Sr. Associate,Supply/Log,Trans/Logistics,,P2-II

SC Johnson has been leading with purpose for 140 years, building high-quality products and iconic brands found in homes, schools and businesses in virtually every country worldwide – including OFF!®, Raid®, Glade®, Windex®, Scrubbing Bubbles®, Ziploc®, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day®, method®, Autan®, Baygon®, Mr Muscle®, Duck®, Lysoform® and more.
The 13,000 people of our global, fifth-generation family company are committed to making the world a better place today and for future generations.

This role is responsible for materials planning. You need to ensure material supply and support production plan to meet sales demand and company's business. You will collaborate with cross Functional teams which includes Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality, Logistics and other teams as necessary to work on new product readiness. You must be familiar with Planning tools (SAP ECC, APO is a plus) and adhere to KPI targets set primarily on Inventory, SLOBS, Cost savings opportunities on AF/write off and Production Schedule Adherence. The role should be an expert in Lean principles and practices as applicable for warehouse operations.

Detailed Roles and Responsibilities

➢ Place purchase orders for RPMs according to production plans and provide forecasts to suppliers as requested. SKU number around ~150.

➢ Capacity analysis for key RPMs, call out risk and alert relevant department if it is needed.

➢ Arrange reasonable delivery plans according to detailed production scheduling to ensure the production plans to be executed smoothly.

➢ Control inventory, especially for seasonal and discontinued RPMs. Lower the stocks on hand, reduce SLOB inventory and write off cost.

➢ Review master data, process, etc. and find opportunity to improve KPIs of material planning.

➢ Support warehouse and transportation cost-saving/service enhancement projects, including data collection, performance benchmarking, and root-cause analysis.

➢ Assist in analyzing third party cost-to-serve, service level compliance, and identify opportunities for operational efficiency.

➢ To use Lean principles and tools to systematically eliminate waste in the warehousing processes.

➢ To be the Process Owner for the Logistics Standard Operation Procedure (SOP)’s used within the process framework, and to act as an auditor in an audit program across all clusters to ensure process compliance and to share best practice between countries and identify improvement opportunities

Educational qualifications

Bachelor's degree or higher, majoring in supply chain, logistics, engineering, or related field

Experience

➢ Be able to communicate fluently in both written and spoken English.

➢ Have good organizational skills be a self-starter and a team player.

➢ Be proficient in using computers. It is better to have experience of SAP and Excel etc.

➢ 1-2 years’ experience in planning.

Preferred Skills / Experience / Competencies:

➢ Can work on extended hours as needed

➢ Experience with logistics related

➢ Demonstrates basic understanding and experience of Lean principles

Inclusion & Diversity

We’re a global business, with people from every culture, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age and ability. We recognize the breadth of human experience, and we work to celebrate it. It is our goal to build a diverse, inclusive and supportive work environment where all people can thrive.

We’re committed to ongoing efforts that help us attract, hire, and retain diverse talent who want to build a positive, inclusive environment.