Provide supply chain leadership in material demand forecasting, master scheduling, purchasing, materials management, and logistics.
Maximize product availability while optimizing raw materials and MRO inventories and maintaining ERP systems for data integrity.
Review inventory levels to meet customer demands and to ensure accurate inventory records.
Develop and implement supply chain department best practices, procedures, and policies, define KPI/key metrics and ensures that the team stays on target.
Work with suppliers directly on any issues concerning pricing, cost, quality, reliability, warranty, invoice discrepancy, etc.
Utilize ERP to analyze inventory reports, trends, discrepancies, and to find opportunities for improvement.
Works cross functionally with the Global & Regional Category Sourcing, P2P Buyers, Business Partners, Regional Head, Management Logistics / Quality Assurance / R&D / Engineering / Sales teams to improve the manufacturing processes and methods for cost reduction, quality improvement, and efficiency.

Forecasting, Demand Analyses

Review MD04 twice a week for all the A, B and C class materials.
Compare MD04 with Manually created Raw Material Planning File for Shortages
RUN YPL3 Report for 16 weeks demand Planning
Maintaining of Steel Cord Consignment and Safety Stock bi-monthly report
Submission of YME23A Report for Kerry Logistics and Hellmann for PO issue report for Delivery planning

Procurement Operations

Prepare Purchase Orders for all other Raw Materials (Natural, Synthetic Rubbers, Polymers, Carbon Black etc)
Creating Purchase orders once review the quotes with RV and final negotiations with the suppliers for locally procured chemicals (MRP to be reviewed and create PRN if required)
Issue of PO and follow up of deliveries for Splice Kits (SK), Sheeting Products (SP) and Mixing’s production materials, consumables and packaging material for SK and SP.
Placement of Combs Orders and delivery follow ups

Logistics/Supply Chain Mgt (Reports and Analysis)

Weekly Monitoring blanket PO (vendor managed inventories) delivery call offs and coordinating with the local suppliers.
Following up for deliveries with Overseas Fabric and Steel cord suppliers.
Updating COAR with the upcoming deliveries and ensuring supplies as per the production schedules.
Follow up with Customs Clearance Agents for priority deliveries

Issue Resolution

Academic degree in Business Administration/Mgt, Industrial Engineereing, Business, or comparable qualification
5 years’ experience in supply chain, data management, procurement, or procure to pay
Familiar with SAP Business Warehouse
Considerable knowledge in using data base systems
Confident handling of MS Office (preferably with VBA) and advanced knowledge in visualization Tools (preferable Power BI)
Experience in project management and process, systems & tools implementation
Experience in process improvement activities
Demonstrated learship in supply chain areas
Worked in an international environment, GBS, or with business process outsourcing (BPO) teams

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Purchasing Specialist

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