Area Supply Network Manager

**BAT is evolving at pace - truly like no other organisation.**

**To achieve the ambition, we have set for ourselves, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to live our ethos every day. Come be a part of this journey**

**ROLE PROFILE**

**FUNCTION**: Supply Chain

**SUB FUNCTION**: Plan***

**CITY & COUNTRY**: SNO Hub

**ROLE SUMMARY**

**What are the key objectives and expectations from this role?**
- Execute activities to support the delivery of Cash, Cost, Service, and SNO KPIs for the assigned Area
- As SNO SPOC working with factory/specific end market to help achieve Area, DRBU & Region’s targets
- Actively adopt and implement digital transformation initiatives (Integrated Planning Transformation, Hive, Clear Metal, PBI, and other online tools) for the assigned factory/end market
- Continuously upskill the technical capabilities and commercial understanding
- Continuously seek and explore process simplification within Area & DRBU

**What is the direct impact of this role on the team or organization?**

**Reports to**

DRBU Supply Network Manager

**Number of Direct Reports
**1-2

**Core Relationships**

**Internal **-** **SNO, Area, DRBU & factory team, Logistic

**External **- Suppliers, Logistic providers

**Geographic Scope
**Area

**Travel Required**

No

**ACCOUNTABILITIES**

Specific accountabilities for the Distribution & Inventory role:

- Responsible for communication with the customer and/or customer service.
- Responsible for the supply chain networks and maps
- Responsible for overall inventory within the supply network
- Responsible for calculating stockholding policies and (SEIO FG) managing inventory service levels, safety stock and inventory levels
- Responsible for managing and validating the cumulative planning lead-times
- Responsible for resolving and communicating supply issues the impact external demand
- Responsible for the planned orders (deployment) for inter and in-market inventory deployment
- Responsible for demand & distribution exceptions
- Responsible for execution of distribution orders within the firm zone
- Responsible for collaborating with the demand planner, master planner (or SNP) and local distribution orders in the scheduling zones
- Responsible for ensuring constraint availability
- Responsible for D&I planning, transactional and master data
- Responsible for demand analysis
- Selects scenarios in case of resolution
- Approval of parameter automation policies due to segmentation
- Approval of stockholding or other policies

Specific accountabilities for the Master Planner (Inhouse/internal):

- Responsible for achieving optimal plan for the entire planning horizon (FG, WMS, SFG)
- Responsible for firming and aligning supply and planned orders (for production and purchasing) in the planning zone
- Responsible for MP planning, transactional and master data
- Responsible for monitoring and actioning supply exceptions
- Responsible for collaborating with the Purchasing Planner, Production Scheduler and D&I Planner.
- Responsible for defining and maintaining the resources that are not in source system
- Responsible for managing the constraints in supply
- Create Planning BOM and new constraint in KXS RapidResponse
- Responsible for sharing forecast with suppliers
- Responsible for calculating stockholding policies (excluding SEIO FG)
- Selects scenarios in case of resolution
- Approval of parameter automation policies due to segmentation
- Approval of stockholding or other policies

Specific accountabilities for the Master Planner (external):

- Responsible for achieving optimal plan for the entire planning horizon
- Responsible for firming and aligning planned orders (for purchasing) in the planning zone
- Responsible for the planning, transactional and sourcing master data
- Responsible for monitoring and actioning supply exceptions
- Responsible for collaborating with Master Planner Production (or SNP), purchasing planner, production scheduler and D&I Planner.
- Responsible for managing the constraints within suppliers
- Responsible for ensuring visibility for the supplier capacity and supplier raw materials availability
- Responsible for calculating stockholding policies (excluding SEIO FG)
- Selects scenarios in case of resolution
- Approval of parameter automation policies due to segmentation
- Approval of stockholding or other policies

**EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE**

**ESSENTIAL**

**Experience Required**
- 3-7 years across Planning, Logistic, NPI (Manufacturing & Commercial experience would be an advantage)

**Technical / Functional / Leadership Skills Required**
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Good analytical and digital skills
- Good Supply Chain knowledge (process, metrics)
- Strong knowledge in IWS, CI tools, and agile concept

**Education / Qualifications / Certifications Required**
- University degree (Supply Chain related major could be an advantage)
- Mastery in advanced planning system could be an advantage

**WE ARE BAT