ABOUT THE JOB AND YOU
| Senior Supply Chain Manager - China Evian Volvic Alpro International | |
| Evian Volvic Alpro International (EVAI) is the international business unit behind the worldwide success of evian, Volvic, and Alpro, bringing premium healthy hydration and plant-based nutrition to more than 90 markets across the globe. Operating in 13 locations and powered by a culturally diverse team of more than 30 nationalities, EVAI offers an international playground.
We are creating, nurturing and scaling up business geographies leveraging a large distributor network, powered by a sales & marketing force that activates locally, with a high level of autonomy, excellence in execution and entrepreneurial thinking.
As part of Danone, we combine the agility of a lean organisation with the scale and purpose of a global group - offering broad opportunities for growth, leadership exposure, and meaningful impact supported by functional teams acting as strong business partners. Join EVAI and shape the future of iconic brands in a business where your voice matters, your potential is nurtured, and your impact is real. | |
| JOB DESCRIPTION | |
| JOB FAMILY / DEPT | Supply Chain |
| DIVISION / ZONE | Evian Volvic Alpro International |
| DIRECT REPORTING LINE | Supply Chain Director |
| LOCATION, COUNTRY | Based in: Shanghai |
| AREA OF ACCOUNTABILITY | Geographical perimeter: Mainland China with different channels With 1 team member to be managed locally. |
| JOB MISSION | His/her role is to be responsible to support on developing effective forecast models, consolidation between China cross-function (sales/marketing/finance), meanwhile with Supply Chain in France for all planning related topics: Align the demand in the system based on the business reality. In direct collaboration with local distributor(s) or Danone internal stakeholders. |
| MAIN RESPONSABILITIES | Demand planning 1/ Support on Co build - Sales Forecast: - Perform past sales analysis & define baseline, co-build solid M+3 forecast plan. - Commercial & Marketing plan impact estimation vs baseline - Follow and improve forecast accuracy (country and channel level) - Challenge depletions forecast - Monitor & perform Trader shipment forecast analysis
2/ Animate local forecast process (GPS) - Monthly meeting with Sales & Finance team to review month result & YTG forecast - Argue to align everyone on the most accurate figure - Follow gap between latest forecast & business target, investigate and explain on the variations
Supply planning 1/ Supply and Replenishment management - Manage replenishment weekly with central supply team(production/shipment) ensure reasonable local inventory levels - Define and maintain relevant local inventory policy - Plan product switches and launches according to marketing plans - Liaise with distributor to get stock reports and improve overall efficiency - Monitor stock variation (vs forecast, Operations constraints) and avoid OOS at any cost - Secure weekly system updates (stock/forecast/in-transit) and be able to explain variations
2/ Stock Management - Liaise with distributor to improve overall efficiency - Monitor stock variation (vs forecast, Operations constraints) and avoid OOS at any cost - Provide most updated picture on stock into internal Danone system
KPI - Demand (Forecast Accuracy, bias) - Supply (PPED factory/local level) - Stock (OOS rate, stock level) - Customer service level (in collaboration with CS team)
Projects - Central forecasting transformation, new tool implementation - GPS continued transformation, simplification and optimization
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| KEY INTERNAL & EXTERNAL CONTACTS | Internal contacts: - Hierarchical report. - Sales team, Marketing & Finance team - Export Supply Chain team (based in Evian, France) - Supply Chain Manager
External contacts: Local distributors |
| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | Full time availability 3+ years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or a related role. Experience with demand planning software and statistical analysis tools. (in FMCG company preferred) |
| ABILITIES & COMPETENCIES | - High autonomy & flexibility - Proactiveness& leadership - Problem Solving and analytical thinking - Communication and coordination Skills - Task Prioritization & Project Management - Ability to interact with multi-cultural stakeholders - Open-minded and pro-activity results and oriented to details in execution - Enthusiasm and dynamism - Strong users of Microsoft excel - English is compulsory, French is a plus
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| EDUCATION | University degree, Supply chain related major is preferred |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES | English is compulsory, French is a plus |
