Head - PPIC & Supply Chain - Pharma/Chemical/Food

1. Strategic Material & Production Planning: - Macro Planning Architecture: Formulate and execute long-term production and material plans across all manufacturing plants, aligning capacity with global sales forecasts and seasonal crop purchase cycles. - Master Production Scheduling (MPS): Oversee shop-floor scheduling, machine utilization, and capacity planning across all product divisions to ensure target efficiencies and quality standards are met. - Seasonal Material Readiness: Partner with Procurement to align seasonal buying plans for agricultural raw materials with manufacturing schedules and projected customer demand. 2. Strategic Inventory Control & Working Capital Optimization: - Inventory Governance: Direct inventory forecasting models and holding strategies across Raw Materials (RM), Work-in-Progress (WIP), and Finished Goods (FG) across all domestic and international stocking locations. - Working Capital Optimization: Utilize data analytics to balance stock availability against working capital requirements, minimizing excess, slow-moving, or obsolete stock (SLOB). - Data & Inventory Analytics: Oversee inventory tracking systems, auditing protocols, and reporting workflows within SAP to maintain high stock accuracy across the entire enterprise. 3. Global Logistics, Freight & Customs Management: - Multi-Modal Freight Strategy: Design and manage global logistics framework across sea, air, and land transportation, optimizing freight costs while maintaining strict transit schedules. - Carrier & Vendor Management: Lead high-value contract negotiations with ocean lines, freight forwarders, customs brokers, and 3PL/4PL service providers. - Cold Chain & Temperature Control: Oversee specialized transport protocols to guarantee product integrity throughout transit. - Customs & Import/Export Compliance: Ensure global shipping compliance, managing customs documentation, tariff classifications, export-import regulations, and trade clearance across all international destination ports. 4. Warehousing & Distribution Network Optimization: - Warehouse Network Architecture: Direct the design and management of internal plant warehouses and third-party distribution centers globally. - Safety, Hygiene & Material Protection: Enforce strict quality, safety, hygiene, and storage compliance across all warehouses to protect raw materials and finished goods from contamination or damage. - Distribution Velocity: Optimize warehouse workflows, picking/packing procedures, and dispatch schedules to accelerate order fulfillment turnaround times. 5. Cost Control & Supply Chain Digitization: - Financial Management & Cost Control: Manage departmental budgets, monitor process costs, and execute cost-containment initiatives across logistics, warehousing, and inventory carrying operations. - Digital Transformation: Drive advanced SAP ERP utilization, Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), and Transportation Management Systems (TMS) to build real-time, end-to-end supply chain visibility. Experience Requirements: - Minimum 20 years of progressive supply chain leadership, specifically overseeing production planning, material management, warehousing, and global logistics. Core Technical Competencies: - Advanced ERP Expertise: Expert-level proficiency in SAP (PP, MM, and SD modules) and supply chain planning tools. - Global Trade & Freight: Mastery of international commercial terms (Incoterms), customs clearance regulations, ocean freight contracting, and logistics compliance.