Job Description

We are a leading chemical company, with the best teams developing intelligent solutions for our customers, and for a sustainable future.

We connect and develop people with diverse talents all over the world. For you, this means a variety of ways to progress.

Not only your performance but also your personality matter to us, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, orientation, and background. At BASF, careers develop from opportunities.

Objectives

As part of the Regional Supply Chain team, you will

• Lead and steer regional planning activities for business unit Plastic Additives within Asia Pacific
• Drive continuous improvements in demand, supply and inventory planning processes and technologies. Initiate and lead projects to align with SCM and BU strategy.
• Lead countries planners and production sites planning to ensure alignment with the S&OP process performance as per the defined service levels to optimize working capital, delivery reliability and customer service level.

Responsibilities

Strategy

• Develop and regularly review the planning strategy based on BU strategy / BRM (Business Rules Management) and upon consultation with Product Management, Production, Sales, and Controlling
• Drive continuously demand, supply, and inventory planning improvement; optimize process flow and run projects (e.g. Project Co-Plan Horizontal Integration, Forecast Accuracy Improvement) to support business growth
• Steer cross country material flow, volume allocation and projection volume optimization

Performance Management

• Ensure reliable and timely supply of inventory to direct customer of regional /local hubs by coordinating and aligning efforts between supply sources, production sites, and logistics functions
• Monitor and manage inventory performance via KPIs, benchmarks, and defined service levels
• Coordinate the enhancement of KPIs and target values in close coordination with product management, sales management, country planners and production

People and Organization Management

• Manage and lead planning organization including country planners and production site planners in Asia Pacific
• Set measurable inventory targets to country planning team and production sites to monitor team's performance
• Monitor planning team in production sites to ensure production according to plan (conformance to plan KPI)
• Drive overall demand / supply balancing by giving guidelines and instructions of how much to produce and when to produce per each production site

Continuous Improvement and Projects

• Plan, implement and control SC projects, resulting in the improvement of the overall business performance.
• Continue drive and support the cross regional demand supply planning process with other regions
• Define Production strategies (Make-to-Stock/ Make-to Order/ Pack-to-Order, campaigning size and cycle)
• Be actively involved in the design of global planning model applying for regional uses
• Initiate and lead stock optimization actions (aged stock, safety stock, and target levels).

Communication

• Represent the region in the global operation planning meeting to support and ensure global balancing of supply and demand, escalate issues that cannot be resolved within the region in a structure way with proposed solution.
• Be the active communication link between LBMs, Regional Sales team, Product Management, Production and Planning community
• Exchange best-practice experiences and drive knowledge transfer to/ between hubs/ regions/ countries planning team

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Supply Chain or Logistics Management or related disciplines
• Minimum 8-10 years of relevant experience in the subject matter
• Holder of CPIM, CSCP from APICS
• Excellent command of written and spoken English, other Asian Languages is a plus
• Able to work in diverse levels of international and local collaboration, flexible in agile environments and multi-disciplinary teams

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At BASF you get more than just compensation. Our total offer includes a wide range of elements you need to be your best in every stage of your life. That's what we call you@BASF. Click here to learn more.

Working at BASF: We connect to create chemistry

We are proud of strong history of innovation, which has helped make us who we are today - the world's leading chemical company. Every day, our global team of over 117,000 individuals work together to turn visions for sustainable solutions into reality by connecting with one another and sharing our knowledge.

The right people are crucial for our sustainable success. We aim to form the best team by bringing together people with unique backgrounds, experiences and points of view. Our differences make us stronger and more vibrant. And an open, creative and supportive work environment inspires us to achieve exceptional results.

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For BASF, diversity is one of the essential keys to business success and the well-being of our employees. We promote an inclusive culture that accepts the diversity of people, experiences and capabilities. By embracing talents and abilities of all kinds, we aim to boost creativity and motivation, and enhance our teams' performance.

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Jurong Island, Singapore, SG

BASF South East Asia Pte. Ltd.

Logistics & Supply Chain Management

Permanent

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