Demand Planner

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[[Demand Planner ]] 

Location

[[Ningbo]]  

A. Purpose / Role of the job /: Describe in 1 phrase what contribution the job is expected to make to the organisation’s objectives

The purpose of this position is to make production plan to meet sales demand of finished goods and to forecast raw material and packaging material demand by rolling forecast sales volume for own production and tolling partner. Inventory management of finished goods, raw material and packaging material, is key outcome of material planning activity.

B. Environment/Context/Complexity of the job: Describe the most important internal and external factors influencing the job

Material planning is crucial successful factor in our business by securing stable and efficient production to meet business demand under extremely volatile commodity market situation.

On-time planning follows changes of raw material demand to prevent production interruption and sales demand. Accordingly, procurement volume of all raw material follows planning activity.

Under volatile commodity market situation, planning team has regular and irregular rolling forecast sales volume within the sales month to reduce deviation between production and sales volume, which results in maximizing effectiveness of our inventory.    

Coordinating is one of major role between inter-departmental activity with Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics and sales team through S&OP.

Planning team has two production arms – own production onsite and tolling production to support own production off-site as tolling partner. Planning team has the same planning activities for tolling partners as well.   

C. Responsibilities/ Accountabilities of the job: Describe the main results expected from the job

1. Key Result Areas :

Development of supply chain management concept

Major Activities :

• Establish the optimized supply and demand management program through the accurate planning which will cover the customer’s requirement

• Improve business process with cost effectiveness and increase of service level

• Consolidate and analyze the cost data related to SCM in order to report monthly to supervisor on the economic

• Implement supply chain process linking the sales, logistics and production to form a mechanism that allow uninterrupted flow of information, materials and products to respond effectively and efficiently to customer needs and balance lead time

• Monitor the advanced process & new knowledge

Outcome :

• Support achieving business objectives by managing KPIs – Inventory of finished goods and raw material, Out of specification product, aged inventory

2. Key Result Areas :

Planning management

Major Activities :

• Ensure the right the production plan to meet with customer demand

• Ensure the right raw material & packaging supply plan to meeting with demand.

Work with procurement to ensure getting supply

• Proactively take ownership and take lead role to work with all stakeholders (procurement, production,

 sales, logistics, etc) to solve any problem or potential problem which may have regarding supply

• Review required plans with responsible person by weekly

• Participate in production planning meeting with sale, logistics and production

• Monitor performance of planning activities

• Implement planning process like demand, distribution & packaging plan to support consistency of information required

Outcome :

• Support systematic operation of supply chain process

3. Key Result Areas :

Inventory management

Major Activities :

• Monitor and control  FG and RM inventory level to ensure it meeting with target level

• Monitor inventory level regularly to support decision making on inventory management.

• Support trouble shooting for inventory shortage caused by production problem

• Implement inventory allocation rule for efficient order processing

• Prepare fundamental information to supervisor about the performance of minimum inventory

Outcome :

•. Achieve the KPI(Target inventory level)

4. Key Result Areas :

Coordination management

Major Activities :

• Support coordination to make plan and revise plan in order to cope with change of relevant parties

• Monitor coordination activity to improve order quantity of small-volume orders from clients and reduce order cancellation, change due to data input error

• Support handling of special issue to be compromised with relevant parties(RHQ, logistics and production)

• Propose solution to support decision making to overcome unexpected and uncontrollable internal & external impact

• Implement the export order coordination workflow to ensure process efficiency

Outcome :

•. Achieve target planned with the minimized production & inventory losses

5. Key Result Areas

Toll manufacturing management

Major Activities

• Develop and review tolling strategy and organize TFT to audit tolling operation

• Report operation cost for tolling service fee, transportation fee & unit cost

• Monitor and control tolling operation result of FG & RM inventory and daily production

• Tolling contract management by review of conditions and renewal of contract

• Develop and list up alternative tolling service providers

Outcome :

•. Sustain supply ability through stable tolling operation without business interruption

Outcome :

•. Prevent cash flow trouble cause by credit problem & overdue accounts

6. Key Result Areas :

People management

Major Activities :

• Enhance team work and relationship

• Implement role and responsibility

• Review & control the function structure and manpower requirements

Outcome :

• Manage successful operation of SCM activities

D. Dimensions: Describe the most representative figures of the job (for example: number of staff, budget you’re responsible for, number of projects, ..)

Supervision of staff: Give the number of people you supervise (“Direct” means that they report directly to you, “Indirect” means they report to someone who reports to you.)

E. Main contacts /Interfaces: What are the internal en external contacts you have, necessary for reaching your results?

F. Required profile:

Level of education & Knowledge: University graduated

Experience in general: More than 5years’ of relevant working experience, particularly in petrochemical industries

Technical skills:

• Basic knowledge of export process, order processing & production
• Good knowledge of information system(SAP) for SD & MM
• Awareness of advanced SCM system and business environment
• Excellent PC skill including MS Office

Competencies, Behavioral skills: (acc. to competency profile and required level of descriptions)

• SHE practice
• Striving for Achievement/Result Orientation
• Work management/planning and organizing
• Customer focus

G. Performance indicators: Describe the criteria allowing to measure to what extent the results are achieved - related to the accountabilities

• Production planning accuracy – Finished goods and Raw material
• Net working capital incl. tolling partner

• Target inventory of finished goods
• Target inventory of RM
• Aging stock over 90days

If you require further information please contact [[Can Gu]].

Of course, your application will be treated confidentially.