Job Description
Production Planning & Inventory Control
- Monthly Production planning in partnership with the business leadership, Production & Procurement teams and through efficient forecasting methodology
- Follow through with Procurement & Production to facilitate material RM/PM availability as per cycle time and avoid production losses
- Deploy mechanisms and metrices, proper checks & balances for controlling inventory
- Deploy alert mechanisms and bring Business accountability for slow moving, near expiry products
Reconciliation of RM/PM at LL location in SAP
Warehousing & Logistics
- Timely logistics movement of finished goods from LL locations to warehouse
- Hard Negotiation / Consolidation of Logistics for cost optimisation / avoiding wastage
- Ensure Timely Despatch of Finished Goods from factory / warehouse to CFA locations & follow through for timely delivery
- Efficiently Managing Insurance & timely settlement of claims in partnership with CFAs
- Ensure Timely despatch of Sample, Promo materials to FF
- Mapping efficiencies / gaps in deliveries and addressing them to reduce cycle time
- Consolidation / Improvements in Transportation
- Managing SLAs with Logistics Service Providers
- Validation & Certification of freight bills
Distribution
- Efficient Monitoring / Management of Supplies & Inventories at CFAs
- Ensure timely Execution (invoicing / despatch) of orders by CFAs
- Alerting Business on short expiry, slow moving products at CFAs through efficient monitoring / intelligence tools
- Controlling / Managing CFA expenses through various methodologies including automation / consolidation
- Liaison with Distributors for feedback on improvements in services by CFAs
- Keeping abreast of Market Developments / initiatives / promotions in the competitor landscape by visiting / interacting Retailers
Minimise Stock outs and ensure accuracy in order servicing
Controls, Checks & Balances, Governance
- Alert mechanisms on abnormal / deviant purchases / deviant behaviours
- Efficient control of CN (B&Es) and alert mechanisms on abnormalities
- Validation / Control mechanisms of CNs to avoid abnormalities / anomalies in pricing & schemes. Alerts Mechanisms on deviances and abnormalities
Constant Updates and alerts on slow moving, near expiry products and raise alarms to the business divisions