JOB PURPOSE

The jobholder is responsible to manage the supply process to ensure material availability across inventory holding points as per the agreed demand plan and business guidelines.

This role includes; plan and assess the material movement end-to-end from production plan vs the actual for semi-finished and finished good production on the correct packing type and quantity, working closely with Planning Optimization Team to achieve the committed sales plan in an optimal way considering marginal profit analysis, while contributing to inventory management and utilization of packing resources across Supply Chain network to optimize logistic variable cost, working closely with Global Shipping team to facilitate container planning.

This role includes; analysing the material and inventory, setting up the short-term plan which will enable the production to meet customer’s orders, run inventory scenarios and simulation to optimize the inventory and LVC through DIT.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Job Specific Accountabilities

Material Analytics

• • Liaison with stakeholders to support sales opportunities through prioritize product classification.
  • Assess and implement most effective supply source to support adhoc demand signal considering overall process cost and optimum value per customer demand.
  • Contribute to Weekly S&OP process through optimization meeting and control tower meeting to troubleshoot operational constrains and discuss developed plans.
  • Review plans to meet Business guidelines for e.g. minimum demand, Grade Ranking, sales margin and DIT dwell time etc.

Short-term Plan

• • Assess grades production plan against sales plan to meet monthly sales plan and bridge operational demand gap.
  • Develop Short-Term Material Distribution Plan to establish customer demand requirement for all Hubs based on design capacity and contractual 3rd party logistic agreements.
  • Review and optimize Short term sales allocation M0-M2 to introduce weekly scenarios uplifting polymer marginal profit triggered through sales margin fluctuation, supply capabilities and demand changes.
  • Develop action plans to control inventory of finish goods across all IHPs.

Strategic Stock

• • Maintain and replenish safety stock in strategic hubs to ensure critical customer supply reliability.
  • Assess and revise packaging plan, packaging split and packaging scheduling against operational dynamics in Ruwais, Khalifa Port and GLH packing lines to manage M0-M2 customers demand.
  • Develop short term material balance to manage grade, packaging type, and hub to control demand & supply fluctuation.
  • Manage inventory by eliminating dwelling stock, establish Test Run outlet through establishing contingency plans with stakeholders (Product Owner, hubs team, control tower, Lab team, Production Planning).
  • Monitor and investigate deviations of execution of stock transfer orders and stock transfer request.

Supply Control

• • Take full ownership and control of material allocation, with most cost-efficient route and ensure on-time demand fulfillment
  • Analyse and challenge the Regional Demand Plan fluctuation M3-M9 to meet BP figures in term of product differentiation focus and eliminate sales allocation constrains.
  • Execute monthly cleansing data activity for carryover process to rebalance demand orders enabling system and sales update.
  • Prepare proposals to crisis team to reduce impact on partner customers during business interruption and activation of business continuity.
  • Develop execution plan for projects such as revamp, grade slate alteration, Turnaround and planned operational limitation to reduce business impact to inventory and sales targets.
  • Maintain the Polyolefin’ s Finished Goods inventory at optimum level by challenge Demand / Production to support company`s inventory target on every IHP.

DIT Support

• • Liaise with region and shipping in the DIT process that will result to accurate shipment of materials to the DIT locations.
  • Prepare proposal of sales volumes for DIT, RDS and SOW in order to reduce LVC.
  • Monitor control points in the DIT process that will result to accurate shipment of materials to the DIT locations.
  • Coordinate container dwell time of all containers in DIT to avoid demurrage cost.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Minimum Qualification

• • University degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration or any equivalent disciplines.
  • Sound knowledge of Operation Management.
  • Knowledge in SAP, Microsoft office and different supply chain tools.
  • General knowledge of supply chain management process
  • Fluency in English Language is a must; written and oral.

Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills

• • Minimum of 5 - 8 years of relevant experience in Planning Occupations
  • Ability to collaborate with cross functional stake holders, influence decisions and recommend a course of action based data analytics
  • Solid knowledge on polyolefin business and products application
  • Previous demand planning, supply planning and inventory experience for at least 3 years preferable on customer products industry
  • Ability to analyse and evaluate data and make recommendation and decisions
  • Strong ERP (enterprise resource planning) system skills and MRP (material requirement planning) system skill for at least 2 years.
  • Knowledge of supply chain functions
  • Knowledge of Borouge product range, applications and polymer production
  • Hands-on supply chain’ planning processes; demand, supply, logistics, and replenishment.
  • Ability to understand financial statements, cost impact of business decisions and demonstrate skills in estimating budgets.
  • Good knowledge in (MS Office, SAP APO / R3 / BW).

