Grade H - Office/ CoreResponsible for managing a small team accountable for delivering capital and expense projects for BP facilities putting in place the processes and governance to ensure the technical integrity of the projects and assigned work activities are completed across all phases of the project and delivered in accordance with BP, HSSE, and ethical standards and in compliance with all relevant statutory requirements.
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Project Management Group
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Castrol is a global leader in lubricants and part of the bp Group, one of the world s largest energy companies. In India, Castrol is a publicly listed company, leading in the Automotive, Industrial, and Marine lubricant sectors. With iconic brands, relentless innovation, strong customer relationships, and a team of highly motivated employees, we have maintained our market leadership in India for over a century. Our robust manufacturing and distribution network in India helps us reach consumers through more than 135,000 outlets.
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We are currently looking for Planning Transformation Advisor - Mumbai office and details mentioned below:
Role Overview:
The role is responsible for providing deep functional expertise to improve and optimize supply chain planning processes. This role plays a critical part in identifying improvement opportunities, leading and delivering key efficiency-driving initiatives, and supporting the execution & implementation of strategic planning projects. The Planning Advisor will supervise end-to-end planning processes to ensure alignment with business goals, drive performance against key planning KPIs, and contribute to the continuous improvement of planning capabilities across the organization
Key Responsibilities:
- Represent the Planning function in cross-functional Supply Chain projects and forums, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and planning priorities.
- Act as the Planning lead for Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and resilience initiatives, ensuring robust and agile planning frameworks are in place.
- Handle customer engagement with key business partners, playing a pivotal role in operational, tactical, and strategic planning processes across all business units.
- Lead various Planning sub-functions in both short-term and long-term assignments, driving performance and alignment with strategic objectives in line with planning roadmap.
- Actively participate in long-term capacity planning activities and collaborate with the Supply Chain Leadership Team to ensure balanced demand and supply plan. Ensure efficient utilization of production capacities across sourcing locations to maintain high customer service levels while adhering to inventory norms, sales forecasts, and working capital targets.
- Supervise and drive financial delivery and cost competitiveness initiatives within Planning function to support overall supply chain efficiency and business profitability.
- Track, monitor, and publish key Planning functional critical metrics to drive accountability, visibility, and continuous improvement.
- Support Formulating and deploying of product supply strategy to support the business strategy and customer offers.
- Assist in the execution & continuous improvement of an efficient Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process, ensuring cross-functional alignment and effective decision-making.
Education:
- Graduate in any field. Management degree or equivalent experience or Post Graduate Degree in Supply Chain will be an added advantage.
Essential Experience and Job Requirements:
- 10 years+ of experience in SCM with good experience in one or more planning sub functions.
- Understanding supply chain network & processes
- Fair understanding of digital tools & agile methodology
- Motivated & self-starter
- Must be able to work well under pressure and handle conflict effectively
- Significant understanding of the Auto, ILS & M&EL business
- Knowledge & Understanding of S&OP process.
Travel Requirement
Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role
Relocation Assistance:
This role is eligible for relocation within country
Remote Type:
This position is not available for remote working
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