Planning Manager at Olam International

About Olam International

Olam International is a leading food and agri-business supplying food, ingredients, feed and fibre to over 19,800 customers worldwide. Our value chain spans over 60 countries and includes farming, processing and distribution operations, as well as a sourcing network of 4.8 million farmers. Through our purpose to 'Re-imagine Global Agriculture and Food Systems', Olam aims to address the many challenges involved in meeting the needs of a growing global population, while achieving positive impact for farming communities, our planet and all our stakeholders. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, Olam currently ranks among the top 30 largest primary listed companies in terms of market capitalisation on SGX-ST.

Your Job Description at Olam International

• Compliance to planning policies including inventory policy, and categorization of finished goods and raw and packaging material and align with the system integration.
• Manage stock levels within agreed policy levels for material and finished goods.
• Facilitate the demand planning process for all the appropriate categories, focusing on eliminating bias and improving forecast accuracy.
• Production planning taking account of demand planning, supply chain policy, capacity limitations, and other production constraints.
• Materials requirement Planning: Create and maintain the materials requirement plan. Establish material safety stock and reorder levels with accurate lead times. Implement stock plans to achieve stock targets on materials and finished goods.
• Master Production Scheduling.
• Distribution requirement planning / replenishment.
• Evaluate risks and opportunities, creating contingencies and making decisions.
• Capacity management planning.
• Drive business planning, particularly the annual volume planning process, which includes interfacing closely with Sales, Marketing, and Finance to ensure timely delivery.
• Support innovation teams in launching new products.
• Develop and train the Demand Planners and Supply Planners across all operations.

The Job Requirements at Olam International

• Education:
  • B.Sc. in Engineering (M.Sc. or MBA preferred)
• Experience:
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in supply chain in leading global Agri-Manufacturing/FMCG/Consumer companies.
  • Experience covering Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Stock Management, and Primary Distribution.
  • Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, and/or TPM strongly preferred.