Supply Chain Planning Supervisor

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ExxonMobil’s affiliates in India

ExxonMobil’s affiliates have offices in India in Bengaluru, Mumbai and the National Capital Region. 

ExxonMobil’s affiliates in India supporting the Product Solutions business engage in the marketing, sales and distribution of performance as well as specialty products across chemicals and lubricants businesses. The India planning teams are also embedded with global business units for business planning and analytics.

ExxonMobil’s LNG affiliate in India supporting the upstream business provides consultant services for other ExxonMobil upstream affiliates and conducts LNG market-development activities.

The Global Business Center - Technology Center provides a range of technical and business support services for ExxonMobil’s operations around the globe.

ExxonMobil strives to make a positive contribution to the communities where we operate and its affiliates support a range of education, health and community-building programs in India. Read more about our Corporate Responsibility Framework.

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What role you will play in our team

• Accountable for ensuring production plans and material purchasing are executed to ensure efficient, cost-effective, and reliable production aligned with business objectives and capabilities
• Responsible ensuring the developlment and maintainance of production master plan for medium-long term to meet customer demands and optimize manufacturing efficiency for lubricant products
• Responsible to support and drive planning and scheduling teams to deliver measurable results and supports organizational supply chain transformation goals
• Proactively drives close coordination between production, S&OP and other stakeholders teams to ensure timely delivery of plans, efficient resource use, and inventory control

1. Coordinate, communicate, align

• Ensure all team's plans are implemented in a timely and effective manner on a daily basis to support the efficient running of the business
• Lead the teams to implement new processes, technologies, and policies as necessary to ensure best practices are followed
• Collaborate with S&OP, logistics, manufacturing, and IT teams to ensure alignment and integration of plans
• Track production progress, resolve bottlenecks, and communicate any changes to stakeholders
• Track the measurement of team KPIs and work towards their continous improvement
• Maintain accurate records and documentation of the production and purchasing process and ensure planning system parameters are maintained
• Suupport supply chain activities for cross-functional projects to drive product/customer changes, enhance supply chain capabilities/efficiency, reduce costs, and improve service levels ensuring alignment with supply chain/business objectives and compliance standards
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement by mentoring team members and sharing best practices
• Support S&OP and S&OE processes directly interacting in the process and through the team
• Work with the S&OP Manager to set overall network strategy and direction
• Work with the Regional Supply Managers to understand raw material supply and prioritize Initiatives with Marketing Product Management and other stakeholders
• Work with Supply Chain capability teams and specialists to understand capabilities and gaps how we are operating and determine opportunities for continuous improvement
• Work closely with Regional Demand Planners and participate in the relevant S&OP to facilitate the execution of the plan
• Lead the team to continuously improve the operation of the Supply Chain in the Region, and to initiate, manage, and close critical projects
• Ensure all activities conform to the expectations set forth in the Brand and Controls Frameworks
• Ensure BCP setup is inplace to cover for backup eventualties

2.  Execute Strategic Change Initiatives

• Identify, develop, and execute supply chain improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and performance where possible
• Analyze current supply chain processes, identify gaps, and recommend solutions using best practices (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma)
• Analyze supply chain capability and gaps, coordinate aligned changes to support overall business and supply chain objectives
• Conduct risk assessments and develop contingency plans to mitigate supply chain disruptions
• Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies
• Prepare and present detailed reports on project progress and results to senior management

About You

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or Operations Research (or related fields such as Applied Mathematics/Statistics)
• 5+ years relevant work experience in supply chain network or supplier management
• Experience supporting supply chain activities for large scale operations preferred (particularly in Oil & Gas and FMCG)
• Understand Supply Chain Fundamentals and Supply & Demand Principles
• Proficient in SAP Systems and MS Excel knowledge is critical
• Supervisory experience
• Project Management experience
• Supplier Management experience
• Strong command of written and spoken English
• Ability to work independently and without direct supervision
• Function effectively in a team environment, including virtual environments is critical
• Strong judgment, including ability to make quality decisions
• Strong persuasion / communication skills / influence without direct authority
• Experience in supply planning roles in Chemical, FMCG, CPG, Manufacturing, E -Commerce preferred
• Experienced in petrochemical production/manufacturing process preferred
• 3+ years relevant supervisory experience in supply chain network
• Experience in project management and complex coordination as well as Production Planning
• Experience in conducting analyses and providing data driven recommendations for S&OP processes
• Experience in network, product flow optimization, deployment/replenishment planning for large scale supply chain (particularly Oil & Gas/FMCG/CPG)
• Experienced in conducting analyses and providing recommendations for supply planning problems using
  • SAP IBP/APO, Blue Yonder, Kinaxis
  • Tableau and/or Power Bl for visualization
  • Power Query, Excel
  • Knowledge of R and/or Python for scripting is preferred
• Strong performer with ability to prioritize work strategically and independently while also functioning well within a global, virtual team
• Proven self-starter with strong collaboration and influence management skills; able to work effectively with all levels of the organization
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Experienced in project management and complex coordination
• Experienced in with petrochemical manufacturing background
• Experienced in conducting analyses and providing data driven recommendations for S&OP processes
• Perseverant and resilient in the pursuit of objectives; willing to take on new challenges
• Improve mindset; able to anticipate future opportunities and adept at evaluating new opportunities objectively
• Strong project management skills

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance and life. We offer you: 

• Competitive compensation 
• Medical plans, maternity leave and benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment benefits 
• Retirement benefits 
• Global networking & cross-functional opportunities
• Annual vacations & holidays
• Day care assistance program
• Training and development program
• Tuition assistance program
• Workplace flexibility policy
• Relocation program
• Transportation facility

Please note benefits may change from time to time without notice, subject to applicable laws. The benefits programs are based on the Company’s eligibility guidelines.

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