Supply Planning Manager (Nhon Trach, Dong Nai)

1) Supply Planning
Supply Planning/Distribution Planning, Production Planning, RM & PM Planning
• Responsible for generating optimized production plans for Dong Nai site to deliver customer requirements as per forecast.
• Drive stocking policies through ABC-XYZ analysis and arrive on MTS/MTO items; define SS (Safety stocks) & CS (Cycle stocks) for finished products and align Stock Level Agreements with Sales/Demand team.
• Replenish inventory of Made-to-Stock (MTS) as per SLAs, anticipating requirements; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; stocking items; delivering supplies to work stations.
• Control stock replenishment to Distribution Centers – main DC in Dong Nai site and DC in Hai Phong.
• Manage export planning packed by Dong Nai site to other countries – Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines.
• Overseeing Material Planners to plan RM and PM, set up safety stock, reorder point to make sure optimum inventory of RM & PM to support production plan without interruption. Review the RM & PM requirement before sending it to Suppliers/Vendors.
• Participate in Demand Control process of IBP to respond to market demand changes with available resources.
• Aid in executing new product launches process, packaging changes, product updates, and discontinuation of SKUs by: ensuring product set up correctly, startup plan validation, capacity validated, volumes scheduled with sensitivity analysis completed.
Capacity Planning
• Establish accurate volume and time targets for plants by tracking demonstrated capacity and ensuring manufacturing sites deliver on their schedule attainment and adherence performance metrics.
• Own the 36 weeks Rough Cut Capacity Planning analysis and recommendations for capacity / capability additions as part of Gap closing actions to ensure a responsive supply chain to satisfy business growth.
• Lead the monthly service and capacity review meeting as part of the IBP process and the external monthly collaborative planning meeting with co-manufacturing partners. Ensure that senior business leaders have the right information to make the decisions required.
• Work closely with Logistics team by providing inventory projection by warehouse level to ensure warehouse capacity is reviewed monthly, escalate gaps (if have) through IBP (SMR meeting).
Inventory Planning
• Control site inventory for finished goods, intermediates, RM and PM to meet target.
• Review Slow moving & Obsolete (SLOBs) items monthly, organize meeting with cross functions monthly, look for solution and follow up the action plan. Raise written-off (scrap) request when needed. Coordinate with Procurement team for sell-off.
• Working closely with RD&I and Manufacturing on the reworking plan to reduce SLOB.
2) Purchasing
• Standardize and improve purchasing process to ensure smooth delivery of RMs and PMs.
• Organize gate keeping meeting with Procurement team bi-weekly to review requirement, price index in order to have proper instruction to Material Planner in placing PO to supplier. Monitor and improve supplier performance.
• Work closely with RM Hub Manager to understand the strategy planning for RMs.
3) Importing
• Develop and standardize the import process, make sure RMs and finished goods imported into 3PL warehouse to support business growth.
• Control forwarder to ensure customs declaration is done properly in minimum cost.
4) Provide leadership to Planning team & People development
• Daily follow up OTIF and outstanding Sales Orders to make sure smooth deliveries to customers.
• Organize daily Tier1 MDI meeting to the planning team to review KPIs and troubleshooting as a team.
• Represent site planning to attend Tier2 MDI meeting, escalate the gaps to Hub Planning Manager and SMR.
• Develop SOPs and provide training to the planning team.
5) Master data/ERP systems
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives for Planning tools, processes, ERP/SAP and metrics (service, inventory days, schedule adherence, SLOBs).
• Maintain data integrity (MRP) in planning system to ensure continued delivery of accurate supply plan.
• Take the role key user of ERP system, giving coaching to make sure team capability to work well in ERP systems.
6) Others
• Closely work with cross functions - Customer Service, Demand, Production, Logistics to ensure smooth daily activities of delivery goods to the customers both local and Intercompany distribution (ICD).
• Be the ISC contact point for Business/Demand.
Working location: AkzoNobel Powder Coatings Vietnam - Nhon Trach 1 IZ, Dong Nai

- Competitive Package - Premium Healthcare Plan for Employee and Families - Various training opportunities