Lead Supply & DRP Planner- Thai Speaking

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Lead Supply & DRP Planner- Thai Speaking

• Travel required: No travel is expected with this role
• Job category: Business Support Group
• Relocation available: This role is eligible for relocation internationally

The DRP & Supply Planner creates an unconstrained 24-month plan at item/location level of planned stock movements across the distribution network in order to meet customer service and operational targets.

Creates a robust and feasible packed goods deployment plan of what needs to be shipped from the source plant location across the distribution network to ensure that stock availability is maximised, and stock obsolescence is minimised.

Responsibility for managing the production planning processes for the items manufactured within their SKU portfolio, ensuring that we have the right products, at the right time and in the right place to meet customer demand and inventory targets.

To create a robust and achievable 24-month production plan for finished goods and all intermediate oils.

Reviews supply shortage alerts daily, takes corrective actions, completes Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and develops and actions Continuous Improvement (CI) plans.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support Supply Planning Team Leader with daily operational coordination during weekly production planning, DRP activities, RCA/RSL processes with reports and analysis.
• Being first point of contact for Supply Planning & DRP process related questions, documentation and complex queries.
• Support Planning Team Members with process review and process optimization initiatives and working closely with the Supply Planning SME on projects.
• Manages the demand inputs into SNP from the business Market Demand Managers to ensure the DRP Planners are using the right demand signals.
• Works directly with the Market Demand Managers to ensure that the sales forecasts in APO are robust and reflect the latest demand plans of the business.
• Works directly with the business Demand Managers to ensure demand control processes are in place and effective and that any changes to the demand forecasts are understood.
• Creates an achievable production plan for the next 24 months based on the Distribution Requirements Plan, grouping the highest level of complexity, and required capacity levelling at blending level and filling level.
• Agrees with the manufacturing teams what should be scheduled for production in the following week based on the production plan and available production capacity and material.
• Works with the plant material planning teams to ensure the correct stocking policy is adopted for bulk intermediate oils and the right levels of safety stocks are being planned. Represents planning in monthly market S&OP meetings and weekly demand control meetings.
• Ensures inventory levels at SKU level are maintained to agreed target levels.
• Works closely with the NPI & Product Lifecycle Manager to ensure that product lifecycle plans are reflected in the DRP and deployment plans e.g. managing the phase in and phase out of stocks.
• Calculates plant ABCD classification to identify production priorities.
• Validates all warehouse ABCD classifications and packed goods safety stocks for their SKUs as part of the central Stock Mix Optimisation (SMO) process.
• Working with Master Data Administrators and Plant Schedulers to ensure that both the DRP and production planning master data is accurate and reflects reality with regular reviews in place to drive improvements.
• Manages demand for non-NIKE distribution orders e.g. outside the envelope/region.
• Support as necessary to handle any crisis and continuity of supply disruptions, including participation on Incident Management Teams (IMTs) and other crisis forums to drive through to resolution mitigating actions.
• Share good practice and learnings with the other Supply Planners and ensures consistency and standardisation in production planning processes across the network.
• Adhering with the tasks outlined in the EMS/QMS Systems of GBS.
• Contribute positively to achieving individual, team and organisational targets.
• Provide accurate information to both business customers and support teams through the correct use of all information technology systems.
• Exhibit strong Team Player characteristics, constructive communication and active listening skills at all times.
• Display flexibility and adaptability to work with and assist other teams within the organisation.
• Develop and maintain a professional working relationship with internal and external stakeholders.
• Compliance with Company Policies.
• Ensure data is accurately entered and maintained in all systems, minimising errors and resultant financial losses.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

• Highly analytical, numerate with a strong attention to detail.
• Minimum 5 years of experience working across a variety of supply chain planning roles.
• Knowledge and experience of Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) and a good understanding of its importance.
• Solid understanding of planning systems, preferably Kinaxis Rapid Response.
• Can operate with ease at different levels of planning (operational, tactical and strategic).
• Has the drive and insight to act wherever it is required.
• Able to work well under sustained pressure with conflicting demands, optimizing resources and responding to constantly evolving circumstances.
• Ability to guide others in their work and occasionally stand.
• Problem solving skills.
• Good interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.
• Experience in Sales and Customer management within the Lubricants business, finance or supply chain is desirable.
• Experience of working with a diverse team across different geographies.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Absolute fluency in English and Thai Language is mandatory.
• University/College degree preferably in economics.
• Very strong analytical skills – able to analyse and summarise complex information and prepared to drive performance improvements.
• Strong impact, interpersonal, influence and communication skills with proven capability and potential to make a significant contribution to the business.
• Continuous improvement mind-set.
• Highly motivated.

At bp, we provide the following environment and benefits to you:

• A company culture where we respect our diverse and unified teams, where we are proud of our achievements and where fun and the attitude of giving back to our environment are highly valued.
• Possibility to join our social communities and networks.
• Learning opportunities and other development opportunities to craft your career path.
• Life and health insurance, medical care package.
• And many other benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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

Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us to request any accommodations.

Travel Requirement: No travel is expected with this role.

Relocation Assistance: This role is eligible for relocation internationally.

Remote Type: This position is a hybrid of office/remote working.

Skills: Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Business process improvement, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Conflict Management, Creativity and Innovation, Customer centric thinking, Customer enquiries, Customer experience, Customer value proposition, Digital fluency, Resilience, Sustainability awareness and action, Understanding Emotions, Workload Prioritization.