Inventory Assortment Lead

nalysts by sharing knowledge & providing the subject mater expertise across Plan For Every Part (PFEP), Inventory Assortment & initiatives to improve inventory quality ratio (IQR)

• Coach, train & guide Analysts by sharing knowledge & providing the subject mater expertise

This role will report directly to the EMEA SIOP Manager & own central projects & initiaves related to Inventory"

"- Support in leading Inventory initiatives across the region, including slow moving inventory and projects

• Responsibility & ownership running half yearly Assortment process
• Be a single point of contact for SIOP leads to support with assortment actions
• Provide analytical support for businesses, including assortment simulations and what-if scenario's
• Ownership of leading SCM transformation projects across the business
• Responsible for managing Regional Inventory initiatives including DC assortment, slow moving inventory actions and support
• Development of various models / tools to create visibility & improving overall inventory health & DOH
• Provide analytical and decision-making support to optimize inventory across business
• Prepare and align inventory expectations and forecast (FC) as report out for the monthly FC process.
• Ownership of central inventory reporting for ES-EMEA specifically Forecast Vs Actual & working on mitigating the gaps to achive objectives
• Coach, train & guide Analysts by sharing knowledge & providing the subject mater expertise across Plan For Every Part (PFEP), Inventory Assortment & initiatives to improve inventory quality ratio (IQR)
• Coach, train & guide Analysts by sharing knowledge & providing the subject mater expertise
  Demonstrate strong functional knowledge & working experience related to materials management & detailed understanding of concepts related to supply planning, replenishment planning, PFEP,material planning & inventory performance measures like ITR & DOH
• Work on materials management processes and drive improvement projects with a consultative approach
• Willingness to learn Kinaxis from super user perspective & train the materials management users as per need
• Excellent communication, presentation skills & demonstrated experience of working on projects with stakeholders from different geographies"

Qualifications:

"Engineering Graduate / Preferably Post Graduate especially MBA (Operations/Supply Chain/Materials/ Production) with 8 to 12 years of relevant experience related to Inventory Management, Material Planning & supply chain management in global environments "
8 + years in relevant role

Skills:

CPIM, CSCP or PMP certification will be an added advantage

"• Solid understanding of SIOP, Material planning,Inventory Mgt, MRP & demand / supply challenges
• Proficie skills level in MS Office: Advanced Excel and Power Point presentations.
• Proficient and good hands on exposure on ERP (Preferred SAP)
• Preferred exposure into Power BI, SQL and PowerBI query building.
• Technology Savyness (Knowledge of Kinaxis RR will be an added advantage)"
Change management, thought leadership, ability to work in matrix, results oriented, process minded, customer orientated, coaching, influencer, strong communication skills.