Planning Process Expert

Key Responsibilities:

• Planning Playbook ownership and responsibility to keep fully up to date
• Responsible for validating Level 5 processes within PUs reflect the intent of the playbook are correctly reflected within Kinaxis
• Demand Planning Improvement opportunities
• Raw Material Improvement opportunities
• Supply and replenishment improvement opportunities
• Inventory management improvement opportunities

Summary Decision Rights

• No direct team.
• Need to work collaboratively through influence with wide set of supply chain and other customers, including PU planning teams, Global Supply Chain Excellence, Procurement, Finance.

Requirements

• Proven operational experience in End to end planning, across both demand planning and supply planning
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in supply chain software (Kinaxis Rapid Response/Maestro highly desirable) and ERP systems (SAP ECC, S4 Hana, JDE)
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of industry regulations, market trends, and global supply chain dynamics