Schneider Electric
Sr.Manager -Material Planning
Upstream Flow Supervisor (UFS)
Job Code
UFS
1. Job identification
Function: Industrial / Manufacturing (I)
Sub-function: Manufacturing Supply Chain (IF)
2. Organization location (model)
Plant Manager
3. Job finality & main activities
The UFS is the main responsible (at plant level) to define, manage and improve the upstream flows and the service level (ESSR & ISSR) from suppliers (external & internal).
- Organize and optimize the various procurement /logistics solution with suppliers (both internal & external), applying principles and rules.
- Promotes the clear definition of logistic parameters and the usage of logistic agreements with the suppliers (external & internal).
o External – Based on Supplier Guide Book (SGB).
§ “Supplier Logistics Offer Profile” and/or “Logistics Terms and Conditions”.
o Internal through Internal Logistic Agreements.
- Defines new flows to be implemented on the plant.
o Proposes new flow architectures to improve flow performance (Total Cost view)
o New supplier flows or supplier transfers.
o Supports upstream flow definition for OCP Projects implementation.
§ Participates actively on the PPEP and is responsible for the Supply Chain topics.
- Ensures that Logistic parameters from suppliers are updated and optimized.
o Ensures the material controller has the latest version of the logistic parameters.
- Monitor supplier supply chain performance (ESSR & ISSR) at the plant-level and reports it (SSRM & New Reporting).
- Ensures a continuous improvement of supplier service (on-time delivery) to the plant to ensure Customer Satisfaction.
- Is for each supplier, the single point of contact in the plant on service (on-time delivery) performance issues.
- Identifies the most impacting suppliers and request/follow-up corrective actions.
- Escalates to Supply Chain Manager if major/recurring delivery issues are identified (supply chain visibility).
- Improves the on-time delivery of plant suppliers. Animates the action plan follow-up with external suppliers to improve ESSR & participates on ISSR improvement with internal suppliers.
- Applies the G8D methodology when required (recurring or critical issues).
- Checks the effectiveness of the supplier actions.
- Supports the containment, corrective and preventive actions (only if escalated by material controller).
- Communicates on critical issues with the other actors of supplier management:
o Supplier leader, SSCME, buyer, material controller, SQE…
§ Escalates to SSCME the critical issues with K&C suppliers.
- Animate, track & improve the Supplier forecast process.
- Animates/improves the supplier forecast process, taking into account that is part of the Supply Chain Planning Process (CFS, DRP, MPS, S&OP).
o Communicates with the Production Planner on supplier capacity topics (planning).
o Defines the forecast needs from suppliers.
o Shares forecast information with suppliers.
o Measures and challenges the forecast improvement (accuracy / deviation).
Other activities:
- Conducts SAM Supply Chain audits with local suppliers and follow action plans (can participate to audits with continental or global suppliers).
- Contributes to the supplier panel validation launched by the commodity manager (on the supply chain side).
4. Experience and skills
SCM Hardcore 10+ years experience in industrial environment on production control, supply chain or logistics, material planner , vendor development, supplier capacity mapping, Digital SCM experience.
Main skills of the UFS:
- Fully fluent in English communication.
- Procurement management
- Can redesign the procurement logistics system (upstream supply chain flows) for a plant.
- Can introduce new procurement forms or methods.
- Can make a supplier performance diagnosis and co-ordinate an upstream flow action plan.
- Ensures that Schneider’s forecasts are taken into account by the suppliers.
- Production management
- Understands production management of the plant in terms of flow organization, scheduling and order launching.
- Cross-functional partnership / relations
- Know how to develop cross-function relations and lead change with people.
o Can form close and direct collaborative partnerships with Purchasing, Quality & Manufacturing teams to co-ordinate actions related to supplier performance management.
o Exercises personal leadership to establish and maintain constructive partnership relationships with suppliers (internal and external).
- Problem analysis
- Applies simple laws to his/her field (Paretto, etc.).
- Knows and uses tools enabling analysis of all deviation causes and organization of corrective actions (5W’s, G8D, etc.).
5. Main competencies
Competency profile for: IFB4 – Materials Flow Analysis
Responsible for management of an upstream flow of components, products, equipment, according to the Master Production Schedule (MPS).
Supply Chain • Supply Chain strategy
- Material management & logisticparameters
Purchasing • Purchasing strategy
- Schneider Supplier Relationship Management (SSRM)
• Supplier Guide Book & operational documents
Industrial • Short Interval Management (SIM)
- Value stream mapping, Capacity check
Quality • Problem solving methods to avoid recurrence: 5why, 8D…
- Key performance indicators:
External Supplier Service Rate
Internal Supplier Service Rate
- Schneider Supplier Quality System
- Suppliers performance measurement
6. What to focus form this Role
Supplier Capacity Mapping
Enhance Digital Footprint
Supplier On time delivery performance
Monthly / Qtrly Supplier Performance Management
Short Team & Long Term Supplier Readiness to meet our business plan.
Digital SCM mind set in execution.
Structural Inventory Management.
Primary Location: IN-Karnataka-Jigani
Schneider Electric
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