S&OP Supply Planning Lead

ExxonMobil; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

ExxonMobil Bengaluru unit is seeking a Supply Chain Planner to manage supply and demand balancing for solids products, coordinating across production lines, packaging variations, and multiple supply points to keep the balance.

You will conduct APO SNP planning with cross functional teams, collaborate with Sales Demand Analysts, Product Management and field personnel to develop accurate forecasts, and release balanced plans.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with SAP IBP and APO; ability to learn quickly
• Strong analytical skills with Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience in supply chain planning or logistics is a plus

Responsibilities

• Balance supply and demand for specified products and coordinate with cross-functional teams
• Execute APO SNP planning tasks and review production capacity
• Publish the final sales/demand plan to regional stakeholders and align with marketing and sales
• Lead inventory management activities including target setting and data accuracy
• Support continuous improvement initiatives in supply chain processes

Skills

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

SAP IBP

APO

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Responsibilities

Responsible for supply and demand balances for specified solids products, plus back-up for specified others

Conduct Supply-Demand balancing process:

• Coordinate cross functional team in maintaining the global supply/demand balance on Asset Production Lines, grade/packaging combinations, and numerous supply points
• Perform Supply/Demand balancing tasks (APO SNP module)
  • Collaborate with the Sales Demand Analyst/Planner and field Sales personnel to develop accurate demand forecasts
  • Work with Product Management and Sales to analyze and evaluate requests for additional demand and changes on production assets
  • Review feed and supply resource capacity
  • Balance supply and demand plan capabilities
  • Release balanced sales plan
• Agree and publish final sales plan to all regional stakeholders
  • Maintain Supply/Demand balances
  • Conduct monthly Supply/Demand SOP review meeting (Supply Chain, Marketing, Sales, Manufacturing)
  • Resolve supply issues including allocation product to markets served
• Lead Quick Response Teams (QRT) to assist in the proactive management supply, quality and logistical issues and to mitigate customer impacts
• Develop and facilitate the annual Corporate Plan for inventory targets, discretionary builds and supply/demand balances
• Ensure master data accuracy and maintenance
• Work with Manufacturing facilities to optimize production schedule
  • Set priorities for production schedule development and changes
  • Faciliate monthly Run Plan process: conduct analysis and prepare/present detailed communication package to align the cross functional organization on the S/D balance, commercial signals, and outlooks for production, forecast, sales and inventory
  • Align manufacturing capability with sales demand while working to optimize inventory levels
  • Assist prioritization of production in case of feed supply issues
  • Participates to structural improve initiatives (cycle optimization, production wheel optimization, inventory target optimization etc)
  • Set up production year plan for each production line on product family-level in agreement with Site SC and Manufacturing

Support Demand Management Process

• Point of contact for volume management specialists, replenisher team, and sales on availability issues
  • Set supply indicators to support order inflow management by sales
• Approve over and non-forecasted orders
  • Define APO allocation strategy and agree allocation levels on a monthly basis
  • Monitor order inflow versus forecast; review anomalies with sales
• Define APO allocation strategy
• Ensure proactive communication with Business stakeholders in case of Supply Issues
• Coordinate with Logistics teams in case of impactful changes in Supply network

Facilitate Inventory Management processes:

• Act as lead for achieving inventory targets, including management of aged, non-prime and surplus inventories for given product family
• Set and review EIO/APO/IBP targets for all SKUs within scope
  • Review and adjust system generated targets
  • Adjust/refine calculation parameters to increase accuracy over time
• Coordinate annual inventory target review with Business Team during corporate plan
• Coordinate annual SKU rationalization exercise with Product Management, Sales and Site SC

Contribute to Supply Chain Improvement Initiatives

• Identify/lead/coordinate APO/IBP improvement efforts
• Contribute to Supply Chain optimization initiatives
• Participate in Demand and or Supply Planning related networks
• Participate in Business Segment Team meetings and initiatives as needed
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve SPE
• Identify SOP related master data needs and participate in master data maintenance

Qualifications

Skills and Qualifications

• Familiarity with SAP IBP and APO - if no experience, ability to learn quickly
• Good analytical skills with a fluent knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint

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