LD&T Manager - West

Overview JOB PURPOSE: Head the Unit LD& T for the Region /Unit which involves complete ownership for Planning & Logistics, Demand Planning & Customer Service Design strategies/plans and ensure their implementation for effective logistics and improve Region efficiency on stock management to enhance growth Drive the Productivity agenda for the Regional Logistics in Secondary Freight and warehousing Work with the Plant LD& T Teams, Plant Managers and Central Supply Planning to ensure demand supply gaps are minimized on an ongoing basis Lead the Unit Agenda of Dist best practices from LD& T point including Distributor Warehouse best practices Drive the SC Quality of the Unit up to end Customer Responsibilities ACCOUNTABILITIES: Manage entire Supply Chain Costs for the region and identify saving opportunities. Monitor and action DC wise Head the Demand Planning for the Region and run Regional/ Cluster DP processes cycles within the Unit Provide field inputs to Central Demand planning to enhance Forecast accuracy including RCA Collaborate with BU Supply Planning and BU Demand Planning to ensure right stocks and manage Demand Compliance on AOP Responsible for driving Secondary freight initiatives across the region Review and manage age of stocks and drive productivity in damage and expiry Lead the implementation of strategic CRS initiative for all DC in the Cluster and create a self-sustainable model between DC and Distributor Drive MT filtrates through collaboration with MT chains and ensuring flawless execution Lead the Freight strategy for the Region and drive productivity End to end coordination with Supply planners at Plant and HQ, co-packers, and ensure optimum usage of Plant resources Create and maintain differentiated Supply chain capability of all 3 channels i.e., for TT/EC and MT Manage all local promotions and banding operations at DC Warehousing productivity projects at DC for improved space utilization Work on daily and weekly forecast accuracy to impact skew and service levels Monitor Ageing and Stales at DC and resolve issues with Demand planner to ensure no write off Qualifications KEY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Education: Graduate and Degree/Diploma in Supply Chain Management Functional Experience: 3+ year preferred in Supply Planning & Logistics, Knowledge of SAP environment, expertise in TMS / planning tools, knowledge of warehouse operations & productivity Language: English, Hindi At least 3-5 years of Supply Chain experience in a FMCG industry (preferably food industry) Flexibility and able to work under uncertain situation and high pressure. Understanding of logistics and warehousing operations Understanding of planning with an overview of S&D systems Data Analytics & Decision Making Negotiation skills & Tenacity Process Orientation Interpersonal relations – Customer Service Orientation, Collaboration, and Influencing Skills Leadership capability to run pilot projects and roll out thru change management