Manager RM-PM Planning & WH

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE

This role is responsible to act as the Subject Matter Expert for RM-PM Planning, Purchase & Engineering Stores, Inventory Management, Compliance Documentation, Relationship Management, Continuous Improvement/Operational Excellence.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

1. RM-PM Planning, Purchase & Engg. Stores -

. Responsible for Material Planning, by running the Material Requirement Planning and making call off purchase orders for Abbott Nutrition's domestic manufacturing plants.

. Planning and production scheduling and working closely with center purchase and planning team for materials / contracts/ services planning.

. Responsible for Detailed Materials scheduling in alignment with Sales requirements & manufacturing Capacities at Plant & 3P facility.

. Responsible for Raw materials scheduling to ensure non-stop supply to manufacturing at plant.

. Responsible for writing Purchase Orders as defined by Purchase Policies for commodities Supplied to Abbott Nutrition's domestic manufacturing plants and third-party manufacturers.

. Act as the liaison between Abbott Accounts Payable and suppliers on invoicing issues related to price charged and quantity delivered, and on receiving proper credit for returned materials.

. Working closely with Plant QA, R&D and Suppliers on quality related issue with materials and mitigating material risk to ensure right quality material is accepted.

. Liaising with Imports team and clearing agent for imports, ensuring all documentations are appropriate and submit to ensure smooth clearance at ports.

. Ensure governance by conducting weekly RM-PM coverage meeting with stakeholders.

. Ensure Engineering Stores operation are done effectively & stock are maintained as per the norms.

2 Inventory Management -

. To keep a track for plant inventories, material coverage, safety stocks for all materials.

. Responsible for stock norm settings for Raw Materials deriving warehouse capacity requirements at Plant.

. Monitors and tracks cleaning & environment conditions of storage facility.

. Monitor the integrity of Bill of Materials (BOM) and manage inventory accuracy.

. Target zero write-off of RM-PM due to planning error.

. Monitor inventory levels against agreed target levels.

. Manage inventory at external warehouse (RM Storage)

. Monitor non & slow-moving RM-PM to avoid any potential wrote-off

. Engage stakeholders to dispose rejected RM lying in warehouses

3. Compliance & Documentation -

. Zero loss workday case & ensure targeted nos. BBS observation & unsafe condition reporting

. Ensure SOP are in place (write what we do & do what is written)

. No critical & repeat observation in Quality & Financial (Internal) audits

. No past due training, past due CAPAs and past due CR tasks, No extension of any CAPAs /CR tasks. Completion of Gemba observation Points on time.

. Ensures online documentation (i.e. equipment logs, batch records, environmental monitoring etc.) correctness of data, compliance to SOPs, Safety and GMP.

. Monitors and ensures all the areas and equipment are maintained as per defined procedures for all time readiness for audits by internal/external agencies.

4. Relationship Management

. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to forecast, plan, and facilitate on-time materials to the production line as and when required, avoiding disruption to production.

. Generate and communicate supplier material delivery schedules and forecasts to ensure they reflect requirements and meet demands.

. Develop and maintain good relationships with suppliers and ensure demand for materials is met and deliveries made on time

. Develop and implement processes and work with suppliers on continuous improvement initiatives

5. Continuous Improvement/Operational Excellence -

. Ensure daily DMS process is in place, identify regular Kaizens in warehouse, Engg. Stores, & external warehouse scorecard as per the frequency.

QUALIFICATIONS

Experience/Background

. Interpersonal skills
. Project Management skills
. Decision making Abilities
. Analytical Skills / IT tools of planning
. SAP Module
. MRP Module
. E-way Bill website operation