Regional Planning Manager

How You’ll Make An Impact

Demand and Supply Planning Area

• Ensure business continuity through effective management of contract manufacturing and raw material, packing and FG suppliers.
• Ensuring consistently high service to our customers by proactively identifying and solving supply/demand mismatches.
• Lead the S&OP strategy & processes, its maturity and effectiveness for all the products to meet desired service levels and inventory objectives.
• Champion S&OP maturity and drive S&OP agenda to ensure latest demand, supply & capacity plans and financial /business plans are reconciled and in alignment with business objectives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally and engage with leadership to drive the 5 steps of the S&OP process through product review, demand review (volume & $), supply review, financial reconciliation & Executive review (MBR)
• Develop scenario planning capabilities (Short term - 3 months & Long term-3 years horizon for demand & supply scenario’s) to maximize operating income for the organization & inventory & capex investment for future years using OMP platform capabilities.
• Analyze contingencies and risks and propose solution to address the gap in line with business strategy and stocking policy.
• Own Planning metrics (LIFR, Forecast accuracy- MAPE/BIAS & FVA, Inventory/DOH, SMOG, S&OP maturity measures etc.)
• Periodically evaluate planning system parameters & settings (in SAP as well as OMP)
• Lead the blueprint for the planning process improvement for S&OP, with the objective of moving towards autonomous planning, supported by sophisticated analytical capabilities.
• Work closely with the Network Design specialist to build future supply chain network capabilities to meet evolving business growth objectives.
• Champion the change management and communications initiatives required to integrate the planning process throughout the organization.

People Development & Others

• Lead and coach the team: empower and develop to deliver accurate results and deliver on commitments.
• Supports implementation of different tools, especially from the OMP area, and is included into all relevant projects.
• Other duties and responsibilities as determined by Valvoline from time to time in its sole discretion.

What You’ll Need

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field is required
• Minimum 8 years of relevant Supply Chain Planning experience including S&OP & S&OE processes in a Consumer-packaged goods or similarly complex sector with growing levels of responsibility and demonstrated people leadership.
• Prior experience in leading regional S&OP for a complex organization is preferred.
• APICS - CSCP / CPIM or IBF - CPF certifications preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of MRP and conceptual knowledge of ERP systems (SAP) and experience with Advanced Planning Systems (OMP/Kinaxis/APO)
• A proven track record to lead and drive operational improvement using process excellence tools.
• Strong business acumen with in-depth Planning experience and understanding of E2E supply chain principles.
• Ability to work independently in a structured and determined way.
• Ability to handle conflict and challenge status quo for improved process efficiencies.
• Team leader-coach: ability to lead, encourage and grow diverse talent in a complex landscape in the execution, strategies, and realization of functional and business goals.
• Ability to navigate through ambiguity, build positive relationships considering diverse perspectives & styles and gain cross-functional support to deliver the strategy and objectives.
• Excellent presentation skills