Manager - Supply Chain Solutions

Flex

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To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Manager - Supply Chain Solutions in Chennai, India.

What a typical day looks like:

Drive design and deployment of solutions in the Demand Management , Sales Inventory & operations planning functions
To Execute projects related to Demand planning, Inventory & Cost control/reduction
Be a SME in planning solutions
The Job responsibility includes identifying the process/solution gaps and focus on continuous improvements to overcome the solution challenges and works towards enhancing the solution/product
Execute POCs to validate new Supply chain solutions (AI/Analytics driven use cases)
Establish Project Plans; Manage project from initiation to delivery and ensure the compliance of the solution
Review and maintain Project Plan as needed and report weekly project progress and risks
Create and/or update Training Documentation, Knowledge base, E-learning training modules for End Users.
Coordinate and perform UAT (User Acceptance Testing) related to Enhancements and Bug Fixes with Business Groups/Sites.
Support business enablement by responding to customers specific planning requirements and escalations
Support Global/Regional teams' initiatives in driving Demand Management /APS system utilization, standardization & planning process simplification, global stakeholder mgmt..
Data & Performance Analytics. Provide timely reports and metrics ,
Willing / upgrade to learn on a continuous basis
Provide/Request advice to Project Team and Supply Chain Solutions Management to achieve goals in accordance with established policies and project scope.
Conduct presentations and training to Project Team and Management as needed.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

Must be a graduate
Overall, 12 to 15 years’ experience with strong Demand Planning
Have strong Product/application development/management in the area of Demand / Forecast Management, Planning, APS(Kinaxis) and ERP (Baan) planning knowledge
Strong passion to drive changes / standardization
Have good experience in Planning and/or Supply Chain Management
Good in SQL, any planning tools
Good knowledge in MS-office (excel - Macros, Reports analysis and Metrics building)
Strong in requirement gathering, gap analysis & solutioning in the area of Demand & Supply planning application
Ability to manage global stakeholders
Must possess strong English communication, Negotiation and Project self-driven skills, problem solving & structured thinking
Good team player
APICS or other SC certification is a plus
Need to be prepared to work in a Global Environment that involves all the possible time zones

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

Health Insurance
PTO

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