Supply Planning Lead Job at Valvoline

Job Description

At Valvoline Global Operations, we’re proud to be The Original Motor Oil, but we’ve never rested on being first. Founded in 1866, we introduced the world’s first branded motor oil, staking our claim as a pioneer in the automotive and industrial solutions industry. Today, as an affiliate of Aramco, one of the world’s largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, we are driven by innovation and committed to creating sustainable solutions for a better future. With a global presence, we develop future-ready products and provide best-in-class services for our partners around the world. For us, originality isn’t just about where we began; it’s about where we’re headed and how we’ll lead the way. We are originality in motion. Our corporate values—Care, Integrity, Passion, Unity, and Excellence—are at the heart of everything we do. These values define how we operate, how we treat one another, and how we engage with our partners, customers, and the communities we serve. At Valvoline Global, we are united in our commitment to: • Treating everyone with care. • Acting with unwavering integrity. • Striving for excellence in all endeavors. • Delivering on our commitments with passion. • Collaborating as one unified team. When you join Valvoline Global, you’ll become part of a culture that celebrates creativity, innovation, and excellence. Together, we’re shaping the future of automotive and industrial solutions.

Job Responsibility

Lead and mentor the supply planning team, ensuring effective performance and alignment with organizational goals
Monitor team performance and provide regular feedback for professional development
Implement strategies to optimize supply chain processes and reduce costs
Serve as a liaison between departments to resolve issues and enhance collaboration
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve efficiency and supply reliability
Analyzing sales forecasts and working with sales to validate and improve the accuracy of the forecast
Making long term and short-term supply plans and making yearly and monthly production plans and making weekly production schedules
Drive improvements in the supply process by adapting it to fit the business model in KSA
Ensuring the capability of suppliers to meet the production plans and Ensuring business continuity related to materials supply
Monitoring the cost of prices of finished goods & materials making sure not exceeding the budgeted prices
Establish controls for all working capital of raw materials and finished goods
Defining MTS and MTO SKUs & determining the stock level of finished products to meet sales demand and minimize slow and nonmoving items
Working with materials planning suppliers to maintain the required materials for the production
Monitoring and improving the utilization of available resources
Evaluating the performance of the toller and issuing production orders Posting all the transactions of production in SAP and Providing finance with the Production POs and GRN to process the invoices of the toller and Working with Finance and doing the weekly production settlement and solving all the issues
Working with Procurement on all the matters related to the contract with the toller & raw material vendors
Working with Quality to solve the quality issues related to finished goods, raw materials and packaging materials
Doing the monthly, quarterly, yearly stock counts and making sure no variances between the system and physical quantities

Requirements

Industrial/ Chemical engineering OR Bachelor degree in Business administration
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Proficiency in SAP or similar ERP systems
Effective leadership and team management capabilities
Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
In-depth knowledge of supply planning, inventory management, and supplier management principles
Advanced Excel and Power point is essential, PowerBI knowledge is preferred
A proven track record to lead and drive operational improvement using process excellence tools
8+ years of relevant Supply Chain Planning experience including managing suppliers and production 3rd party processes in a Consumer-packaged goods or similarly complex sector
Ability to work independently in a structured and determined way
Ability to handle conflict and challenge status quo for improved process efficiencies
Team leader-coach: ability to lead, encourage and grow diverse talent in a complex landscape in the execution, strategies, and realization of functional and business goals
Ability to navigate through ambiguity, build positive relationships considering diverse perspectives & styles and gain cross-functional support to deliver the strategy and objectives
Fluent English - spoken and written, Arabic is plus
Good presentation & data visualization skills
Excellent time management and prioritization skills
Proactive with positive, constructive attitude

Nice to have

Arabic is plus
PowerBI knowledge is preferred

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