Deputy Manager - Supply Chain

Overview

The Commercialization project lead provides important support to Project Managers, Brand Leads, etc., in the day-to-day operations and execution of Projects.

• Coordinate cross-functional activities to ensure launch readiness.

• Work closely with R&D, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Marketing, Sales, and Finance teams for inputs.

• Facilitate communication between stakeholders to resolve issues and align priorities.

• Ensure all teams are prepared for product introduction.

Responsibilities

1. Finished Good (SKU) Code Set up in SAP

• Support the planning and set-up of the pipeline of New Products (Innovation, Artwork changes and Revenue management projects) by liaising with the Marketing team, R&D Packaging, R&D Product, Supply team, Demand Planning, Master Data and Procurement

• Own the creation of new finished goods codes.

• Follow up with stakeholders to ensure information is supplied in a timely manner

2. Product Hierarchy/ PPG/ MG4 Sector Request

• Spreadsheet to fill out how the SKU is categorised (7 different sub-categories for one NPD) in addition to PPG and MPG inputs

3. Barcodes

• Generating new barcodes both EAN and TUN for all NPD’s.

• Getting the barcodes validated through GS1 (Retailer request) by providing individual barcodes for every SKU

4. Artwork briefs (TBC)

• Collating all inputs with cross functional team and forwarding to design agencies once aligned with brand.

5. Material Master Data Governance

• Establish and uphold global data governance policies for material master data.

• Define and document data creation, update, and decision-rights processes.

• Ensure compliance with SAP master data standards.

• Execute and oversee material master data maintenance in SAP, including product data cleansing and validation

• Resolve data quality issues, performance bottlenecks, and inconsistencies.

• Manage material master records across all relevant SAP views.

• Review, maintain, and update Desktop Procedures (DTPs) to ensure documentation accuracy and process standardization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Management, or related field

• 3+ years of experience in product launch and its responsibilities wrt commercialization and/ or experience in project coordination or project management role.

• Strong experience in SAP ECC / SAP S4 HANA environments, particularly in Supply Chain processes

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Experience working with Excel, VBA automation

• Ability to manage high volume operational activities while maintaining SLA commitments

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

• Highly collaborative with the ability to partner with both internal and external stakeholders, agencies, etc

• Ability to collaborate and influence cross-functional teams across business and IT

• Strong documentation and process governance capabilities

• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment