Supply Chain Launch Planner Apmea

Your Role The Launch Planner is the individual who has the ultimate accountability and responsibility for all the activities related to Supply Chain in launch planning process of all the products of our three product lines “TASTE”, “CARE” & “Well Being”; defining launchs success or failure. Main Concept is to align all relevant parties (Marketing, Product Line, R&D, Purchasing, Suppliers, Operations, Logistics etc.) to deliver products of the right values at the right time to our customers. Key success measure is to have “On Time Launch” along with reduced “Time to Market”. A Typical Day Support to Project Manager as Supply chain representative, participating into Electrolux Project Management checkpoint process. Follow and improve the launch planning process for EPM and non EPM projects. Coordinate with relevant functions to ensure fulfilment of Supply chain-related exit criteria of every checkpoint (CP). Follows the process of Base models (in agreement with LCM), frozen BOM & Release of RPOs with all relevant parties (R&D, Purch., PL, Material planning & Project Mng/R&D) to ensure long LT components availability. Ramp up plan definition (volume / sequence) and follow-up based on LCM prioritization. Coordination with Factory Supply chain manager for production Ramp-up planning. If bottlenecks in given period//week emerge on PNC launch capacity, drive prioritization of activities. Responsible for planning & executing Phase In and Phase out plan by working along with the country supply chain & Product line teams. Ensure Demand plan availability on time and in line with business plans/Cat team expectation, linking to Sales operation team and coordinate with LCM to get Cluster PL acting on the issue. Check that Base model (w/factory on phase in meeting) homologation process is in line with ramp up requirements. Consider implications on Phased-out PNCs to avoid obsolescence or out-of-stocks based on phase-out plan developed by LCM. Collaborate and coordinate for timely material code creation & readiness by working along with the MDM team. Check major issues on PNC level (Tracking Models, RPO, BOM, demand etc.) and contact relevant functions to close issues and Lead corrective actions to eliminate Launch failure Root-causes. Align with project manager on need to change RDD or prolongation of old PNC to compensate for later launches considering implications and avoiding obsolescence or out-of-stocks. Support in S&OP, Demand Planning & Supply Planning process improvement Participate in all necessary meetings/ follow ups, including weekly factory Phase in meeting Who You Are EDUCATION Postgraduate in Supply Chain / Engineering. Professional certification i.e., ASCM (formerly known as APICS) CPIM or CSCP will be another plus point. EXPERIENCE Minimum 4-5 years of experience in Product Launch Planning along with E2E understanding of Supply Chain management (Demand Planning/Supply Planning & S&OP), ideally in a sales/manufacturing organization. Appliances industry is a big plus. Great personal organization skills, attention to detail and ability to work to deadlines in the multicultural environment Ability to work in a fast pace, results-oriented environment under mínimal supervision. Excellent Project Management skills and ideally experience with Lean six Sigma Continuous Improvement methodology Language skills: both verbal and written fluency in English is a must. Additional Languages is a plus You should have experience in utilizing (SAP ECC, SAP APO/SAP IBP, SAP BI, Power BI) and should be an Excel advance user Good English proficiency LI-PT1