Professional Certifications

• • Preferred to be certified in Supply Chain; i.e. CSCP, etc.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• • Data Analysis
  • MRP Systems; SAP, etc.
  • Analytical Tools & Programs; RPA, MS Excel Solver,
  • Inventory Management
  • Production Planning / Scheduling
  • Supply Chain Processes
  • Material / Production Planning
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Simulation Techniques & Modelling
  • Cost-Benefits Scenarios
  • Risk Analysis
  • Operation Research

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

Strategic Perspective & Commercial Acumen

Look at issues with a broad view to achieve corporate objectives from medium to long term. Think ahead and prepare for the future. Understand external expectations and influence on the organisations or function. Identify common goals, and interests from a commercial perspective

• • Building strategy; build strategies that are consistent with the business and competitive strategy of the organisations in a global economy
  • Communicating strategy; align and communicate the long-term benefits of functional strategies to the corporate strategy
  • Raising awareness; is able to market initiatives to external stakeholders in response to PESTLE (political, economic, social, technological, legal, environmental) changes
  • Cost control; drive the implementation and management of cost control practices
  • Financial data; demonstrate high standards in financial planning and monitoring to ensure financial resources are available to support strategy
  • Adapting strategy; continually review strategic plan to ensure it accurately reflect the future desired state of the organization
  • Budget; set budgets, understanding current costs and challenges organization to deliver greater efficiency

Problem Solving & Decision Making

Utilize a systematic, logical data driven approach to investigate problems. Develop practical solutions based on sound judgment and make timely decisions

• • Information analysis; frame problems and approaches to meet the demands of different situations
  • Questioning; drive critical thinking within the company culture
  • Knowledge gathering; promote benchmarking, internal and external comparison to identify and address problems and areas of focus for the department.
  • Alignment; consider the strategic impact of all decisions, ensure that decisions reflect the Owners and Borouge’s vision, mission and values
  • Effective decision making; make and carry through decisions, even if they are unpopular or difficult
  • Courage; take a stand when situations are unclear, make bold decisions when needed
  • Risk Management; ensure the organization balances effective risk management with the need for timely actions

Planning & Organizing

Plan ahead and work in a systematic and organized way. Monitor progress towards objectives

• • Prioritizing; effectively manage several long term business objectives and priorities
  • Planning; assimilate external processes and technologies to support effective planning and execution.
  • Objective setting; transfer stakeholder requirements into achievable corporate objective
  • Monitoring; drive a culture of disciplined planning and adherence to timeframes
  • Deliverables; translate political vision into action plans and deliverables
  • Improvement; ensure the continuous quality improvement checks are maintained and implemented throughout the organization.
  • Drive for success; embody a strong focus on outcomes and invest in measuring impact

Change & Innovation

The capacity to be flexible, agile and constantly seek innovative ways to approach job requirements and challenges; to adjust rapidly to new situations & organizational changes and implement new ideas to drive Borouge's business objectives

• • Innovative culture; put in place mechanisms which result in effective idea generation thereby facilitating an innovative culture
  • Supporting creativity; implement mechanisms that encourages the sharing and trying out of new ideas and approaches
  • Relevance check; sponsors and champions innovation and leading edge thinking
  • Responding to change; direct and guide a culture of change and innovation in line with the Business needs
  • Change implementation; identify and mitigate any risks that could potentially hamper the implementation of change
  • Impact of change; demonstrate awareness of the impact change has on the company and install structural support mechanisms
  • Dealing with resistance; develop strategies to assist with managing change and resistance to change on a company wide basis

Foster Collaboration

The ability to work effectively with people and build relationships to facilitate mutually beneficial outcomes

• • Positive reinforcement; encourage and foster an environment where recognition of organizational success can take place
  • Encourage input; foster development of internal and external relationships that promote synergy and collaboration
  • Information sharing; promote a culture of collaboration, trust, information sharing and teamwork
  • Teamwork culture; actively nurture stable relationships across functions and promote cross functional team working
  • Culture and diversity; encourage the establishment of diverse teams and equal treatment and remove barriers to achieve this
  • Conflict handling; foster a culture of handling conflicts in an open and constructive manner.
  • Managing interests; adequately balance the expectations of all stakeholders within Owner in order to bring them closer together

Develop Talent

Motivate others by providing direction and inspiration. Continuously seek to develop value adding capabilities and competencies of self and others through, coaching, constructive feedback and learning and development opportunities

• • Empowerment; empower functions to work together in order to achieve corporate objectives
  • Dealing with poor performance; ensure all leaders address underperformance effectively and cultivates striving for excellence
  • Feedback & development; inspire and invest in a culture that places importance on personal development and constructive feedback
  • Direction; lead and set an example for desired behavior and performance for Owner staff
  • Reward & recognition; promote a culture throughout the organization of recognizing and rewarding effort and results
  • Learning; drive a continuous learning culture within the organization
  • Well-being; provide opportunities to enhance the welfare of all employees