Supply Chain Lead (Vietnam)

Overview:

• To manage and develop over all Supply Chain functions, Customer services, Demand Planning, Supply planning, Logistics (Distribution and Transportation) including Import and Export for RM/PM and FG.
• To work partnering with Commercial team to define the SC strategy to support business growth by improving Service Level and ensuring NPD (New Production Development) launched in-time
• To manage both short and long term production capacity in order to ensure sufficient supply to delivery AOP and SDD volumes
• To develop the inventory policy for both RM/PM and FG to optimize operating cost, minimize write off cost and deliver aligned service level and OCF target
• To manage and work effectively with suppliers and Co-Man to meet the inventory target and performance
• To design and manage the WH/ DC operations, both internal and external, and capacities including transporters to minimize the cost and also work with GP on the bidding processes
• To manage customer orders and delivery to meet service level target and optimize SC cost-to-serve
• To lead the SC AOP, weekly S&OE, monthly S&OP, network optimization and productivity to improve cost and services
• Build the organization capability to achieve business growth and continuously improve team capability.
• Lead and transform the LD&T operations from manual to automation and constantly implement initiatives to improve plant productivity to support business growth.
• Logistics Network analysis

Responsibilities:
SC Planning management:

• a) Lead S&OE and S&OP meeting effectively in order to improve the service level and ensure sufficient supply (inventory) to meet short and long term demands
• b) Develop the demand forecast by optimizing between bottom-up and statistically forecasting numbers. Identify the demand & supply gaps and work cross functionally to align the plan to cost the gap.
• c) Manage demand review and supply review to support S&OE and S&OP meeting
• d) Develop demand forecasts at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand plan.
• e) Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results.
• f) Partner with Sales team, Marketing team on managing new products, and product phase-outs, taking into account strategic and integrated wider business planning.
• g) Develop supply plan (MPS) for both constraint and unconstraint and work with production on scheduling to ensure sufficient inventory to support the demand and growth
• h) Manage the DRP (Distribution Requirement Planning) to make sure all DC inventory targets are delivered as per plan set
• i) Manage the supply plan based on forecast accuracy and suppliers’ reliability and supply lead time to optimize the stock level as per policy set to improve OTIF and CFR
• j) Tracking, alert and follow up the action plan to solve slow moving and obsolete products, unused material based on decision from Commercial Director & SC Director.
• k) Verify production plan monthly for copacker and approve for material request as approval matrix.

Warehouse management:

• Manage raw materials and packing materials inventory and availability to support the production effectively as per plan set
• Manage raw material and packing material including FG inventory, stock accuracy and FEFO to minimize cost. Additionally conduct a physical inventory regularly to comply with Global control Standard (GCS) as company policy.
• Manage the WH/DC operating cost to meet the AOP targets
• Control all warehouse operation activities followed company process, system, policy and standard (I2C, GMP, AIB, EHS, stocktaking.)

Transportation management:

• a) Develop optimized distribution network (combine routes, maximize truck utilization/load and select the distribution for each area.) to fulfill demand forecast at lowest cost.
• b) Work with Procurement on bidding process to minimize the transportation cost and improve the efficiency
• c) Build AOP, OPEX and transportation expense annually based on sales forecast and control freight cost monthly based on approved budget.
• d) Manage raw material, packing material and FG transferring plan effectively to Co-man and DC to minimize the double handling cost including demurrage and detention cost at the port and control transportation cost in line with AOP.
• e) Manage the daily delivery schedule to deliver the product to meeting the Sales order request with no/low damanging products or returns.
• f) Track performance, feedback timely, approve and follow up action to meet the service levels and KPIs.

Import-Export management:

• To ensure all import Material, FGs,. from oversea requirements are adequately and timely met and product are exported to meeting customers’ request delivery date.

Logisctics management:

• Manage overall logistics cost, track performance with timely feedback, approve and follow up action to manage service level agreement or