Responsibilities:

Supply Planning

• Analyse system proposals and create operational requirement plans to balance both inventory levels and service targets for given products.
• Create and submit purchase orders to suppliers; create and release intercompany orders with other Newell entities on SAP; create and release to re-supply intra-EMEA warehouses from primary sourcing point - all in line with the Schedule of Authority.
• Manage repack with internal VAS areas and external suppliers where required for given categories
• Identify and resolve potential supply issues working closely with internal and external stakeholders
• High focus to balance supply and demand requirements in line with targets
• Work with stakeholders to manage through quality issues to resolution
• Develop process improvement initiatives to overcome departmental issues impacting inventory and service.

Supply Chain Analytics:

• Data integrity and housekeeping support
• Customer Backorders and backorder avoidance
• Management Scorecard
• Consolidation of data to support global capacity planning
• Issue purchase forecasts as per Supply Planning schedule
• General reporting and reference needs to support Supply Chain Team
• Support to Senior Supply Chain Manager
• Preparation of Executive S&OP Deck
• Excess & Obsolete process
• ABC analysis
• Preparation of Safety Stock review decks
• Back-up to Supply Chain Administrator

Qualifications

• Graduate - Supply Chain Studies
• Experience of working in a complex matrix environment
• English fluent - spoken and written, any additional language an asset
• Computer literate
• MS Office, and in particular Access, Excel
• Knowledge of an ERP system advantageous
• Handling of a reporting system advantageous
• Data driven, analytical capability
• Ability to work cross-functional and drive consensus between functions
• Outstanding organisational skills
• Excellent communication / influencing skills
• Problem solving skills
• Self-motivation and the ability to work on your own initiative
• Team player