Supply & DRP Planner

The DRP & Supply Planner creates an unconstrained 24-month plan an item/location level of planned stock Movements across the distribution network in order to meet customer service and operational targets.

Creates a robust and feasible packed goods deployment plan of what needs to be shipped from the source plant location across the distribution network to ensure that stock availability is maximised, and stock obsolescence is minimised.

Responsibility for leading the production planning processes for the items manufactured within their portfolio, ensuring that we have the right products, at the right time and in the right place to meet customer demand and inventory targets.

To create a robust and achievable 24-month production plan for finished goods and all intermediate oils.

Reviews supply shortage alerts daily, takes corrective actions, completes Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and develops and actions Continuous Improvement (CI) plans.

Runs the demand inputs into SNP from the business Market Demand Managers to ensure the DRP

Planners are using the right demand signals.

Key Responsibilities

Creates an unconstrained 24-month plan at item/location level of planned stock movements across the distribution network in order to meet customer service and operational targets.

Creates a robust and feasible packed goods deployment plan of what needs to be shipped from the source plant location across the distribution network to ensure that stock availability is maximised, and stock obsolescence is minimised.
Responsibility for handling the production planning processes for the items manufactured within their portfolio, ensuring that we have the right products, at the right time and in the right place to meet customer demand and inventory targets.
To create a robust and achievable 24-month production plan for finished goods and all intermediate oils.
Reviews supply shortage alerts daily, takes corrective actions, completes Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and develops and actions Continuous Improvement (CI) plans.
Leads the demand inputs into SNP from the business Market Demand Managers to ensure the DRP Planners are using the right demand signals.
Works directly with the Market Demand Managers to ensure that the sales forecasts in APO are robust and reflect the latest demand plans of the business. Works directly with the business Demand Managers to ensure demand control processes are in place and effective and that any changes to the demand forecasts are understood.
Creates an achievable production plan for the next 24 months based on the Distribution Requirements Plan, grouping the highest level of complexity, and required capacity levelling at blending level and filling level.
Reviews supply shortage alerts daily, takes corrective actions, completes RCA and develops and actions CI plans.
Agrees with the manufacturing teams what should be scheduled for production in the following week based on the production plan and available production capacity and material.
Works with the plant material planning teams to ensure the correct stocking policy is accepted for bulk intermediate oils and the right levels of safety stocks are being planned. Represents planning in monthly market S&OP meetings and weekly demand control meetings.
Ensures inventory levels at SKU level are maintained to agreed target levels.
Reviews SLOBS and Excess stocks monthly, takes corrective actions, completes RCA and develops and actions CI plans.
Works closely with the NPI & Product Coordinators to ensure that product plans are reflected in the production plans and are implemented to agreed timelines and results e.g. running then phase in and phase out of stocks
Works closely with the NPI & Product Lifecycle Manager to ensure that product lifecycle plans are reflected in the DRP and deployment plans e.g. handling the phase in and phase out of stocks.
Calculates plant ABCD classification to identify production priorities
Validates all warehouse ABCD classifications and packed goods safety stocks for their SKUs as part of the central Stock Mix Optimisation (SMO) process.
Working with Master Data Administrators and Plant Schedulers to ensure that both the DRP and production planning master data is accurate and reflects reality with regular reviews are in place to drive improvements.
Leads demand for non-NIKE distribution orders e.g. outside the envelope/region.
Support as vital to run any crisis and continuity of supply disruptions, including participation on Incident Management Teams (IMTs) and other crisis forums to drive through to resolution mitigating actions.
Requires strong working relationships with the supplying plants scheduling and material planning teams to ensure production priorities are understood.
Share good practice and takeaways with the other Supply Planners and ensures consistency and standardisation in production planning processes across performance unit.

Adhering with the tasks outlined in the EMS/QMS Systems of GBS

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