Supply Chain Manager, Anz

**Supply Chain Manager Texture & Healthful Solutions ANZ**

**Location : Sydney, Australia**

**Reports to : Sr. Director Supply Chain Texture &Healthful Solutions, EMEA & APAC**

**Direct reports : 6**

**Workplace type : On site preferred, hybrid available**

**Company Background**:
Ingredion is a Fortune 500 provider of ingredient solutions that touch millions of lives, every day. With over 19,000 customers in 120 countries, we create solutions that help nourish, comfort, and delight people all over the world. We are proud to source our strength from nature. That's why we're growing sustainably, with an industry-leading product portfolio that includes plant-based proteins, sugar alternatives and clean and simple ingredients that deliver on changing consumer needs while protecting our planet. Although we are best known for our food ingredients, we are much more than a food business. We co-create bespoke solutions with our customers; from cosmetics and beauty, to paper and têxtiles, to pharmaceuticals, driven by relentless curiosity. We make it our business to anticipate industry trends, and to bring together the potential of people, nature and technology to make life better.

**We don't just make ingredients. We create possibilities. Be What's Next with us.**

The **Supply Chain Manager Texture & Healthful Solutions ANZ **is responsible for managing the entire end to end Supply Chain. This position will be accountable for Planning activities, warehouse & distributions, internal and external collaborations including driving the Sales and Operations Planning Process to ensure inventory is aligned to sales demand through to on-time delivery of product to customers.

This position provides the business with visibility of customer demand while ensuring supply plans are in place to support future business growth.

**Core Responsibilities**:
**Sales & Operations Planning** - Oversee the management of the S&OP process to ensure alignment of sales forecasts. Responsible for preparing and chairing monthly S&OP process, with representatives from all areas of the business. Provide the necessary data to identify critical decision points and provide effective written communications to drive resolution on outstanding matters.

**Forecast management** - Oversee the Demand Planning function to ensure accurate and timely forecasts are updated to make the appropriate planning decisions. Drive forecast accuracy improvements & ensure alignment of forecast data and working capital targets.

**Inventory management** - Manage domestic inventory levels on imported products to support the companies working capital targets. Ensure slow moving and obsolete stock is managed proactively through cross functional management efforts.

**Product availability** - Review product availability to ensure customer delivery expectations are achieved. Highlight and resolve outstanding matters with sales managers on any critical service level issues.

**Warehouse & Distribution** - Manage Australia and New Zealand wide warehouse and distribution via a National network of 3rd party service providers. Manage 3PL service level, conduct RCA to improve customer complaints. Oversee the negotiation of rates with both warehouse providers and transport companies to service local customers with optimum service levels at the most cost-effective price.

**Team Management and Collaboration** - Manage and provide guidance for team members. Collaborate with the sales and marketing teams and supply chain professionals globally to ensure up to date information is utilized throughout the S&OP process and any changes that are significant are proactively communicated. Communicate Supply Chain KPI performance for key areas to drive meaningful action to improve customer satisfaction and business performance. Manage the Companies CoR policies and procedures to ensure careful selection and management of 3rd party providers to meet the Companies Chain of Responsibility commitments.

Work with cross functional teams such as Sales, Technical, Quality & Regulatory

**Manage and Maintain Planning tools (JDA/BY) -** Plan and prioritize local and overseas stock replenishment to maintain optimum inventory levels and support the companies service levels.

**Responsible for Data Governance, Master Data** to ensure data integrity for ANZ.

Mandatory requirements:

- 5+ years experience in planning or equivalent role in a continuous production environment,, FMCG or manufacturing
- Accomplished People manager, demonstrated leadership skills
- Qualification in broader Supply Chain or related discipline an advantage
- Ability to generate new ideas and implement new processes to drive improvement
- Ability to communicate effectively functionally and geographically
- Experience with SAP and extensive knowledge of MRP and advanced Microsoft Office (Excel)

Desirable requirements:

- JDA/BY Demand Planning & Supply Planning experience highly regarded

Required behaviors and skil