Assistant Manager - Demand Planner - Sumeru Solutions

Must have:

• Create Purchase order transactions on the fly and knowledge of SAP Knowledge of supply and demand planning.
• The candidate must combine a working knowledge of world-class supply chain practices, strong analytical capabilities, strong leadership skills, and business savvy.
• Effective in communication, influencing, and negotiation in a matrix organization including one-on-one, small and large groups, and with peers and executives.

Good to have

• Knowledge of Reporting tools such as Business Objects, Tableau or similar is a plus.
• Knowledge of other procurement software.

Responsibilities

• Optimize planning process, execute weekly plans to minimize future gaps by reviewing new buy and repair plan recommend by the planning system.
• Keeping planning system master data up to date and initiate Engineering Change request based on material life cycle.
• Manage procurement and repair activities including setting up repair supply chain , execute, expedite the repair purchase orders, streamlining repair cycle, working with supplier manager to ensure supply plans meets requirements.
• Resolve shipping and receiving issue , invoice variance , payment isuse and manage purchase orders reconciliation with the suppliers.
• Responsible for key performance metrics such as backlog, fill rate, inventory turn, purchase orders price variance and past due delivery management.
• Analyze forecasted demand, inventory, develop weekly supply plans that meet customer demands.
• Results should meet AppleCare's target of fill rate, while minimizing total inventory cost
• Analyze and resolve product backlogs, fill rates on a daily basis.
• Identify problem areas, and drive appropriate functional groups to correct.
• Identify opportunities for system enhancement and work with key business stakeholders and IT to implement continuous system improvements.