Specialist, Supply Chain
Supply Chain
Job Purpose:
As a Specialist (Material & Vehicle Planning team, Supply Chain) you are responsible to support the DSR (S&OP) process in SAP IBP (or alternative business planning systems) by managing planning inputs, executing what-if scenarios, and coordinating cross-functional scenario evaluation to enable an executable and aligned consensus plan.
Key Functional Responsibilities:
- Collect, validate, and maintain required planning inputs in IBP, including sales orders, manufacturing capacity, material availability, part-level supply capacity, and premium freight-related data.
- Ensure input completeness, data quality, correct planning horizon coverage and timely readiness for scenario generation.
- Execute what-if scenario generation in SAP IBP using defined planning models, policies, priority rules, firming logic, and hard constraints.
- Run iterative simulations and analyze outcomes for service level, feasibility, delivery adherence, overloads, inventory impact, and premium freight exposure.
- Compare scenario alternatives, identify constraint hits and infeasible orders, and recommend the most practical scenario for business review.
- Coordinate scenario submission for cross-functional review, capture feedback, requested changes, and impacted planning objects.
- Revise assumptions and re-run scenarios until cross-functional agreement is achieved.
- Maintain scenario version control, batch traceability, and structured documentation of decisions and changes.
Job Requirement:
- 1-3 years of experience in DSR (S&OP)/ supply planning / production planning.
- Hands-on SAP IBP knowledge, strong analytical and data engineering skills
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Logistics, or related field
- Additional certification in SAP IBP / SAP APO / APICS CPIM / CSCP is preferred