Assistant Manager Planning

Role Purpose:

• Supply (Production & Asset) Planning for Toll Manufacturing
• Derive production plan through planning system against Demand & Production capacity. Ensure seamless supply with cross functional efforts.
• Define Production Capability to support growth plan & New Product introductions.
• To establish and maintain relationship with key functions within Country, Regional and Global level across the business in line with the strategic intent.

Accountabilities:

• Support the development and maintenance of planning capability (Process, People, Systems and Structure) to deliver an optimum balance between supply & demand for all supply chains in scope for the operational 0 to 36mth horizon
• Enable business optimised decision making through balanced supply-demand plans, anticipated supply constraints, analysis and counsel, the use of systems and business processes as well as proactive cross-functional communication and collaboration
• Manage inventory, considering sales forecast accuracy, production variances, capacity headroom, relevant trade-offs and the relationship between volumes and values.
• Derive Short term & Long term production plans to support sales demand & inventory target.
• Maintain close coordination with Toll Manufacturers to understand production capabilities & define weekly production plans to comply with supply commitments to commercial team.
• Track supply of input materials & any production challenges with cross functional efforts & deliver production plan as per commitment.
• Manage supply status reviews and reporting and closely collaborate with the relevant functions.
• Ensure that all planning processes throughout the integrated supply chain operate against MRP philosophies and principles, and ensure plans are reflected in SAP/APO, providing visibility of the supply plans to the wider organization.
• Encourage system derive planning, with good knowledge base in planning tools (SAP/APO) also with good analytical skills in Microsoft.

Syngenta Crop Protection

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs.

Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting.  From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold.

Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.

Knowledge, Experience & Capabilities

• Supply Chain Management, Planning Processes & Methodology
• Communication across boundaries
• Chemical Manufacturing Experience

People are at the heart of what we do:

• Once a year Full body check
• Competitive insurance scheme
• Employee assistance program – to take care of your and your loved ones mental health
• Paid Vacation of 30days, 12 Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, compassionate leaves
• Education assistance – for your career growth
• People first culture translated into ‘Most Preferred place to work 2022-23 by Times group’

Note: Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

To learn more visit: www.syngenta.com and www.good-growth-plan

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