Job Description

Position Description
Business Division:
CSM Agchem
Department:
CSM AgChem Asset Planning
Location:
Vadodara
Position Title: Team Asset Planning
Level: Junior Management
Reporting To: Head AgChem Tech. Transfer
Position Purpose
The Manager Asset Planning role is responsible for supporting in planning for existing & new assets and ensuring maximum utilization of all assets by driving integration of demand and supply drivers to build a robust asset plan. The role involves capturing of customer needs, circuit planning, capturing of supply schedules for key materials, and logistics plans to ensure optimum product-asset allocation.
Strategic Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements to an asset plan and provide inputs to the production plan
• Ensure efficient allocation of products to existing and new assets so as to maximize asset allocation and asset utilization
• Design and develop a PS&OP (Profit, Sales & Operations Planning) process and ensure compliance to process with the business units
• Identify and develop methodology to synthesize various sources of demand (baseline statistical analysis, customer incentive plans, actual booked orders, product mix, and market intelligence) to generate a single unified demand plan
• Identify and develop methodology to synthesize various sources of supply (Evaluate material supply and overall capacity available in the network, circuit planning)
• Maintain statistical data and models that are needed as inputs and parameters into the planning processes

Operational Responsibilities

• Manage the specific plant level considerations to generate realistic circuit plans
• Manage planning for new assets in line with business requirements through active collaboration with detailed engineering & projects execution teams
• Support in implementation and roll out of monthly demand and supply meetings to understand roadblocks and potential opportunities to optimize margin
• Lead stakeholders in supply constraint situations and facilitate an effective decision making process
• Plan for contingent & immediate orders necessitating changes in schedules and maximizing asset utilization
• Support projects to address deviations in supply and demand processes using continuous improvement models
• Provide structured feedback to business units on forecasting accuracy and suggest areas of improvement

Financial Responsibilities

• Minimize conversion cost and loss order by effectively optimally allocating products to asset
• Establish annual budget for Asset Planning team and ensure that the team operates within the budget

People Responsibilities

• Recommend initiatives for building requisite skills & competencies through focused professional development and capability building initiatives for the team
• Review workforce capacity gaps within the team and ensure timely recruitment in alignment with Corporate HR policies
• Actively sponsor, in conjunction with the Senior Management Team, the performance management process of the team
• Ensure stability & sustainability through a robust succession planning process to meet current & future staffing requirements of the team
• Recognize & reward excellent performers & affirm key contributions of employees toward the achievement of goals & objectives
• Inspire & motivate employees through demonstrated commitment to PI's values, vision & mission and exemplifying effective leadership, initiative and persistence needed to accomplish goals and objectives

Education Qualification

• Chemical Engineering from a reputed institute
• PG - MBA/PGDM Graduate (Operations)

Work Experience

• 5-10 years of experience in Asset Planning, Statistical Forecasting, Business Forecasting

Industry to be Hired from
Agri, Pharma, Fine Chemicals industry
Functional Competencies

• Experience in asset and circuit planning
• Knowledge of SAP
• Analytical Skills

Interaction Complexity and Team Work
Interaction
Frequency
Purpose of Interaction
Internal:
Business Development Team, Manufacturing Strategy Team, Operations Team, Site Heads (JMB and PNL), Sourcing Team, Team EHS Assurance
As an when required
Inputs @ Various levels