Senior Manager Planning Potash

The Senior Manager Planning (Potash) is responsible and accountable for the planning and effectiveness of balancing demand and supply as well as achieving inventory targets across all regions for phosphates products. This role will report to the VP of Supply Chain and will operate at a senior level of the supply planning and team driving the decisionmaking process in line with the business priorities. The Senior Planning Manager will collaborate with key stakeholders within Product Management Operations Sales Supply Chain and Finance to develop and implement effective supply plans. The Senior Planning Manager will play a key leadership role in the IBP/S&OP process and will be accountable for the Plan to Ship process across the Potash Business. The Senior Planning Manager is accountable for optimizing Service Cost and Inventory as well as ensuring that the operational planning and is in alignment to the supply chain strategy and policies. This role will support the Supply Planning Manager to develop and streamline the regional and plant level S&OPs and ensure connectivity to the upstream and downstream parts of the process. The Senior Planning Manager will also provide support to Commercial and Operations on business growth capacity assessment inventory requirements and opportunities for improved profitability and cost control. This individual will play a leadership role on the behalf of the supply planning team and will drive alignment with crossfunctional partners such as Sales Product Management Operations Transportation Warehousing Analytics and Finance.

What will you do

Supply Planning:

• Lead mentor and motivate a team of Logistics and Supply planners replenishment planners and logistics and distribution planners
• Responsible for managing the PlantoShip process of supply chain orchestration
• Responsible for the development and maintenance of service inventory and cost metrics for the PlantoShip process
• Lead the Phosphates Supply and Integrated Reviews of S&OP Process
• Ensure the delivery of Tactical S&OP reviews and Available to Supply on a weekly basis
• Ensure the team has a clear understanding for their roles & responsibilities within the S&OP planning and process.
• Hold managers and planners accountable for their deliveries of supply planning and
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to optimize the S&OP plan
• Address tradeoffs and proactively identify risks and lead risk mitigation
• Manage the production requirements and transportation requirements in collaboration with operations and transportation to ensure that customer requirements and inventory targets are met
• Ensure creation of Supply and Integrated review minutes and communicate key conclusion to stakeholders and perform follow up of the actions

Collaboration:

• Collaborate with cross functional team and support Supply Chain Leadership in the development of the Annual Operating Plan
• Collaborate with the key stakeholders to continuously improve the supply planning and effectives

People Leadership:

• Responsible to maintain group awareness and engagement in the process to ensure that decisions are taken timely and within the process.
• Identify talent competencies and gaps and lead the development of planningrelated training priorities for the team
• Provide coaching thought leadership opportunities for personal development and ensuring a continuous improvement mindset
• Responsible to drive self and employee engagement performance and behavior in alignment with Mosaic Leadership Model and Supply Chain We Deliver brand.

What do you need for this role

• Bachelors degree in Industrial engineering Supply Chain Logistics Business Management or related field required.
• Masters degree preferred.
• 8 years cumulative experience in Supply Planning Demand Planning Logistics Procurement Manufacturing Operations Customer Service or Supply Chain consulting required.
• Experience in leading S&OP and supply chain operations (demand/supply/production planning inventory warehousing and transportation) required.
• Experience in building a strong team atmosphere and foster collaboration across the supply planning team required.
• Experience managing complex business initiatives utilizing solid project management practices and leadership skills required.
• Experience with translating commercial requirements into Operational actions including of tradeoff analysis required.
• Experience working in a global environment ability to liaise/communicate effectively at different management levels required.
• Experience with information systems supporting PlantoShip business processes required.
• Experience with data diagnostics discovery modeling and visualization preferred.
• Experience managing multiple initiatives and manage projects and teams to stay on task and deliver results on time and within budget preferred.
• APICS Lean SixSigma preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office required.
• SAPERP SAPIBP and Business Objects preferred.
• Thorough understanding of Supply Chain Management and supply chain best practices required.
• Deep understanding and knowledge of endtoend supply chain business processes (Integrated Business Planning tactical S&OP Logistics Planning Production Planning JIT replenishment processes inventory and distribution processes etc. required.
• Strong finance acumen with experience conducting financial impact assessment required.
• Ability to develop insightful strategies based on knowledge of external and internal operating environments required.
• Ability to analyze abstract and complex problems requiring evaluation of intangible variables required.
• Ability to develop innovative and creative output based on interpretation and analysis required.
• Demonstrated success in Operational Excellence and major change management initiatives required.
• Strong leadership organizational and communication skills in a crossfunctional role required.
• Excellent interpersonal relationship skills focusing on teamwork and collaboration within all levels of the business required.
• Highly analytical yet comfortable using judgment to drive recommendations and decisions with imperfect information required.
• Selfmotivated and enthusiastic required.
• Proactive and flexible to quickly adapt and respond to new or changing business priorities required.
• Knowledge of supply chain trends and developments including industry best practices required.