Reporting into the Supply Chain planning Director, the role is accountable for the overall Cross Category planning Cluster, including Supply planning, Distribution & Material planning

This role is the primary point of contact / main interface between the GCC Cluster and the RemainCo Regional planning lead to ensure market plans are adopted, service levels and working capital targets are met.

• Leads the Cross category planning processes for Global Business Services
• Manages the GCCcross category Cluster team
• Works with the RemainCo organization to ensure delivery of AOP (Annual Operating Plan) targets
• Accountable for delivery of key KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) (eg Service / Inventory targets / Obsolescence)
• Works with the BU & contributes to ensuring an effective monthly S&OP (Sales and Operating Plan) cycle
• Integration point between Market and GCC

• Holds degree in Engineering
• 10+year of experience
• Highly Experienced in all Planning aspects
• Line management experience
• High level of knowledge & understanding of the end to end supply systems & processes
• Proficiency in product category planning
• Strong collaboration skills and an ability to work with other functions / departments to address critical challenges as a result of market change or changes in technical, manufacturing or End to end planning processes.
• Strong analytical skills with a keen eye for detail, able to interrogate data and produce detailed outputs.
• Understanding the links between production plans, plant AOP’s, productivity initiatives and customer service

Abilities:

Team lead experience
Problem solving know-how
Analytic skills
Masters planning methodologies like heuristics, optimization etc
Very good collaboration skills and ability to interact with multi-cultural teams spread across geographies