
- Be the champion of continuous improvement in APAC Planning, applying best practices, standards, and leverage tools and digital technology in driving excellence
- Be a subject matter expert in Planning and business partner to stakeholders
- Manage demand planning, supply planning, S&OP, inventory and SLOB (SLow moving and OBsolete). Lead the monthly demand and supply planning process to ensure alignment and a single set of numbers linking demand, supply and financial commitments.
- Accountable for delivering inventory targets for the region, partnering with supply chain buyers, product managers to ensure process and metrics in place to improve control
- Take full ownership and accountability of SLOB process for APAC
- Deliver performance metrics for the region with regards to forecast accuracy, OTIF and lead times
- Provide clear summary of high-level risks and opportunities to Business Unit leadership for action planning
YOUR PROFILE
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
More than 15 years' hands-on experience in demand / material / supply planning, regional planning, S&OP, Procurement, Customer Service, Order Fulfilment, Supply Chain ManagementExpert-level SAP userExcellent leadership, organizational, communications, collaborative and interpersonal skills.Proven ability to develop and implement S&OP, supply chain and service strategies, initiatives, and transformation within organizationPrior experience in supply chain team management with a Chemical, FMCG, or Distribution MNCs is highly-valuedAbility to balance long-term strategic direction with day-to-day operational challenges and requirements.Ability to create functional and scalable systems and processes,Competency in continuously-improving status quoEye for details with strong stakeholder management skills,Strong analytical skills, and ability to present analyzed information conciselyComfortable with ambiguity and a fast-changing environmentProven track record of strong talent managementEDUCATION LEVEL : With university degree or above
ADDITIONALINFORMATION :
Demonstratea willingness to actively commit to one’s work and to invest one’s time,talent, and best efforts to accomplish organizational goals. Facilitatesagreement using good interpersonal skills – Gets partners' agreement to supportideas or take partnership-orientated action; uses sound rationale to explainvalue of actions.