Supply Chain Inventory Planning

**_ Responsibilities: _**
- Support activities related to E&O (Excess and Obsolescence Management) such as material liability analysis with Factories, reports validation and negotiating for E&O reduction.
- Reconcile E&O reports to identify root-cause, running analysis from Bill of Material analysis and Demand validation.
- Integrates with supply and demand planning team, as well commodities managers to discuss E&O mitigation and avoidance.
- Activities includes E&O mitigation through material leverage optimization and sales to brokers.
- Lead E&O closure, including material write-off tracking.
- Leads a broad range of complex supply chain processes, such as inventory analysis and planning, demand planning, import/export operations, and sales and operations planning (SOP).
- Identifies opportunities for process improvement and leads/develops recommendations and provides insight for management.
- Independently executes complex demand and supply matching activities, connecting planning to execution, and identifying issues and their impact.
- Leads cross-functional regional and global business unit planning teams to maintain and enhance the current business processes.
- Defines and reviews performance metrics on a regular basis, identifying opportunities for improvement actions to address.
- Contributes to priority projects by adding creative insights and developing recommendations.
- Communicates requirements and guidelines to the regional and global business unit planning teams.
- Mentors junior-level staff and establishes guidelines for the mentorship programs.
- Leads and manages a Regulatory Trade Compliance program.

**_ Education and Experience Required: _**
- First level university degree or equivalent experience; advanced university degree preferred.
- Typically 6-10 years of experience in a supply chain function.
- Experience in more than one supply chain function.
- Broker's license and/or 6-10 years of experience in a customs/global trade function.

**_ Knowledge and Skills: _**
- Excellent understanding of supply chain processes (plan, source, make deliver).
- Identifies cutting edge analytical tools, models and methods for making key business decisions.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills; mastery in English and local language.
- Excellent internal and external relationship management skills.
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of how to analyze business problems using Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), statistical analysis, and financial modeling.
- Very Strong project management skills, with capability to manage cross functional teams in multiple geographies.
- Strong business acumen and technical knowledge within area of responsibility.
- Very strong understanding of HP's overall supply chain strategy.
- Excellent understanding of Material Requirements Planning (MRP), ATP and master scheduling.
- Excellent understanding of national and international trade requirements to align customs/trade function with business objectives.
- Thorough knowledge of inventory modeling and analysis.
- Strong leadership skills including team-building and conflict resolution and management.
- Excellent understanding in developing and managing a trade compliance program.

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