Inventory Assortment Lead

As an Assortment Lead -ES EMEA, your role involves working with all the divisions/networks in ES-EMEA and leading the central Inventory Assortment Process for the business. Your key responsibilities include: - Taking responsibility and ownership of running the half-yearly Assortment process - Managing Regional Inventory initiatives such as DC assortment, slow-moving inventory actions, and support - Leading various SCM transformation projects - Developing tools and improving overall inventory health and DOH - Providing analytical and decision-making support to optimize inventory across the business - Preparing and aligning inventory expectations and forecasts (FC) for the monthly FC process - Owning central inventory reporting for ES-EMEA, specifically Forecast Vs. Actual, and working on mitigating the gaps to achieve objectives - Coaching, training, and guiding Analysts by sharing knowledge and providing subject matter expertise across Plan For Every Part (PFEP), Inventory Assortment, and initiatives to improve inventory quality ratio (IQR) Additionally, you will support in leading Inventory initiatives across the region, including slow-moving inventory and projects. You will also be the single point of contact for SIOP leads to support with assortment actions and provide analytical support for businesses, including assortment simulations and what-if scenarios. Your responsibilities will also include: - Developing various models/tools to create visibility and improving overall inventory health and DOH - Demonstrating strong functional knowledge and working experience related to materials management and a detailed understanding of concepts related to supply planning, replenishment planning, PFEP, material planning, and inventory performance measures like ITR and DOH - Working on materials management processes and driving improvement projects with a consultative approach - Willingness to learn Kinaxis from a super user perspective and train the materials management users as per need - Demonstrating excellent communication and presentation skills and experience of working on projects with stakeholders from different geographies In terms of qualifications, you are expected to be an Engineering Graduate, preferably Post Graduate especially MBA (Operations/Supply Chain/Materials/Production), with 8 to 12 years of relevant experience related to Inventory Management, Material Planning, and supply chain management in global environments. Additionally, having 8+ years of experience in a relevant role is desired. Possessing CPIM, CSCP, or PMP certification will be an added advantage. Your skills should include a solid understanding of SIOP, Material planning, Inventory Management, MRP, and demand/supply challenges. Proficiency in MS Office, especially Advanced Excel and Power Point presentations, is required. Additionally, having good hands-on exposure to ERP (Preferred SAP), Power BI, SQL, and PowerBI query building is preferred. Technology Savviness and knowledge of Kinaxis RR will be an added advantage. Furthermore, you should exhibit change management, thought leadership, ability to work in a matrix, results-oriented, process-minded, customer-oriented, coaching, influencing, and strong communication skills to excel in this role.,