Director, Supply Chain Planning Management - APAC

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Responsibilities:

Drive Regional Sales & Operations planning execution for Surgical Franchise in APAC Region to achieve optimal service levels to customers. Responsible for the demand management, S&OP, Inventory and Service Level processes in the specified region.

• Lead regional Sales & Operations process through collaboration with Sales, Marketing, and Supply Chain teams.
• The single point of contact for regional commercial teams for all supply chain related topics including demand and supply management, transportation, and W&D.
• Define regional S&OP strategy, priorities, resources and performance management (inventory, service, forecast accuracy, costs).
• Ensure optimal balance between customer service levels and inventory asset utilization through the S&OP process.
• Resolve Inventory and Service Level issues with Commercial and Global Supply Planning.
• Implement forecast accuracy reporting, drive improvements with key local and regional stakeholders.
• Establish/coordinate SAR reporting and drive improvements with key stakeholders.
• Overview allocation processes on items on short supply to optimize demand fulfillment. Ensure pro-active product availability reporting and shortages risk communication to impacted markets, coordinate mitigation plans with local stakeholders.
• Coordinate product launches with the Global and regional Product Life Cycle management team.
• Drive S&OP process continuous improvements and local implementation of these improvements.
• Provide agreed regional strategic volume plan (long term demand planning) as the input for the global strategic operational (capacity and annual budgeting) planning.
• Monitor and steer SAP IBP functionalities development in the region to ensure implementation of advanced forecasting technologies.
• Recruitment, management, development, coaching and evaluation of direct and functional reports.
• Sponsoring / Steering of key supply chain strategical projects (Planning, W&D, IT, Order Management...).
• Ensure adherence to NFCM & SOX controls for all tasks including financial monthly closing schedule.

Education (minimum/desirable):

Bachelor Degree/ Master’s Degree in Business, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or Industrial Engineering, or applicable years of experience combined with high school degree.

Experience:

Minimum of 10 years in planning and/or supply chain positions, 7 years in a management role in supply chain or planning function. Extensive experience in a viable supply chain planning process managing a large product portfolio. Interaction with cross-functional teams and working with all levels of the management team. Knowledge and experience in forecasting software and demonstrated proficiency in Excel.

Languages:

Fluency in English essential. Knowledge/Fluency of at least one other language preferred.