Dow Hiring for Senior Supply Chain Planner – II&I (India Subcontinent) at Mumbai, India Full Time

Senior Supply Chain Planner – II&I (India Subcontinent)

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Position:Senior Supply Chain Planner – II&I (India Subcontinent)

Primary locationMumbai (IND), India

Schedule:Full time

Date Posted:05/23/2023

Job Number:R2042412

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TheSenior Supply Chain Planner will be responsible for supply chain planning, scheduling activities of II&I Businesses for India subcontinent region. She/he must have excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills. Role requires person to be self motivated, Initiative taking, persuasive, assertive as well as collaborative in approach to problem solving.

Strong experience of Supply and demand planning (including exposure to APO/OMP) is desirable. She/he will take part in weekly/monthly meetings with stakeholders and will take appropriate actions to ensure plan is met. Works regularly with Demand Managers (forecast accuracy), Product Management (allocation) and Logistics (ocean freight capacity) to streamline replenishments. Will be responsible for important KPIs of Polyurethanes business i.e. Inventory, Slow movers, Supply Chain Cost to Serve, Productivity and OTD/GIR.

Decides what, when and where to supply for multiple locations (warehouses, manufacturing locations etc), for Polyurethanes business for India Subcontinent region. Balances supply and demand over the operational horizon (including managing monthly S&OP process), to achieve optimum product availability, asset utilization and supply chain efficiencies.

Responsibilities / Duties

• Generates a time-phased supply schedule to fulfil business requirements in the short-term, while considering plant wide constraints, and meeting inventory and customer service targets.

• Determines and/or executes the most effective regional or global sourcing rules.

• Where applicable, implements external manufacturing agreements or executes agreements already in place.

• Owns and operates site or regional planning models (provides functional expertise for model operation; assures most efficient use of information technology).

• Serves as a local site coordinator/planner for integration of internal demand, utilities or environmental operations at a particular location.

• Routinely checks and tracks inventory quantity, slow-moving or other inventory statuses and ensures that inventory volumes meet the plan.

• Identifies, prioritizes and addresses supply issues (e.g. short-term capacity constraints, product shortage, emergency customer order received, uncovered production requirement, etc.)

• Leads collaboration with customer service, manufacturing, logistics, third-party service providers and business partners to meet business obligations in case of unplanned events.

• Ensures proper maintenance of production parameters (material masters, work centres, routings) to ensure effective planning.

• Follows best practices, procedures and governance over master data.

• Supports global supply chain initiatives by interfacing with other supply chain personnel in the business and shared services.

Experience

• 5-10 years of Integrated Supply Chain and/or manufacturing experience

• Master or bachelor’s degree (Supply Chain Management, Business, IT, Engineering etc.).

• Supply/Production Planning or Demand Planning or Logistics experience in Polyurethanes business is considered a plus

• Robust knowledge and hands-on experience of Supply Chain processes and ERPs (SAP, APO/OMP) is highly desirable.

• The critical competencies required for success are: interpersonal effectiveness, understanding customer needs, team work, taking initiative, problem solving skills, technical proficiency in use of computer applications and analytical skills.

No relocation provided.

Benefits – What Dow offers you

We invest in you.

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career.  You bring your background, talent and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:

· Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.

· Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental and emotional well-being, to help you get the care you need…when you need it.

· Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.

· Become a Dow shareholder through various employee stock programs .

· Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.

· Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.

· Global Paid Time Off (PTO) policies:

o Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).

o Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.

o Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines global breadth; asset integration and scale; focused innovation and materials science expertise; leading business positions; and environmental, social and governance leadership to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. The Company’s ambition is to become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world. Dow’s portfolio of plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated, science-based products and solutions for its customers in high-growth market segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Dow operates manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 37,800 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $57 billion in 2022. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information, please visitwww.dow.comor follow@DowNewsroom (https://twitter.com/DowNewsroom) on Twitter.

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