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Description

Material Planning Lead is a supervisory and oversight role. Primary role and mission:

+ Ensuring the timely and accurate flow of components into the Estee Lauder plants and Third-Party facilities globally.

+ Drives planning strategies, analysis and co-ordination of material purchases to achieve supply commits, customer service, inventory and purchasing objectives, whilst minimizing total cost to the business.

+ Drives strategic journey with suppliers and addresses supply gaps with suppliers in collaboration with GSR

+ Make our suppliers agile and reliable managing suppliers’ performance on service / cash / Quality / agility KPIs

+ Responsible for ensuring material constraint resolution in the tactical and operational horizon, driving stakeholders’ alignment on Materials short term and long term Constraints and action plans to mitigate it

+ Key Responsibilities:

+ Lead, manage and develop a Material Planning team (i.e., performance reviews, goal setting, mentorship, etc.)

+ Accountable for materials service, supporting finished goods production plans and maintain finished goods supply.

+ Identify and understand supply (material/ components) risk, drive action plan to resolve and/or reduce the risk and escalate to senior leadership.

+ Drive operational / strategic horizon material/ component requirement at commodity level and provide visibility to strategic suppliers. Work with GSR to define and implement strategies to de-bottleneck capacity.

+ Negotiate with vendors to ensure required delivery dates are met, Resolve escalated issues within execution horizon, eg. expedite/ de-expedite not agreed by suppliers, volume change etc. to support material schedulers

+ Communicating / provide visibility into material constraints, changes to the supplier delivery dates and any bottlenecks (operational) to Global MPS Planner/TPM Planner.

+ Identify strategy / segmentation / planning strategies to increase agility i.e. PDT or MLS reduction with supplies.

+ Manage supplier performance

+ Develop material planning and inventory strategies for assignment material/ component category/commodity

+ Contribute towards department business goals and KPI’s

Qualifications

+ Preferably MBA or relevant post graduate degree in Business, Supply Chain or related field; bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Supply Chain, Economics, or related field (minimum)

+ Minimum 4-6 years of related experience in Supply Chain, preferably with experience in leading material planning, supply planning, sourcing / purchasing and supplier management within the beauty / cosmetic industry,

+ Deep business acumen, preferred from fashion or premium luxury business

+ Deep knowledge of supplier management / collaboration, inventory management and procurement

+ Demonstrated ability to manage and develop teams

+ Advanced knowledge of, and experience of raw material, packaging for beauty / cosmetic industry products

+ Advanced knowledge of, and experience with sourcing and supplier management activities for raw material / packaging suppliers within the beauty / cosmetic industry

+ Knowledge of, and experience with supply planning and supplier collaboration tools (e.g., SAP, E2Open, Kinaxis, etc.)

Capabilities:

+ Demonstrated analytical, strategic and problem-solving skills

+ Demonstrated track record leading global material planning organizations within a fast-growing CPG company

+ Strong leadership, collaboration and managerial skills

+ Good communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization

+ Highly collaborative with the ability to work with cross-functional teams including Planning, Brands, GSR, Finance, TPMs, Suppliers and Commercial stakeholders

+ Knowledge of the interactions and interplays between supply and demand in the executional (0-2 months) and operational (2-12 month) horizons, with focus on material planning

+ Highly analytical – analyzes data and provides clear / fact-based presentations to stakeholders

+ Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, able to successfully manage multiple accountabilities simultaneously

+ Ability to build strong relationships and tactfully navigate multiple cross-functional, matrixed stakeholders

+ Excellent problem-solving skills and quick to react and respond to changes

+ Execution oriented – thrive under pressure with a demonstrated ability to get things done

+ Ability to work within a global, cross-functional team, collaborating with GSR, Planning, GBSC, Finance, Suppliers and Commercial stakeholders

+ Exceptional complex problem-solving abilities

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Company's policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. The Company will endeavor to provide a reasonable accommodation consistent with the law to otherwise qualified employees and prospective employees with a disability and to employees and prospective employees with needs related to their religious observance or practices. Should you wish to apply for this position or any other position with the Company and you believe you require assistance to complete an application or participate in an interview, please contact [email protected].