Supply Chain Manager DSR

We are now seeking a Supply Chain Manager DSR, Industrial Specialities, Performance Formulations, Sweden. Within this role, you are responsible to facilitate the weekly demand and supply review process (DSR) within the Business Planning team. The DSR process is short cycle (0-3 month) and is the process to manage deviations to the tactical implementation of the approved business plan. You are leading the process; ensure transparent inputs and outputs and coordinate actions and communication to address deviations to plan within business lines, supply chain and other functions. This requires job holder to create, communicate and agree on a disaggregated (sku level) short term demand plan (0 to 13 weeks) – based on the constrained plan but pulling in short term opportunities and based on input from sales and historic sales data, using statistical analysis to forecast data. Also break down monthly bucket demand into weekly/daily demand. Monitors daily sales to inform and escalate actions when demand is short or exceeds the forecast. Monitors plant execution and is aware of schedule compliance deviations at the manufacturing sites, issues with raw material procurement or logistics, and is responsible to escalate when there are deviations and coordinates gap closing measures cross-functionally. Ensure DSR is properly monetized into a 3-months forecast with finance at a product line and business line level.
Main responsibilities
Demand Actual/Forecast:
Analyze and manage the forecast and compare with historical sales history - Time period of relevance is frozen 0 to 3 months.
Facilitate disaggregation of rough-cut plan to daily and weekly execution with supply planners and commercial team.
Align with Demand manager on the 3 months execution plan with gap closing measures and escalations for approval for the constrained global demand at material/Ship To Customers, aggregated as necessary to ensure assumptions are being realized weekly.
Manage Demand exceptions and make transparent actions and gap closing measures for deviations to plan.
Secondary work product is also a detailed demand history (actual) that can be aligned to forecast for comparison and context.
Weekly reporting on DSR scorecard.

Stakeholder Management:
Coordinate the execution of the demand plan with responsible sales teams and customer services teams, effectively managing any exceptions with supply capability.
Work with Supply Planning teams and Product Directors on plan deviations and gap closing measures.

Forecast Segmentation and Statistical Forecast Models:
Support as participant the demand planning manager to realize forecast segmentation to identify materials applicable to collaborative forecast and products that require market information. Re-evaluation at least annually to ensure correct forecast segment. Maintenance in both SAP and Arkieva.

SAP master data:
Maintenance of Arkieva master data (re-alignments) relevant for the forecast, executing and material routing and extension process.

Power User Arkieva:
Act as a project leader or participant in demand management projects with a minor (financial) impact. Focus in these projects is on SAP and Arkieva changes. Scope includes the management of external expertise.
Create material for training of users of Arkieva. Carries out training of relevant personnel to support continuous improvement (Planners, Sales Managers, and Customer Service etc.).

Business Planning:
Provide input to the Supply Management Review (SMR) and Demand Management Review (DMR) with historical performance and deviations to consider in long term plan. This will support improving bias and planning factors.
Facilitate the Demand Supply Review (DSR) to drive tactical implementation of the approved plans. Improve short-term demand plan and short-term communication.

Improvement Suggestions:
Propose tools and structures for the improvement of short-term demand plan, DSR process and communication with IBP, and, after consultation the BP Manager, implements these structures.
Manage specific Supply Chain projects to meet budget requirements, project timelines, goals, business objectives etc.

Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management or related discipline.
At least 5-10 years of relevant working experience in supply chain management (or equivalent).
APICS CPIM is desirable.
At least 5 years of documented experience in demand and supply planning.
Extensive experience with IBP/S&OP.
Experience with SAP (or equivalent ERP system) and Arkieva (or equivalent advanced planning software). Experience with Business Warehouse (or equivalent data warehouse) is advantageous.
Excellent analytical skills.
Ability to prioritize and proactively complete projects with little direction.
Fluent in written and spoken English.

To be successful in this position, you have the ability to communicate in a professional manner towards all stakeholders and the ability to build successful and long-term relationships. You are confident in your own expertise and deliver results while maintaining a high quality in your work. You also possess the ability to work efficiently as well as independently and you know how to prioritize in your daily work. Further, you demonstrate capability to analyze data (including mass cross-reference data validation), trending and forecasting which are combined with a process-driven and results-oriented mindset. The roles involves approx. 10% travels.
Additional information
This is a permanent position on a full-time basis, reporting to the Business Planning & Supply Chain Manager Industrial Specialties and based in Stenungsund,
For internal candidates, please apply with your Nouryon-mail.
For additional information about the vacancy please contact Robert van Wagtendonk, Business Planning & Supply Chain Manager Industrial Specialties, +31 6 5189 4146, robert.vanwagtendonk@nouryon.com
For information about the recruitment process or your application, please contact Wictoria Majstrand, HR Business Partner, +46 70 957 76 46
For unions related questions please contact:
Akademikerklubben, Anna-Lena Palm, Anna-Lena.Palm@nouryon.com +46 733 855 113
Unionen, Linda Schiötz Linda.Schiotz@nouryon.com +46 303 85 362
If you have any general questions or need assistance, please contact: Recruiting.SE@Nouryon.com
We look forward to your application!