Export Innovation Planner

Scope:
The Innovation Planner leads the innovation network planning and ensures on time, high quality innovation delivery OTIF.

Manage the innovation project plans from Bosscard/Kick-off, through to implementation. This is achieved through planning the scope the project, defining activities and timings required to ensure capability is in place, and then following up on these timelines throughout the project via a MS project network.

Manage communication with all key project stakeholders, while ensuring that updates and progress are given in a timely manner

Duties & Responsibilities:

- E2E execution & management of Innovation Planning Team Strategy.
- Land innovations plans (from kick off until post launch evaluation) into the market OTIF with the collaboration of all project stakeholders.
- Lead weekly calls follow up per category and represents the SC in all projects
- Defines and develop Project networks on MS project,
- Execute and ensure run down plan for innovations to avoid Business waste.
- Responsible to deliver OTIF projects with no TO loss.
- Work closely with all SC functions to ensure delivery of SC related activities on time in full as part of the network
- Support process enhancement and improvement.
- Communicate progress of all projects with relevant stakeholders, as the key point of contact

Key Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
- (1-3) years experience in supply chain, projects management (preferred )
- Proficiency in PC based software tools (Microsoft Office Suite), MS project, SAP(preferred)
- High level of analysis, leadership and communications skills.

What will make you successful:

- Relationship Builder-Listens and empathizes, engages a wide range of people.
- Analysis / curiosity mindset is required.
- Challenger mindset is required to have the right management and empowerment.
- Future fit, nowadays the digital world is penetrating many companies, which requires individuals to be equipped with digital tools.