SENIOR DEMAND PLANNER
Arla Foods
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :16 years, 0 أشهر
Taking lead on a cross-functional S&OP process which provided detailed visibility of SKU performance and advance insight into non-moving stocks on a monthly basis
Coordinating with municipalities on registration & approval of New NPS/Promotions campaigns
Monitoring of short shelf life products and reordering the stocks based on expiry acceptance by the clients
Managing promotional packing team of 10 members to pack & distribute the promotion stocks to all regions
Negotiated with Outsourced packing suppliers on packing cost and reducing the promotions expenses
Reviewing of 16 month rolling demand forecast and uploading it in SAP APO
Lead root-cause analysis into major forecast variances and taken initiatives to rectify.
Communicating with sales /mktg on obsolete and slow moving items for faster liquidation
Consistently ordering the stocks by managing the KPI - Days of inventory - 68 days as
target ( inclusive transit time from Europe)
Developing rapport with the internal and external clients
Review with internal Sales and Marketing teams to ensure that all new events &
promotions a captured in the demand plan
Coordinating & agreeing on MOQ & lead time on all the stocks for UAE with manufacturing sites
Tracking shipping transit & delays from the dairies and recommending air shipments and changes of freight
Processing the sales orders in SAP PS1-based on the trailer loads and cargo guidelines
Following up with the agents on municipality / food control clearance of shipments
Distribution of stock between 4 regional 3PL ware houses of Arla. Derived reorder level & safety stock levels
Tracking the movement of fast moving skus and plan to avoid the stock outs by air freights/internal GCC country stock transfer
Monitoring FIFO concept with the warehouses and resolving expiry issues
Coordinated with clearance agents/shipping lines to ensure the products are cleared within free demurrage times.
Overlooking the 3PL- ware houses for temperature control and stock variance.
Developed and implemented analytical tools using excel to track forecast accuracy
Monitoring Out of stock /Low stock reports and communicating its arrival to marketing & sales team
Summary :-
Driven the demand plan based on the sales forecast & history and planned for production & raw materials in Masafi.(300 million AED sales revenue per year)
Providing weekly production plan, and intimate of material schedule changes in the month
Followed stock replenishment to various ware houses based on sale percentage to the other regions of UAE
Conducted weekly forecast review meetings with my counterparts
To analyze the sales pattern, and suggest alternative scenarios according to sales trends
Identified excess inventory and developed a sales plan jointly with the Sales management to sell that inventory and thus reducing the total inventory costs
Planned for RM/PM on monthly basis based on consumption pattern, forecast consumption
NPD& promotional launches -coordinated with marketing team for achieving within the time line
Decreased the production excess to less than 5%
Summary :-
Planned the production lines based on the back to back orders & availability of manpower, raw materials, capacity utilization & speed of the production lines in Aatco.( 360 million AED sales revenue per year)
On a monthly basis Material planning for major raw materials only. Few seasoning and spices are planned based on requirement
Analyzed delays and interruptions and accordingly adjust production schedule to meet deadlines
Plan the lines accordingly to the sales orders, RM / PM availability, manpower and sustain the maximum capacity utilization (Daily, weekly plan circulation)
Multi-profiled & Manufacturers of Ketchup, Mayonnaise&wet-condiments)
•Keeping track on shop floor activities to maintain GMP, GHP and to ensure compliance to HACCP/ ISO/BRC and other statutory requirements
•Scheduling shifts monthly and shuffling operator for better multiskilling
•Adept at managing the training needs of the workers to hone their skills and competencies on several issues related to Quality, Safety and Hygiene
•Initiation of the Lean manufacturing principles in the shop floor like « ONE POINT LESSON » 5 s to motivate the team in shifts to increase the production
•To ensure proper Storage of packing material and movement, to process on FIFO basis from WIP
called as Parry India)
(An korean MNC, into confectionery & gums)
•Involved in the task force team to implement cost saving techniques
•Co-ordinated with Management representative for ISO 9001 and 14001 audit documentation
•Involved as a team member in food safety audit, EMS audit, Process audit teams. Audited different process / packing lines on a monthly basis
•Achieving the yearly & monthly QA targets
• Regular follow up of CCP, CP & corrective actions in case of deviation
•Worked in forecast based planning for common products of mayonnaise, Ketchup for own brands. Other seasonable products are planned based only on orders
•Arrived at safety stock levels for RM/PM for major SKU
•On a monthly basis Material planning for major raw materials only. Few seasoning and spices are planned based on requirement
•Analyzed delays and interruptions and accordingly adjust production schedule to meet deadlines
•Plan the lines accordingly to the sales orders, RM / PM availability, manpower and sustain the maximum capacity utilization (Daily, weekly plan circulation)
•Prior communications with top management on line speed, productivity, of individual lines
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courses: Last Used Supply chain & Logistics Demand /Supply planning 5 Present Production Food manufacturing 3 2012 Quality Assurance HACCP/Food safety 2
