Supply Network Planning Advisor

BP p.l.c.; Malaysia; Hybrid; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the energy sector is seeking a meticulous and proactive Supply Network Planning Advisor to optimize inventory and supply chain efficiency in local markets. The role includes the replenishment of finished goods, production planning, and ensuring raw materials support production schedules while collaborating closely with global teams to enhance planning accuracy.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Paid parental leave policy

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in supply planning, replenishment, or inventory management.
• Proven experience using digital Planning tools.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in supply chain software.

Responsibilities

• Lead replenishment of finished goods across the supply network.
• Optimize production planning for capacity utilization.
• Develop raw material plans aligned with demand forecasts.

Skills

Agility core practices

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Negotiation planning and preparation

Supply Chain Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or related field

Tools

Supply chain software (Kinaxis desirable)

ERP systems (SAP ECC, S4 Hana)

Job description

• Travel required No travel is expected with this role
• Job category Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group
• Relocation available This role is not eligible for relocation

Job summary

Entity:

Customers & Products

Job Family Group:

Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group

Job Description:

We are seeking a meticulous and proactive Supply Network Planning Advisor to lead the replenishment of finished goods across the supply network in our local markets. This role ensures the right finished goods' stock is in the right place at the right time to meet customer demand while optimizing inventory levels and supply chain efficiency. It includes optimizing production planning to ensure efficient capacity utilization and making sure raw materials are delivered on time to support production schedules, as well as aligning supply and demand to meet service, cost, and inventory targets.

Using the Global Planning Digital tool, the Supply Planner leads the planning of finished goods and raw materials across warehouses and source plants. They ensure medium-to-long-term network capacity is available, resolve capacity constraints, and track the Capacity:Demand (C:D) ratio. The role involves close collaboration with various global supply chain teams to model production and raw material capacity for the regional S&OP process using Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP).

This position requires validated supply planning experience, strong analytical skills and ideally some experience with digital planning tools, combined with the ability to cultivate positive and collaborative working relationships with supply chain planning colleagues in Pune and other markets.

What you will deliver

Supply Network Replenishment Planning

• Develop and complete Finished Good supply replenishment plans to balance supply and demand across regional warehouses and stocking points in our regions, and ensure appropriate dependent demand is placed on our manufacturing and source sites using our Planning tool.
• Carry out medium to long term supply network projections to identify constraints and possible mitigations to feed recommendations into Regional Supply Review of S&OP
• Own the regional process for finished goods stock allocation, based on forecasted demand, service level targets, and inventory policies.

Production Planning

• Lead mid-to-long-term production planning across multiple sites, ensuring alignment with demand and inventory goals. Identify capacity constraints using Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) to support the monthly Supply Review. Maintain accurate production planning data—such as batch sizes, capacities, and cycle times—in collaboration with Manufacturing, Procurement, and other teams, in line with global planning standards.

Raw Material Planning

• Plan Raw Material Needs: Develop and implement mid-to-long-term raw material plans aligned with demand forecasts and inventory targets across all sites and partners.
• Collaborate with Procurement: Share plans with suppliers and communicate monthly variances in collaboration with Procurement.
• Run Supply Risks: Identify raw material and supplier constraints to advise the monthly Supply Review led by the S&OP Manager.
• Maintain Accurate Planning Data: Ensure raw material planning data (e.g., lead times, order quantities) is accurate and updated per global planning standards, working with cross-functional teams.

Inventory & Stock Management

• Ensure inventory availability while minimizing excess and obsolescence. Mitigate risks like stockouts and overstocking. Collaborate with key planning and procurement teams to run product flow.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with the Supply Planning Delivery lead, MRP planners, Procurement and plant teams to align production and replenishment strategies with business objectives (e.g. Make to order, make to stock)
• Support the Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes by working closely with S&OE Planning Delivery Leads, and S&OP Manager, providing insights and recommendations to resolve supply constraints and deliver improved availability balanced against cost and inventory

Systems & Reporting

• Use our end-to-end planning tool to implement Rough Cut Capacity Planning and Raw Material net requirements for medium to long-term using Scenario functionality to explore "what if” options to improve service and availability balanced against cost and inventory
• Track and analyze key performance indicators (critical metrics) including plan and schedule adherence, capacity utilization, availability, our own raw material forecast accuracy on supplier, raw material inventory turns, and supplier performance, stock turn rates, and forecast consumption.
• Drive process improvements to improve planning accuracy and supply chain responsiveness and support transformation initiatives to drive production agility and improve availability and efficient inventory.

What you will need to be successful

Education:Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Supply Chain Management or a related field.

Experience:3–5 years in supply planning, replenishment, or inventory management within FMCG or manufacturing industries.

• Proven experience in Supply Planning using a sophisticated digital Planning tool.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in supply chain software (Kinaxis desirable) and ERP systems (SAP ECC, S4 Hana)
• Effective communication skills both written and verbal and able to optimally work with multiple collaborators across the global supply chain function in India and other countries.
• Ability to run multiple priorities in a dynamic, global and fast-paced environment.

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and daring environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are significant, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life! These benefits can include flexible working options, paid parental leave policy among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Cost Management, Creativity and Innovation, Decision Making, Digital fluency, Inventory Management, Negotiation planning and preparation, Resilience, Risk Management, Sourcing strategy, Supplier Performance Management, Supply Chain Development, Supply chain management, Sustainability awareness and action

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