Senior Supply Chain Planner

Application Deadline:
- Location: Singapore, SG, 619264- Contract Type: Full-Time- Working Hours: 40- Employment Type: Regular**Why Grundfos?**
- Global values-driven organization
- Great team culture and positive work environment
- Wide range of employee benefits
- Access to extensive internal training with global career development opportunities

**Purpose of the Job**

You will be involved in development of the planning function, in various aspects of the planning processes, quality and master data maintenance. When needed you will support your colleagues in the team with various related responsibilities

**Key Accountabilities**
- You will participate in projects towards development of the spare part supply chain globally, in collaboration with various stakeholders.
- You will collaborate with various functions in supply chain and support as a local consultant for the regional spare part operation, including support to the order execution group. Next to that you will play a key role in driving operational initiatives & supporting the other planners in their day-to-day activities and training.
- You will coordinate the daily and monthly planning processes, to establish, for each individual part, the right inventory levels and you will balance them for maximum availability and stock turns. Next to this, we’ll expect from you to suggest or implement improvements to internal or external logistics systems or processes. Finally, you will Implement on spare parts supply chain level all service relevant information.
- You will be responsible for the monitoring the materials master parameters to keep a clean and updated spare part assortment. You will also monitor, adjust, and return inventory to minimize obsolescence. You will participate in plant SIOP activities and analyze key performance metrics, together with driving improvements around the same. Besides this, you will maintain policies or procedures for stock calculation, reporting and documentation.
- You will cooperate with the suppliers and other departments to analyze, identify and resolve product availability issues/problems. You will also follow up on the set-up of the replenishment agreements with suppliers.
- You will collaborate with Product Managers/Specialists, Group Service and Production to manage the new product introduction, phase out activities, quality issues and relevant changes involving spare parts. You will also maintain the tools and guidelines to ease the work of the colleagues in the sales companies by creating an easy link between service and logistics

**Key Success Factors**
- Delivery performance - confirmed date and to customer requested date, also target lead time
- External customer satisfaction of delivery service within supported markets
- Availability of stock keeping units
- Inventory days of supply
- Slow moving stock reduction
- Share of sold A order lines
- CLT precision

**Posting, Reporting, and Work Relations**
- Reports to Global Spare Part Planning Manager
- Member of Global Spare Part Supply Chain
- Production planners and sales assistants in supplying factories and plants
- Masterdata responsible contacts at external suppliers
- Grundfos sales, distribution and master data teams
- Grundfos Group Purchasing
- Service functions: global and local teams
- Group Processes
- 3PL providers

**Required Minimum Qualifications**
- University or college degree
- 3-4 years of experience in production and/or distribution operations
- Knowledge of stock planning and/or supply chain operations
- Experience working with processes, KPIs and analytics in a business environment
- Highly developed communication skills in English
- Knowledge of SAP S4 HANA, or equivalent, from a materials requirement planning, purchasing and order execution perspective preferred

**Competencies**
- Able to interact with colleagues and stakeholders on a global, cross-cultural scale
- Strong analytical mindset, with en eye for details & accuracy
- Customer minded, with the ability to see & understand the “big picture”
- Able to take decisions & initiative where needed
- Persuasiveness & able to influence others
- Excellent presentation & communication skills
- Flexible, dedicated & ambitious

**About Grundfos**
Grundfos is one of the world’s leading water technology companies with more than 19.000 employees in 60+ countries all over the world. Our skills commit us to pioneering solutions to the world’s water and climate challenges and improve the quality of life for people. We dare to do things that others cannot or dare not do, as we believe innovation is not only a business opportunity, but an obligation. And what really matters to us is not short term profit, but the impact we make. By becoming part of our united powerful team, you too can drive this change no matter your role.

**An inclusive team**
If you like the look of this job and know you can bring your skills to contribute to our purpose, please apply. We need and welcome professi