Job Description

:Responsibilities:Inventory management

• Establish and deliver a full life cycle inventory management plan mitigating obsolescence risk and enhancing shelf life availability across all supply chains locations.
• Actively support the management of product portfolio lifecycle by presenting impact reports showing stock liability during the phase-in / phase-out of products.
• Manage the MRP system by maintaining optimal safety stock levels and service.
• Manage ABC stock classification, forecasting software algorithms, MTO, MTS, CS-MTO and other inventory policy initiatives.
• Review the company wide stock profile, balancing inventory costs with service level targets.
• Own the Product Stewardship Management process focusing on both product launch and rationalisation
• Successfully project manage the introduction of new product lines into the supply chain, highlighting and resolving any operational challenges that may arise.

Responsibilities:Forecasting

• Capture future demand streams to ensure all elements of the supply chain have the required capacity, capability and controls to support future production planning needs.
• Provide forecasted demand information for demand planning, raw material planning and factory capacity planning purposes.
• Collate, evaluate and communicate complex information clearly and concisely, supporting scenario planning, in order to bring agreed priorities to the production plan.
• Funnel market demand, through a robust forecasting process that collects, collates and delivers a demand plan to the operations team in support of future S&OP processes.
• Work closely with key internal and external customers to provide a consensus demand plan to support tactical planning through an S&OP process.
• Establish and continuously improve forecast procedures and processes to minimise the impact of \'project driven demand\' from our customer base on the supply chain performance.
• Rejuvenate and expand the forecasting system to include new sister company colleagues including SW USA and the Latin America Group.

External Raw Material Warehouses

• Manage the running of all external stores in terms of stock availability, inventory turns, reverse logistics and mitigate obsolescence risk.
• Ensure all point of sale machines are adequately stocked to ensure \'just in time\' production
• Carry out periodic site inspections to ensure the management of the warehouses is in line with inventory management policy and best practise.

Service

• Own the \'Perfect Order Fulfilment\' company wide service level metric and associated continuous improvement activities that underpin the 98% target level.
• Ensure World-Class levels of customer service are delivered and maintained by building a strong rapport with other functions and departmental managers.

Project Management

• Manage the full lifecycle of turn-key Supply Chain Projects in a cost effective and timely manner, by providing, implementing and delivering the project.
• Manage the implementation of cross-business unit initiatives in the Supply Chain area.
• Accurately calculate total supply chain costs in relation to proposed new projects, whilst demonstrating commercial awareness and understanding of all aspects of the supply chain.
• Manage and drive change, transforming ideas from a project environment into workflows in the live working environment.
• Display considerable hands on" Supply Chain setup and implementation experience to oversee the end to end Supply Chain process (production planning, scheduling, inventory control, logistics and distribution).

Continuous Improvement

• Optimise working capital by working on the focus group looking at consignment stock and VMI initiatives with key suppliers
• Drive continuous improvement in quality, delivery performance and inventory management, through the maintenance of key metric reports, supported by a structured management process.
• Aim to champion internally the \'Planning and S&OP function\' - enabling a more pro-active approach to long, medium and short term planning and scheduling, minimising fire fighting en route to the roll out of an Advanced Planning System.
• Develop a flexible team, capable of supporting current and future business needs. This team encompass supply chain team, and warehouse and distribution teams.
• Manage system and procedural changes ensuring all internal stakeholders affected are suitably trained as required and in line with the Supply Chain Strategy.

General

• Utilise creative problem-solving skills with a \'can-do\' attitude that brings the \'voice of the customer\' into the business.
• Demonstrate leadership skills, managing and motivating colleagues to deliver outstanding results, whilst managing the pressure of multiple deadlines and targets.
• Demonstrate proven experience of interacting internally and externally at all levels within a corporate environment.
• If this person is the site security representative for the booking of air freight, please ensure that the required criminal record checks have been carried out for the previous 5 years.

Qualifications:Qualifications/ Experience:

• Degree qualified
• Supervisory skills working within a customer facing environment
• Coaching and people development skills
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc)

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of batch manufacturing is advantageous
• Materials Management background MRP, ERP etc

Personal Qualities and Behaviours:

• Leadership and strong interpersonal skills
• Tenacious and resilient
• Attention to detail
• Problem Solver

**Please note that Sherwin Williams is unable to respond to any enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies**#LI-NA1About Us:Here, we believe there's not one path to success, we believe in careers that grow with you. Whoever you are or wherever you come from in the world, there's a place for you at Sherwin-Williams. We provide you with the opportunity to explore your curiosity and drive us forward. We\'ll give you the space to share your strengths and we want you to show us what you can do. You can innovate, grow and discover in a place where you can thrive!Eligibility to WorkYou will need to provide proof of right to work. It is a condition of any offer of employment we make to you that you have the permission to work in the country for the role for which you are applying for.Equal Opportunity EmployerAn equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, colour, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic or national origin, disability, age pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, or any other protected characteristic prohibited by law.

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