Raw Material Planner- Direct Purchase

Job Description
SECTION I. BASIC INFORMATION
Job Title

Raw Material Planner

Location

Mumbai

Entity

Y-OHT

Reporting to

Head – Raw material Planning

Division

Commercial

Direct Reports (Nos)

None

Department

Raw Material Planning

Team Size (Nos)

None

Unique Job Code

(To be filled by HR)

SECTION II. PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

• Ensure timely Raw Material availability with optimum quantity for our Tirunelveli Plant
• Supply chain management from ordering to supplier till arrival at plant
• Inventory planning & ordering on monthly operational level and Tactical level
• Accountable and Responsible to ensure availability of the right raw material, at right time, with right quality, quantity and price in the Plant.
• Collaborate with Procurement Category Teams , Supply chain & logistics, Finance & Plant Commercial teams in ensuring the Business Continuity with "Zero Production Loss"
• Ensure inventory coverage days aligned with storage capacity & derived safety stock
• Managing Import & Indian suppliers for purchase order sharing, time delivery adherence, documentation, logistical coordination, quality, discrepancy management & timely payments
• Actively contribute to the Network Projects and conduct RM Space requirements to support the growth of the Plant / Business.
• Accountable & Responsible for Raw Material Planning, Purchase requisitions, scheduling & Inventory Management for tall planning horizons to manage service levels.
• Ensuring all the consolidation, preparation of reports, upload of required data at defined frequency in compliance with regulations
• Inventory optimization projects by using different supply chain management methods & digitalization

(Examples VMI, VSM, Kanban, JIT, Cost saving, Hub & spoke supply chain)

• Data analytics for descriptive, prescriptive & predictive planning, demand forecasting, safety stock calculation, interactive dashboards creation, MIS reporting &management decks
• Ensure end to end tracking of purchase orders through manual process with timely manual update in system

SECTION III. Key Result Areas
Pro Tip: Include 'responsibilities, not activities' (e.g. Ensuring timely procurement is a responsibility and follow up with procurement dept. for timely issuance of purchase order is an activity with no result. Highlight Key words

• Responsible and accountable for Raw Material Planning , Forecasting , vendor scheduling , Inventory Management , quality of process , associated with the Plant, from more than 200 + vendors and100 + RM Codes , end to end
• Responsible and accountable for Inventory Management
• Follow ups/ co-ordinations with cross functional teams like Logistics/Finance/Plant teams
• Follow ups for shipping documentations/ verifications for custom clearance purpose
• Maintaining MIS and data record keepings
• Updating data in SAP system online and real-time
• Responsible and accountable for Inter -plant RM materials movement facilitation and control in-bound materials plan , suppliers to plant ( what goes where , when and how much ) on a continuous basis
• Key deliverables High OTIF, Maintain Target Days of stock, Minimizing value detroyers

SECTION IV. Key Interactions
(Not mandatory for Junior Management)
Pro Tip: Mention interactions that are internal Identify only 2-3 key relationships critical to the role;

Positions directly reporting to role should not be included;

Also mention role and purpose of interaction

Internal Interactions
Party Interacting With

Main Purpose of Interaction / Details

Frequency (Put a √)

Occasional

Frequent

Continuous

Supply Chain

Monthly RM sign-off , manage RM forecast acc. metric and improvements , RM inv mgmt. for Plant

√

Finance Team

Coordination for documentation, payments & statutory obligations for Plant

√

Logistics Teams

Vessel booking, transit monitoring, clearance from port, statutory obligation

√

Category Purchase teams

Vendor performance, procurement strategy, Share of Business, Business continuity

√

Business Transformation Team

Collaborate on Process , Technology Road map and solution implementation after assessing AS IS with the aim to digitize end to end planning work

√

External Interactions
Vendors

Shipment planning, understand vendors expectation and capability, lead time , scheduling of RMs

√

Forwarders & Shipping lines

Follow up on shipments

√

Knowledge, Skills And Experiences
Competencies
Pro Tip: Competencies are specific behaviors essential for an Individual to achieve excellence in his/her role

Educational Background
Mandatory :

B Tech/BE (Any Stream)

Preferred :Diploma/MBA in Supply Chain

Functional/ Technical Competencies

• SAP MM
• Advance Excel Knowledge
• Knowledge of supply chain (Imports,Local)
• Analytical skills (Power BI,SQL)
• Inventory Planning & Procurement
• Power Point

Behavioral/ Managerial Competencies

• Able to work independently
• Interpersonal skills
• Result oriented
• Team player.

Work Experience

• 5 to 7 years experience in Supply Chain , preferably in the FMCG,Automotive Tire industry.
• Good experience with Operations Planning,
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills in dealing with people in variety functions with both Internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Worked in SAP platform for Material management
• Experience in handling both local & international vendors

Other Skills: Good in Communication & Collaboration,English Language
Budgeted Compensation
(To be Filled by HR)

Quantitative Data
(if applicable for this position, include quantitative data that clarifies the size, scope and complexity of this position)

Category
Amount
Raw material handled per Annum, $ million
~ 150

Number of Plants
1

Number of vendors
~ 100

Number of items
~ 150

ANNEXURE – I
Our Values
Customer Centricity
Actively developing & deploying 'solutions' which serve customer needs and alleviate their pain points

Integrity
Doing what you say you will do and doing what is right

Entrepreneurship
Taking accountability and driving results as an owner.

Taking initiative

Freedom to operate and take risks

Humility
Being courteous, modest and respectful towards everyone we interact with