Head - Supply Chain - Product Firm

Head - Supply Chain - Hiring for a product based US MNC

Head - Supply Chain - Hiring for a leading product based US MNC

Experience - 12 to 21 years

Qualification - BE/Btech

Job Description:

Planning:

- 8-10 years in running materials planning

- Familiar will ERP and automated planning

- Planning attributes

- Demand planning and backlog management

Warehousing:

- Inventory Management - Extremely familiar with Cycle count and overall Stock Accuracy

- Exposure to 3PL Warehouse management

- Stocking Strategy, KanBan, Water-Spider management, Milk Run & Line feeding

- Inventory optimization (Reference - ABC Classification, Safety stock calculation & EOQ)

Fulfillment:

Essential Responsibilities:

- Build and manage relationships with global and enterprise-wide suppliers, ensuring key supplier performance meets business requirements and includes diversity suppliers.

- Represent the corporation to maximize supplier core competencies, promote sustainable growth, and optimize spend.

- Develop and meet Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) aligned with the Annual Operating Plan and streamline value chains between teams.

- Cultivate a culture of excellence throughout the supply chain and related teams.

- Ensure a constant flow of materials, goods, and products at accurate prices and quality.

- Establish and implement best purchasing practices, vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to enhance business performance.

- Identify and prioritize strategies for timely execution, supervise data-driven long-term planning for all categories, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

- Balance conflicting priorities of scaling, metrics performance, and cost optimization to achieve annual targets.

- Evaluate business challenges, mitigate risks, and develop opportunities.

- Foster effective vendor relationships through the vendor lifecycle, including performance assessment and resolution management.

- Support third-party logistics (3PL) vendors with process expertise to optimize performance and cost control.

- Ensure smooth project execution by adhering to policy, budget, time, and quality requirements and facilitating positive collaboration with upstream and downstream interfaces.

- Build and motivate a strong team of category managers and team members, allocate work appropriately, and provide ample career development opportunities.

Candidate Profile:

Qualification: Bachelor's/PG degree in any specialization (B.E. preferred)

Experience: 12-20 years of total experience with at least 5 years in leadership roles

Competencies:

- Experience in working within a matrixed organization

- High integrity and ethical standards when representing the company externally

- Resilient and focused, capable of managing competing priorities and uncertainties

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)

- Effective team player with a collaborative focus

- Adaptability to change management

- Commercial and financial acumen

- Strategic thinker and self-starter