Scope of the Role
Responsible in forecasting accurate order
Provide customers with products information
Support Commercial, Finance in areas of cost improvements, resource optimization & prioritization and day-to-day activities.
Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries from the business
Maintain a reliable liaison between CRDx and customers
Core Job Responsibilities:
Demand planning & Inventory control:
Manage end-to-end process from forecast, demand planning, stock replenishment, importation to stock allocation and related KPIs (DOH, OTIF, inventory value, obsolete stock, forecast accuracy, …)
Clean data, ensure the integrity of input data (sales, usage, …)
Measure and review forecast accuracy
Coordinate with commercials, marketing and finance to work out and align on demand forecast to meet To-market-sales and Margin target
Monitor new products launching, promotional items and products transition or discontinuation plans (phase-in/phase-out)
Monitor Product recall & quality hold to minimize cost impact
Calculate and minimize the write off risk of slow moving & short shelf life stock by liaising with related stakeholders: distributors and/or marketing and/or commercials
Manage expired goods and stock out at the approved ratio
Supply planning:
Based on demand forecast, calculate, plan and execute stock replenishment plans for proper products
Highlight capacity, backlog issues and evaluate business impact and ensure mitigation plans are in place
Work with manufacturers’ planners to get new lots availability and get back logs solved
Ensure on-time arrival of shipments, smooth customs declaration and goods to be salable in a timely manner
Liaise with shippers for shipping routes, modes & carrier adjustments or recommendation
Review and initiate cost saving or process improvement by streamlining processes
Coordinate with QC/QA to improve packaging quality, shipping quality and monitor claims with shippers for damaged goods
Distributors management & customer service:
Formulate KPI, SLA for main distributor
Provide basic products & process training for distributors
Respond to common inquiries from distributors & customers
Ensure customer service as per specified in the contract are met, solving problems quickly, making customer’s issue a priority
Handle & find root cause and solutions for customers’ complaints related to supply chain and delivery service in NPS system
Advise distributors on various matters: packing, storage & shipping condition, documents for tender submission, quality issues
Others:
Keep track on product list, license, and regulatory requirements. Analyze risk and impact from regulations update, quality issue or supply issues, propose and execute mitigation plans
Manage and review miscellaneous expenses and claim: domestics transport, obsolete stock, importation fee, tax variance
Provide staff coaching and training
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email [email protected]