KPS Toys Planning & Logistics Specialist

Supply chain operations functions, majorly in Planning and Logistics; responsibilities include Order processing, Planning and Logistics functions for Production, Dispatches, Stock control, Warehousing, Shipping and Distribution, knowledge of Exim Policy and Incoterms.

Main Responsibilities:

PLANNING:

• Planning and prioritizing operations to ensure maximum performance in production and dispatches for overall export & domestic shipments through our third-party manufacturers/partners without delays to Ferrero Global business
• Working closely with related cross functional departments such as Production, Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Warehouse team and also with external parties to ensure effective process operations and for fulfilling business needs
• Regular Coordination with Overseas colleagues through online meetings, calls, emails and also with Indian suppliers and manufactures to determine our requirements, identify issues, and ensure all processes run to schedule
• Review supplier s weekly delivery schedule reports and planning/forecasting the shipments.
• Maintain relationship with our key Partners to ensure smooth communication.
• Updating the Partners on weekly basis to meet requirements at Ferrero destination plants
• Providing advance Container volume Forecast to Shipping lines and Freight forwarders as per the latest production and dispatch planning
• Maintaining & Providing monthly MIS excel reports and Power point presentation reports to do the analysis for the management team
• Ensure deliveries of toys to design department for history and future legal enquiries
• Planning accessories deliveries for leftover toys in case of legal or safety changes.

LOGISTICS:

• Manage and direct the operational execution of Logistics
• Liaising effectively with freight forwarders for Sea and Air import/export shipments for getting bookings and deliveries to ensure that all goods are delivered and received on time in a proper manner with accurate documentation
• Controlling productivity and costs by planning FCL/LCL containers as per desired business needs
• Maintain good coordination with other departments, who makes relevant purchase requisition, purchase orders and process vendor payments
• Coordinating meetings with freight forwarders to determine our requirements, identify issues, and ensure all processes run to schedule
• Checking invoices against source documents and then submitting them to finance for processing payments of suppliers and other vendors (like our third-party suppliers, freight forwarders, courier vendors, etc.)

SAP System:

• Sharing the accountability of supply planning data within SAP APO (Weekly upload)
• Creating and Issuing POs, SOs in the SAP system for our orders as per the agreement cost

Who we are looking for:

• Graduation - preferably in a technical field with 1-3 years experience

SPECIFIC KNOWLEGE (if required)

• Highly proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Excel with VBA language, PowerPoint, Word)
• Proficient in the use of SAP (APO, ECC, Material manager module)
• Fluent in English. Any additional language is welcome.
• Problem solver