Supply Chain Plan&Analyt Assoc Manager

Skill required: Plan - Supply Chain Supply Planning
Designation: Supply Chain Plan&Analyt Assoc Manager
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:10 to 14 years
About Accenture
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What would you do? Accenture is seeking a dynamic and results-oriented Supply Chain Operations Associate Manager. In this role, you will collaborate with external / internal clients to execute supply chain operations such as, SC Planning and Fulfillment, Materials Management, and Product Master Data Maintenance, continuous improvement initiatives and ensure supply chain solutions are addressing related client metrics and contracted SLAs for designated service. Manage delivery of practice services including inventory management and operational cost savings achievement. Demonstrate mastery in forecasting and scheduling, strategic development and performance delivery of the supply chain operations function. Key Responsibilities: • Responsible for communicating service level performance to client. • Commission root cause analysis to expedite the resolution of service issues • Recommend and implement process changes to drive efficiencies • Chair the monthly Demand Review meetings and play a key role in driving Demand and Gross Sales plan alignment through the Business Planning meeting including Operations Manager & leadership • Represent the team in supply chain performance meetings • Work with Specialist, process and team leads to allocate workload and assignments to the team • Deliver quarterly reviews and develop succession plans • Stay abreast of industry best practices and technological advancements in demand planning and supply chain. • Participate in broader supply chain projects aimed at improving efficiency, reducing costs, and enhancing customer satisfaction. • Provide strategic insights based on demand trends to support business decision-making. • Develop and Execute Key Reports as per client request • Implement process improvements across the wider Demand Planning team, including coaching and development of the team • Drive resolution of forecast accuracy, customer service and inventory management exceptions, establishing clear root cause and leading appropriate actions to deliver sustainable improvement • Serve as first point of escalation for Service Delivery team and Client retained organization to resolve open issues • Manage Overall Vendor Compliance and Management (Tactically in terms of sharing forecasted demand, maintaining relationship, understanding stock availability, etc) • Manage Overall Category Manager Compliance and Management (Tactically in terms of day to day operational activities etc) • Review with SCM s/ASCM Overall DC Compliance and Management (Tactically in terms of DC capacity, Appointment dates, DC shipments, other day to day activities)
What are we looking for? Basic Qualifications: • Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain or related discipline • Masters Business Administration (preferably in operations) • Minimum of 10-12 years of experience in supply chain management, covering supply chain planning Preferred Qualifications: • Experience in forecasting and replenishment models • Certifications desired: CPSM, APICS(CPIM or CSCP), Six Sigma, Lean • Industry Experience- FMCG/Beauty industry preferred • Basic knowledge of ERPs like:SAP; Analytical/Business Intelligence tools like Power BI, Tableau, QlikView and Planning Tools like: O9, SAP APO, Kinaxis. • Experience on digitization trends in Supply Chain • Relationship management - build & maintain relationships with clients, suppliers and colleagues • Inventory Management – experience in managing the trade-off between service level and inventory investment • Supply Chain – knowledgeable in supply chain terminology and methodology • Demand Forecasting – understand basics of seasonal, promotional and basic replenishment demand forecasting • Core transaction system – Solid understanding of the core functionality required of systems to manage the flow of information through the supply chain (i.e. item/vendor management, forecasting, & purchasing) Professional Skills: • Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment • Strong analytical and problem solving mindset • Out of box thinking • Solid organizational skills with ability to balance multiple tasks simultaneously • Ability to drive transformational change • Solid multi-phase project management skills • Exceptional track record of building relationships with stakeholders or customers that have resulted in high customer satisfaction
Roles and Responsibilities: •In this role you are required to do analysis and solving of moderately complex problems • Typically creates new solutions, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures • The person requires understanding of the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to team goals • Primary upward interaction is with direct supervisor or team leads • Generally interacts with peers and/or management levels at a client and/or within Accenture • The person should require minimal guidance when determining methods and procedures on new assignments • Decisions often impact the team in which they reside and occasionally impact other teams • Individual would manage medium-small sized teams and/or work efforts (if in an individual contributor role) at a client or within Accenture • Please note that this role may require you to work in rotational shifts