Overview This role is primarily responsible for optimizing raw materials planning, including vendor direct and third-party items, and production planning-scheduling to ensure all customer requirements are met in a timely manner while optimizing the use of available capacity and minimizing working capital requirements. Responsibilities Manage day to day business processes across the Planning function. Ensure optimized inventory level management of raw and packaging materials to ensure that customer requirements are met on a timely manner. Responsible for managing US$200MM COGS. Manage and optimize planning parameters for finished goods, intermediate products, raw and packaging materials and intercompany items. Review customer orders against forecast and raw material availability in order to commit or roll customer requirements against the defined 25% tolerance. Review and align feasibility of demand change requests. Develop and maintain production order policies to optimise plant efficiency and working capital requirements while ensuring product availability to meet customer demands and efficient utilization of 3PL spaces. Develop and maintain raw materials safety stock and replenishment policies to ensure raw materials availability and optimization of working capital. Continuous process improvements in raw materials and production planning areas. Contribute to and provide leadership for inventory reduction strategies, including participating / leading monthly inventory review process to provide consolidated reports for financial reporting and risk assessment. Develop, maintain and analyze a comprehensive suite of KPIs to monitor performance and ensure targets are achieved. Develop, Lead and Motivate the Supply Planning team. Develop strength within the group through coaching and training to ensure targets are met. Lead implementation of training plans to ensure coverage across all areas for direct reports. Work cross functionally to develop mechanisms that will improve quality, provide realistic schedules, standardize processes and reduce costs. Participate in development and implementation of new area processes and improvements. Meet all internal and external compliance responsibilities including Purchasing Policy requirements, GCS, SOX & AIBI. Adherence to all PepsiCo Health & Safety requirements is a requirement of this role. Any other ad hoc duties and projects as assigned. Qualifications Education or Professional Certifications - Strong academic credentials – Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain or equivalent qualification in related discipline - Six Sigma certification will be an advantage Experience - 8 years of experience in materials and/or production planning in a high-volume manufacturing environment - Previous experience in a supervisory role - Demonstration of analytical and problem solving skills Knowledge and job skills - Proven track record on planning capabilities - Strong business acumen with an ability to drive and make good business decisions that are typically complex and broad in nature - Experience in SAP e.g SAP PP / MM modules, PowerBI and Tableau - Strong MS Office literacy, particularly in Excel - Ability to draw insights from data to drive the right action(s) - Competency in process improvement, Loss Analysis / Loss-Elimination and Lean Six Sigma would be an added advantage Soft skills - Excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills with an ability to interact with senior stakeholders - Strong aptitude and interest in people leadership but also able to influence and align teams - Have analytical skill, complimented by strong / soft relationship management skill - Ability to work cross functionally and influence other - Self-starter, well organized, with attention to detail with ability to work on own initiative - Ability to bring others together