NAM Market Development Planner

Bayer•Oxnard, CA

8d•$63,040 - $94,560•Onsite

About The Position

The Market Development Planner is responsible to process and execute inventory to meet pre-commercial needs of NAM subregions and Market Development. This role is responsible for coordinating efforts with the Supply Planning, Customer Service, and other functions as needed. This individual will ultimately oversee inventory levels along with quality features for the corresponding crops and segments supported to secure a heightened level of service to our customers.

Requirements

Strong communication skills including ability to influence peers and leaders
Bachelor’s in business, supply chain or related field
Work effectively with teams and networks across geographic, functional and other cultural and organizational boundaries

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s in business, supply chain or related field with 2+ years of related experience in business functions or any Supply Chain Management role
Excellent decision and problem-solving skills
Background in data, analytics and knowledge in applied statistics
Ability to work effectively in a global, team-based

Responsibilities

Responsible for supply processes for pre-commercial and Market
Responsible for executing of Ship as Basic & the PUSH to Marketable plan; as well as pull process and taking seed from marketable to MTO/MTS to the DC, manufacturing or customer
Responsible for execution of the supply plan for the Unit focusing on Consensus Forecast and giving support to other squads when needed
Identify and resolve any supply constraints and/or exceptions via the supply planning escalation methodology
Develops, manages and executes the replenishment plan for your assigned squad to support enable achieving sales targets
Creates and communicates the Near-Term replenishment (treat & pack) plan to cross functional stakeholders on a weekly basis
Measure progress against the plan, and manage exceptions against established forward coverage targets
Responsible for communicating within the S&OP process (and to the business) of supply plans, potential issues with managing scenarios to support a reliable supply to end customers
Close collaboration/liaison with S&OE coordination and participate actively in the weekly S&OE meetings by sharing supply information and ensuring that actions are in place to secure business priorities and financial targets from a supply perspective
Responsible for strong collaboration with Trade and Compliance, Regulatory, Supply Fiend Sales Reps, Unit Leads and Plant Operations teams to execute the inventory positioning plan effectively
Identify and resolve any supply constraints and or exceptions as they arise
Responsible for monitoring seed coming into PP1 (local push, ship-as-basic outbound) and PP2, prioritizing & sending RCCP to site and finishing out push process to make seed marketable, managing inventory including upgrading plans
Collaborate with the Future Year Planner and Regional Plant Planner on Rough-Cut Capacity Plan to ensure the execution of PUSH plan. Works with MEX to plan and execute PUSH to Marketable process
Collaborate with the Future Year Planner to manage obsolescence and analyze pain points. Lead the execution of Deterioration and Obsolescence (D&O) actions within the plants (write offs, medium and bad quality management)
Collaborate on localized allocation inputs necessary to drive Revenue at Risk decisions. Ensure local prioritization or upgrading decisions are completed
Provide continuous improvement feedback on related business processes and participate in Continuous Improvement projects
Make appropriate adjustments to plans based on business needs utilizing the decision logic within PS planning horizons
Responsible for the phyto check
Ships as Basic stage: Interval validation process ensuring seed inspections criteria met to move to next processing country & destination country
Push to Marketable: Analysis of batch phytosanitary attributes vs intended demand country requirements. Generate lab test request signal