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Job Description

Overview : This role is a high-impact individual contributor position responsible for strengthening SIOP and MPS process maturity at the site. The incumbent will work closely with the Site Materials Head and cross-functional teams to drive planning stability, execution discipline, and attainment improvements across short-, mid-, and long-term horizons.

The role will act as a process architect and execution enabler, ensuring robust governance, data-driven decision-making, and sustainable improvements in MPS and SIOP outcomes.

Job Title: SIOP & MPS Process Excellence Lead (Fixed-Term Contract)

Employment Type: Fixed-Term Contract (Individual Contributor)

Key Responsibilities:

• SIOP & Long-Range Planning
• Drive site level SIOP long-range manpower and resource planning aligned with business outlook, demand scenarios, and capacity constraints.
• Support enhancement of SIOP maturity, including demand-supply alignment, scenario planning, and executive-level reviews.
• Enable data-backed decision-making through structured analysis and planning models.
• MPS Stability & Planning Excellence
• Improve MPS stability across short-term (0–4 weeks) and mid-term (1–3 months) horizons.
• Identify and eliminate drivers of MPS volatility through root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Establish and monitor MPS adherence and freeze discipline.
• Execution Governance (Daily / Weekly)
• Drive On-Time Start (OTS) and On-Time Finish (OTF) governance through daily and weekly cadence reviews.
• Track execution slippages, constraint impacts, and recovery plans in collaboration with Operations, SCM, and Materials teams.
• Strengthen planning-to-execution linkages to ensure schedule credibility.
• Performance & Attainment Improvement
• Lead initiatives to improve MPS attainment, schedule adherence, and execution predictability.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, trackers, and analytics to monitor key KPIs and trends.
• Support continuous improvement actions to close gaps between plan vs actuals.
• Systems & Analytics Enablement
• Leverage SAP and Kinaxis (RapidResponse) for planning analysis, simulations, and performance tracking.
• Build advanced Excel-based models, macros, and automation to enable efficient planning, reporting, and governance.
• Ensure data accuracy, transparency, and standardization across planning processes.

Required Experience & Qualifications:

• 12+ years of experience in manufacturing environments with strong exposure to planning, scheduling, and execution governance.
• Hands-on experience with SAP and Kinaxis (RapidResponse) planning systems.
• Advanced Excel proficiency (Level 5), including macros, complex formulas, and automation.
• Strong understanding of SIOP, MPS, capacity planning, and production execution processes.
• Proven ability to work independently in an individual contributor role while influencing cross-functional teams.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills
• Process maturity and governance mindset
• Ability to translate data into actionable insights
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• High ownership, execution focus, and attention to detail
• Success Measures (KPIs):
• Improvement in SIOP and MPS process maturity levels
• Reduction in MPS volatility and planning changes
• Improvement in MPS attainment, OTS, and OTF
• Predictability and credibility of production plans
• Effective adoption of governance mechanisms and analytics

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