Central Planner
Contracting – Wavre
Mains objectives of this function are:
- Distribution Planning SPOC is accountable of distribution plans for a group of distribution area:
- Will support the manager in order to share experience in the team.
- Will be the technical support to standardize the process as much as possible.
- Will be part of the continuous improvement in Vx Distribution Planning and Distribution Excellence projects.
- Will actively support the team to improve KPIs (examples; weekly plan adherence, reduction of cancellation costs,).
- Will be the point of contact for Transversal topics within the Regions (examples; escalations, deviations, …)
- Distribution Planning SPOC is responsible for:
- working on scenarios to optimize the shipment plan.
- Ensure that planning rules are respected (ex: frozen horizon, QA LT) identify risks/issues, propose mitigation plans and escalates issued when needed.
- The job is a global role across several countries / distribution areas, with the purpose to:
- Support continuous improvement program.
- Contribute to RDC performance management and objective achievements.
- Manage VDP stakeholders as Customer Service, QA, VDO to achieve common objectives.
Your responsibilities
- Order/requirements processing:
- Plan, monitor and optimize the forecasted commercial and non-commercial shipments according to the open customer orders.
- Customer orders handling in quantities, quality and costs in the requested times and according to procedures, national and international laws and/or rules for commercial and no commercial deliveries
- Invoicing/Shipping:
- Coordinates the shipments of the products to the subcontractors, in collaboration with the relevant services
- Responsible for returns, letter of credits and other shipping documents.
- Provide consignee and customs broker with shipping information and documents and follow up until delivery execution.
- Performance and administrative management:
- Proposes logistics and planning tactics to reduce costs and improve service level.
- Supports internal and external audits for the Department and the RDC related to VDP activities.
- Planning Specialist:
- Be deputy of Vx Distribution Planning Manager.
- Be responsible for additional freight costs monitoring.
- Ensure using the adequate reporting tools available to monitor their performance and do data analysis.
- Interactions and communication:
- Support and manage direct relations with VDCC, QA, Finance and Customer Service, LOC’s, RDC’s.
- Support others Vaccines Distribution & Cold Chain functions for projects and business requirements.
Skills and knowledge requirements
- Master Degree
- More than 5 years of experience in supply chain
management/Logistics - Strong analytical skills (data gathering and data analysis).
- Customer Focus.
- E2E view and approach.
- Strong influencing skills (developing level).
- Ability to work in a matrix / transversal organization.
- Ability to simplify complex processes (problem solving).
- Effective communication skills, including presentation skills.
- Very good knowledge of ERP systems with SAP (R/3 and APO SNP, other simulation tools).
- Sense of urgency, flexibility, and accountability.
- Enterprise thinking (end-to-end supply orientation, cross functional team spirit, sharing of good practices within the
network). - Proven Planning & Organizational skills.
- Ability to lead and drive change.
- Very good written and spoken English.
- Digital knowledge and competencies (proficient level).
- GPS basics (proficient level).
- Capacity to manage conflicts.
- Expertise in Supply chain i.e. Executive Master in Supply Chain Management, APICS certification, Orange Belt
certification..
Our offer
Jefferson Wells offers you a permanent contract as a consultant with an attractive salary package and access to training in both technical and non-technical skills. We'll be your career partner every step of the way.
Are you interested in this position? We invite you to apply. Do you have any questions? Please contact me
