Project Supply Chain Lead

Functions: Engineer - Project 12 Months

Duties and Responsibilities:

Manage the Industrial Planner team, taking care of the adequacy between Demand (firm & forecast) and Resources (Manufacturing & Procurement) to reach customers QCD (Quality, Cost, Delivery) while optimizing site resources (people, machines & cash).

Key accountabilities:

• Make sure Industrial Planning Golden rules & processes are applied.
• Be a key contributor to reach the Industrial Planning KPIs targets.
• Contribute to the APSYS roadmap related actions regarding industrial planning topics.
• Make sure that demand management & scheduling (firm & forecast) is done in the Core Planning Tools and/or ERP.
• Apply & ensure Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) rules are applied when moving in workshops.

Team management:

• Allocate necessary resources to Industrial planning.
• Manage the team of industrial planners.
• Ensure the competencies ramp-up of the industrial planners.

Reporting & Communication:

• Manage relationship with Project Team.
• Ensure S&OP instance decisions are reflected and communicated internally/externally.
• Report WIP, Finished Goods, Manufacturing Throughput, and Production Performance KPIs.

Support industrial planning execution:

• Support Industrial Planner/Master Production Schedulers.
• Give visibility on industrial planning situation, alert on delays and propose solutions.
• Provide data for the S&OP process and ensure the latest update on ERP/Core Planning Tool.

Main Required Competences:

• NQF level 8 in Supply Chain/Industrial Engineering - Mandatory.
• Experience in industrial planning - mandatory.
• Team management experience - desirable.
• Scheduling basics knowledge.

Competencies & Skills:

• Good knowledge of Core Planning Tool, ERP, and Excel.
• Fluent in English with good communication skills.
• Innovative, pro-active, positive, agile, and customer-oriented.
• Autonomous with a sense of urgency and ability to propose innovations.