Contract - Supply Planning Specialist (Motorcycles)
Honda
- Bracknell, Berkshire
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Balance customer & sales requirements with Factory production & logistics constraints by matching orders from our branches & distributors with factories production plans.
- Anticipate, analyse and apply counter-measures on supply problems in order to achieve maximum sales with minimum sales stock and maximum production efficiency, still sustaining customer requirements.
- Ensure good communication between sales, factory and logistics from order to delivery for our branches & distributors.
- Master Data Maintenance in PLS (Pan-European Logistics System) system and EPP (European Product Planning) and ONO (one Niguri Operation) systems.
- Order & Production Allocation Management:
- Collect, consolidate & submit orders from our branches & distributors to the factories.
- Prepare presentation and attend Sales & Production Meeting with factories.
- Allocate production capacity plan supplied by factories to the branches and distributors.
- Coordinate type and colour fix of allocated production plan to branches & distributors.
- Presentation material preparation for Sales & Operation Planning Meeting.
- Weekly and ad-hoc Supply Information management for Branches/Distributors (shipping information, branches stock, etc.).
- Supply Issue solving - day to day management of production and logistics issue resolution.
- French Translation Label (FTL) management - manage the FTL stocks and procurement with HME-L Spare Parts division.
- Project work as necessary and process improvement work on an ongoing basis.
Required
- Excellent numerical and logical analytics skills with very high level of accuracy - a logical thinker, with a methodical approach.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Presentation and general communication.
- Microsoft Excel - advanced level (lookups, pivots - must / Macro, power pivots - desirable).
- Planning and organisation skills.
- Negotiation skills - balance of Win/Win with Branches and Factories.
- Supply chain / planning knowledge and experience - Good understanding on demand & supply planning, production & logistics processes.
- Willing to learn new operations and continuously develop both operational and personal skills.
- Self-starter, with ability to work on own initiative to prioritise tasks and projects in order to meet deadlines.
- Understanding of Honda motorcycle products.