Supply Planning Supervisor (Temporary 9 Months)

This position will remain open until filled.
Local Applicants Welcome
Department: Supply Chain
Location: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Reporting to: Supply Chain & Logistics Lead
Contract Duration: 9 Months
The candidate is responsible for, under the supervision of Logistics and Supply Chain Lead and in collaboration with cross-functions at different Market/ Regional/ HQ levels, the Raw Material Supply Planning, Semi-finished goods and Finished Goods Production planning amongst other related activities of JTI business in Vietnam, contributing to ensure market demands are supplied in a timely, sufficient and efficient manner. The first and foremost objective is to ensure no out-of-stock in a rapidly changing business environment.
As the Supply Planning Supervisor you will:
Primary and Finished Goods Production Planning & Outbound Logistics (Main stakeholders: Marketing & Sales, Regional functions, Factories)
- Responsible for the monthly production planning of Semi-FG and FGs across 2 factories, to ensure safety inventory levels are maintained at factory & distributor warehouses yet in balance with stock freshness and minimized write-offs.
Main scope include:
- Given the inputs of market demands (product variants, quantities, timing), calculate and communicate monthly Semi-/ FGs production plans to factories, liaise with internal & external stakeholders to ensure sufficient materials are in place for required production.
- Continuously monitor inventory and production status, making adjustments or cancellation if critically required by business (e.g. sales execution exceeding plan, ad-hoc machine break-down, etc.)
- Responsible for monthly planning cycles to ensure placements of raw materials are calculated & executed in a timely, sufficient and accurate manner to accommodate market demands & business sensitivities, yet at optimum lot size & costs.
Main scopes include:
- Obtain from Sales thorough understanding of Market's demands including business scenarios and sensitivities, from Marketing timely updates of product portfolio requirements, from Factories updates of inventories across locations.
- Analyze the gaps between demands vs. supply capacities and facilitate solutions/ action plans throughout the supply chain processes.
- Support and supervise the placement of raw materials (executed by regional designated functions) as per market's instructions.
- Support Marketing in multiple projects such as new launch, product / packaging rejuvenation; looking for creative ways to minimize out of stock and write-offs.
- Continuously liaise with Logistics & related functions to ensure on-time arrival of raw materials for production (e.g. re-prioritize shipments or cancellation of orders if required by unexpected market needs)
- Ensure business opportunities and/or potential issues are identified and appropriately escalated to stakeholders, preferably with recommended solutions.
Primary and Finished Goods Production Planning & Outbound Logistics
- Responsible for the monthly production planning of Semi-FG and FGs across 2 factories, to ensure safety inventory levels are maintained at factory & distributor warehouses yet in balance with stock freshness and minimized write-offs.
Main scope include:
- Given the inputs of market demands (product variants, quantities, timing), calculate and communicate monthly Semi-/ FGs production plans to factories, liaise with internal & external stakeholders to ensure sufficient materials are in place for required production.
- Continuously monitor inventory and production status, making adjustments or cancellation if critically required by business (e.g. sales execution exceeding plan, ad-hoc machine break-down, etc.)
Inventory Management
- Weekly reviews of safety stocks across factory and distributor warehouses, monthly assessment of FG freshness and propose actions where necessary.
- Monthly / regular reviews of raw materials inventory safety level and expiry dates, timely identify potentially issues preferably with a recommended solution to reflecting into upcoming supply & production plans.
Other tasks:
- Lead and/or support recurring related tasks such as: monthly estimate reports of purchases, AR, inventory and DIO; monthly system loading of sale volumes; annual order lot-size & implications; (bi-)annual importation quota forecast, etc.
- Support ad-hoc tasks as assigned by Supply Chain & Logistic Manager, including but not limited to: depletion scenarios / write-off estimates for product discontinuation, optimizing NTM capacity for new launches yet in balance with write-off exposure, VMC optimization, etc.
- Support Supply Chain related projects initiated by Region and HQ.