Supply & Demand Planning Manager

Location: MX - Central Office - Santa Fe   
Goodyear Talent Acquisition Representative: SONIA NIETO  
Sponsorship Available:  No
Relocation Assistance Available: No 

Primary Purpose of the Position:
•    Responsible for MEX Supply Chain S&OP Process. Implement S&OP practices, procedures, and knowledge around MEX organization. Including commercial business and the El Salto Plant

•    Responsible for implement and execute Demand Planning Process at MEX leveraging Statistical Forecast tool and Change Management of Forecast Process.
•    Enhance Collaborative Forecast over Key dealers, WS and MM as well OE business implementing KPIs.

•    Responsible to manage S&OP audits over LA region and share practices of best-in-class S&OP process with all other regions.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

•    Local S&OP: Prepare control documents ensuring that all areas are involved (Marketing, Sales, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, El Salto Plant and Procurement) and information aligned with all - Keep in those meetings the culture of understanding main issues and make contingency plans.

•    Responsible for maintaining and for continuous improvement of the overall S&OP processes in alignment with regional and global guidelines and best practices.

•    Implement Demand Planning process (Statistical forecast to support Sales Plan and Sales plan validation linked with Goodyear strategy) at Country level, considering business specification and characteristics.

•    Implement Sales forecast scenarios (volume and value) at country level, considering TMS strategy and Share of Market targets, in order to define the most profitable sales scenarios. - Validation of Sales Scenarios with PBU's Directors and MEX Manager Director.

•    Maintain a healthy inventory levels accordingly to the business policies and WH capacities.

•    Responsible to find the best source to supply the tires to cover the forecast and optimized the portfolio.

Education:

•    Required: Engineering, Business Administration, English, Spanish, Statistical method.
•    Desired. Professional certification APICS (Association for Supply Chain Management) in Supply Planning. Specialization in statistics is an differential. MBA

Experience:
•    *Previous experience in Supply Chain area and/or experience in Industrial Engineering at S&OP Process and Demand Planning Process.
•    Experience in SAP APO modules or other system project contact.

Knowledge:
•    Communicative and self-initiative
•    Business oriented
•    Drive / lead changes
•    Analytical and critical skills to review figures, comments, information
•    Knowledge about Supply Chain: Demand and S&OP Process
•    Knowledge about Products, Goodyear Polices
•    Leadership skills: change management and conflict management   
•    Accountability 
•    Continuous improvement thinking

Goodyear is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tire companies. It employs about 74,000 people and manufactures its products in 57 facilities in 23 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate