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The Role: Upstream Planning Manager

You will develop planning and purchasing strategies and oversee the commodity planner/buyer in their daily activities in material planning and supplier communications to ensure that strategic material planning processes are in place to enable operational and production continuity at optimal cost. Spearheaded materials review and work closely with internal and external parties to ensure the supply of materials is in place to satisfy production requirements. Upstream Planning Manager must be able to deliver efficient, effective and flexible solutions to meet timely production requirements.

• Ensures the on-time placement and delivery of purchase orders based on the system lead time at the lowest price and based on the approved vendor list
• Facilitates Regular Shortage Reviews to address Shortage gaps and Mitigate Supply Risks
• Recommends and participates in the qualification process of alternative suppliers for each commodity
• Searches for continued cost reduction opportunities through alternative suppliers, cost estimation activities, and continued supplier negotiations
• Strong leadership skills in continuous improvement and problem-solving activities
• Designs or implements supply chains that support business strategies adapted to changing market conditions, new business opportunities, or cost reduction strategies
• Manages activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, material requirements planning
• Develops procedures for coordination of supply chain management with other functional areas, such as commodity, finance, production, logistics and warehouse
• Implements new or improved supply chain processes
• Confers with supply chain planners to forecast demand or create supply plans that ensure the availability of materials or products
• Plans and implements methods to achieve and maintain 98% on-time delivery and 100% production, and other established KPIs
• Resolves material planning problems/constraints involving material availability that affect the overall production operations to ensure timely products delivery and/or shipment
• Negotiates and discusses with operations regarding adjustment of shipping commitments due to supply constraints
• Directs and coordinates activities of personnel engaged in buying and material planning activities such as: approving purchase orders, receiving reports and requests for payment in accordance with the company's Delegation of Authority; reviews and analyzes reports concerning the total purchases and freight charges. Continually looking to reduce freight costs and eliminate airfreight for imports

• Establishes/ sets safety stocks, re-order points (ROP), and replenishment quantities
• Meet with suppliers to discuss performance metrics, provide performance feedback, or discuss production forecasts or changes
• Monitor supplier performance to assess the ability to meet quality and delivery requirements
• Participate in the coordination of engineering changes, product line extensions, or new product launches to ensure orderly and timely transitions in material or production flow

• Focus on digitization in the Supply Chain function to improve employee effectiveness and engagement
• Design and deploy analytics to support daily activities

• Attained a Bachelor's degree in any related courses
• At least (10) years of experience in a related field, Business Process Re-engineering, and Supply Chain Systems initiatives. Experienced in the Manufacturing Industry & IT applications deployment
• Sound understanding of Production Planning, Procurement, Inventory & Vendor Management functions with experience in leading cross-functional teams and managing change
• Nice to have: CPIM, LEAN certifications, Project Management
• Amenable to work in Rosario, Cavite
• Working arrangements : Full-time onsite reporting