Supply Planner

Responsible for developing and executing supply plans that balance customer demand, inventory targets, production capacity, and procurement requirements. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure product availability, optimize inventory, improve service levels, and drive supply chain efficiency while supporting business growth objectives.

Role & responsibilities

Supply Planning

• Convert demand forecasts into supply plans.
• Balance customer demand with production and procurement capabilities.
• Develop short-term, medium-term, and long-term supply plans.
• Monitor forecast accuracy and adjust plans accordingly.

Inventory Management

• Maintain optimal inventory levels.
• Prevent stock-outs and excess inventory.
• Manage safety stock and reorder parameters.
• Improve inventory turns and working capital efficiency.

Production and Capacity Planning

• Develop production schedules with manufacturing teams.
• Identify capacity constraints and mitigation plans.
• Support make-versus-buy decisions.

Procurement and Supplier Coordination

• Ensure material availability.
• Monitor supplier performance and deliveries.
• Manage supply risks and expedite critical materials.

S&OP Process

• Participate in S&OP meetings.
• Provide supply outlook and constraints.
• Align supply plans with business objectives.

Preferred candidate profile

Any Engineering with 12-15 years of relevant experience.

Good experience in MRP, RCCP/capacity planning, finite scheduling, MTS/MTO, production sequencing and constraint management.

Strong SAP ECC/S4HANA PP/MM, MRP, planning parameters, master data, BOM/routing, inventory and production-order management; Exposure to Kinaxis/APS preferred.

Cable Manufacturing and Process Knowledge: Understanding of conductor drawing, bunching/stranding, insulation, cabling, armouring, sheathing, testing and process lead times, including bottleneck management.