Supply Planning Manager - ICO (Industrial Coatings)

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Supply Planning Manager - ICO (Industrial Coatings)

Location: Barcelona, ES

Company: AkzoNobel

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

The objective of the role is to lead and m anage the Supply Planning team for your BU/Region to ensure the required service to the customer and the appropriate balance with costs and inventory for both finished goods and materials.

• Be the primary interface between the Business Unit and Supply Planning in EMEA.
• Ensure the region is meeting the targets month after month in terms of OTIF (Delivery Capability), Inventory (DIO) and SLOBs (%) optimizing the impact on manufacturing, logistics and procurement costs.
• Implement and develop the needed processes and tools to perform the required planning activities.
• Develop the team and ensure their engagement.
• Support the BU Supply Chain Director on improvement projects and the deployment of the strategy and operational plans into the region.
• Ensure good communication and integration with demand/Bus, manufacturing, procurement, logistics and finance.
• Ensure the region is meeting the targets month after month in terms of OTIF (Delivery Capability), Inventory (DIO) and SLOBs (%) optimizing the impact on manufacturing, logistics and procurement costs.

What you bring

• University Education with at least 6 years’ experience in FMCG, Paint/Coating or Retail industries Supply Chain Improvement or consulting
• At least a few years of management experience
• High level of experience on Supply Planning, IBP processes, Planning tools , Supply planning, planning in SAP ECC and BI
• Change management: ability to manage a diverse range of stakeholders
• Excellent interpersonal relationship skills and communicator, able to listen , able to handle team tensions
• Focused on results
• Good problem-solving skills, able to identify and structure issues, run accurate analyses and synthesize recommendations
• Strong desire to challenge and improve status-quo

What we offer

• To join a leading multinational in its sector.
• Multicultural environment in a always evolving company
• Offices in Zona Franca Barcelona with parking and public transportation access.

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At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.