Distribution Requirement Planning Specialist

Your Role

We are seeking a talented and driven DRP Planner with experience to ensures FG availability across markets by executing long-term and short-term DRP processes, balancing inventory levels, service performance, and supply constraints.

In this role you will play a key role in:

• Manages FG replenishment planning, safety stock settings, and parameter optimisation to maintain accurate distribution signals and support network stability.
• Monitors global and cluster supply risks through regular KPI reviews, coverage analysis, and exception management to safeguard on-shelf availability.
• Leads availability management by identifying stock risks, resolving shortfalls, and coordinating corrective actions with factories, markets, and supply chain partners.
• Supports product lifecycle management through effective Phase-In/Phase-Out (PIPO) planning
• Collaborates closely with demand planning, supply planning, logistics, and market teams to align supply decisions and address operational issues.
• Executes distribution governance activities, including risk reviews, NPI readiness checks, and escalation handling across markets and clusters.

Your Profile

• Maintain long-term DRP settings including lead times, SLAs for NGP, safety stock recommendations, and DRP inventory parameters for active and new SKUs.
• Manage prebuild requests to support future demand, supply constraints, or inventory strategies.
• Perform primary and secondary replenishment planning and generate factory truck-loading priority lists.
• Execute order creation with EOC and validate replenishment signals for short-term supply planning.
• Lead cluster supply KPI reviews and supply risk meetings, presenting actual/estimated KPIs and mitigation plans.
• Conduct ITP market supply risk reviews and support NPI/ITP project readiness assessments.
• 5 to 9 years of experience in Distribution Requirement Planning
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and proficiency in Excel and reporting tools

WHAT YOU'LL LOVE ABOUT WORKING HERE

• We recognize the significance of flexible work arrangements to provide support. Be it remote work, flexible work hours or alternative work schedules, you will get an environment to maintain healthy work life balance.