Planner, Global Material Planning

Role & Responsibilities:
Position Definition (Key Purpose of the Position):
• As a full scope material Planner you will be responsible to execute strategic planning activities for all Direct Source materials including long-term strategic planning (multi-horizon plan) to (pre-/in-) seasonal planning process, forecast publication, greige preposition strategy and execution. You will contribute with the development of the raw material sourcing strategy, supplier capacity plan and drive the seasonal supply planning process in order to maximize product availability.
• To execute material planning activities for all Nominated Source materials including material preposition process, support PO management process including mitigation of delays associated to T2's. You will contribute seasonal supply planning process in order to maximize product availability
• You will be also responsible for monthly consumption tracking of the commitment, leftover collection, validation as well as reporting at each season end or upon request. And collaborate with brand stakeholders and internal other functions to explore the opportunity to utilize the leftovers and minimize business impact.
• Beyond above to mitigate delay associated to nominated suppliers, due to demand shifts, capacity problems, and forecast variances etc.
• Analyze weekly exception and unconfirmed PO's taking appropriate action to resolve issues and maintain CRD dates
• Analyze forecast and actual differences, to address the issue and provide mitigation plan to all stakeholders.
• Identify improvement opportunities to optimize our operation model and working process
Key Result Areas:
• Execute Production Planning activities for materials through the go to market calendar to ensure all milestones are timely met
• Partner with cross functional teams to design and execute material preposition initiatives to enable On-Time Performance
• Build strategic relationships with key stakeholders covering Asia Product Supply, Global Planning and key suppliers to ensure raw materials are delivered at the right place, on time, at the right cost
• Act as process owner for all GMS policies and procedures impacting Global Product Supply, drive policy changes with key stakeholders, including Product Supply, Global Planning and RO's to ensure proper implementation
• Be a driver for initiatives that enable higher agility within the sourcing organization and continuously advance the global supply planning processes, analytical framework and allocation approach to support agility and market needs
• Ensure that the strategy framework reflects actions, timelines and responsibilities from a supply base perspective to enable proper implementation
• Collaborate with Global Planning and Product Supply department to accomplish KPI's On-Time Performance, Buy Acceptance Rates, and support Quality, CSR, and other relevant Brand needs
• Prepare analytical reports / presentations to help illustrate future demand trends, opportunity or risk to senior management and business teams
• Analyse organizational performance (e.g. Supplier Key Performance Indicators, business operations & efficiency), forecast operational risks, and work within the Global Material Supply organization and other global functions on issue resolution
• Act as a change agent/ambassador throughout the Global Product Supply organization by building trust with various levels in the organization, communicate clearly and consistently business objectives and management vision