Supply Planning Lead

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs.

Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting.  From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold.

Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.

Supply Planning Lead

• The Supply Planning Lead is responsible for defining an efficient, cost-effective and stable supply plan that supports sales forecasts and meet inventory targets.  
• He/She also partners with key stakeholders to support activities related to new product introduction, trade and customs, tolling and inventory management.
• The Supply Planning Lead is also in charge in managing appropriate levels of inventory including its movement and validating the accuracy of both physical and system counts.

Accountabilities

Planning

• Ensure an efficient, cost-effective and stable supply plan (Finished Goods, Collaterals) that supports sales forecasts at acceptable inventory levels
• Provide useful data and supply analysis during local and regional business meetings (Pre-SOP, SOP, Business Meetings and NPI Meetings).
• Maintain accurate gSAP information and ensure that planning process is aligned to gSAP requirements at all times.
• Drives all Supply-required activities related to New Product Introduction (NPI) by working closely with key stakeholders for package development and the region for range requests approval and supply negotiations.
• Partners with the Trade & Customs officer to ensure the efficient importation of goods through closed loop communication of the procurement plan.
• Partners with Marketing to define the appropriate inventory buffers and recommend an appropriate supply/procurement plan that addresses forecast variabilities and cost targets
• Monitor related cost elements within IMC control such as duties and non-duties
• Appropriately set vendor and toller schedules in accordance with the demand requirements and procurement plans.  Ensure that all collaterals (packaging, containers, labels, etc) for local repacking are available and procured on-time and in the right quantities.
• Document changes in the planning process and identify improvement areas in business processes to make the work more efficient. 

Inventory Management

• Responsible for maintaining   regional and international   inventory   within acceptable levels as set by Regional and Country objectives.
• Identify ways   to manage order quantity through MOQ negotiation, sourcing strategy and logistics consideration.
• Ensure   that   acceptable levels of inventory rate accuracy (IRA) in all warehouses and tolling plants through the monitoring, support and management of said activities via cycle counts
• Drives Marketing to define move-out plans for expired and SLOB inventory to reduce inventory write off. 
• Tracks Expired and Near-Expiring inventory and coordinates with WH Lead and HSE officers on appropriate action plans to facilitate the move-out (disposal or extension) of ageing inventory
• Recommends and monitors levels of provision and implementation of goods disposal activities.
• Provide inputs on SUs under RGM (Return Goods Memo) to ensure that returned items will not worsen inventory condition.
• Ensure that supplying   IMC's adhere to the service agreement particularly on   details relating   to inventory such as shelf-life, lead-time and MOQ.
• Works with Production and Tolling Manager to ensure proper supply planning
• Works with Quality Team to ensure that inventories are properly classified in the system

• Knowledge on production and materials planning, inventory management, warehousing and basic manufacturing operations
• Strong understanding of purchasing policies, procedures and principles
• Understanding of related basic financial concepts, supplier market and cost drivers
• At least 2 years combined experience in production and material planning and inventory management
• Experience in a manufacturing and warehousing environment
• Good interpersonal skills; ability to work in cross functional teams; strong organization skills
• Strong negotiation skills to be able to support country supply requirements
• Ability to identify and deliver cost-effective solutions in the organization providing value-add service in terms of impact analysis to facilitate data-driven decisions
• Able to challenge the status quo
• Strong leadership in implementation and driving teams to meet objectives
• Be able to work in a team environment and collaborate with key stakeholders

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