- The CI Specialist is responsible to identify and improve Planning, Supply chain, Logistics management and Sales processes and practices to improve efficiencies, reduce cost and increase revenue and satisfaction

- Develop and conduct compliance audits, program evaluations and reviews to drive results with the fortitude to ensure change is permanent

- The CI specialist/ team has to ensure that operations is performing as per defined systems and processes. Conduct audit to make it happen

Strategic Accountabilities :

- Drive long term improvement projects with pre-defined timelines and deliverables

- Ensure that defined systems and processes are operating as per standard. Any deviation should be discussed with concerned functional head and stakeholders, actions agreed and highlighted in weekly/ monthly management review.

Operations Accountabilities :

- Identify & facilitate process improvement projects across production, planning, supply chain and sales functions. Oversees the strategic development and implementation of sales initiatives/ strategies

- Competent in all system processes, compliance tracking and handle queries of stakeholders

- Conduct root cause analysis to determine metrics, troubleshoot issues, project planning, sales process monitoring and create process documentation

- Carrying out advanced data collection and analysis for process mapping, develop budgets and cost analysis to determine project feasibility; this shall also include identification of new market, new Stockiest, new product, continuation of existing products.

- Assesses, develops and deploys network strategies for maximizing company reach and improving retail service levels. Creates opportunities and identifies high-level strategies for Sales and channels. Evaluates local context for maximum advantage and assesses related investment decisions.

- Design, Install, debug and improvise tools and systems for process improvement

- Drive value stream mapping to define - As-Is Analysis- and the transition to Future State

- Develop and conduct compliance audits, program evaluations and reviews to drive results with the fortitude to ensure change is permanent amongst all stakeholders. Conduct training is necessary

- Provide management with project status updates, feedback, and reporting on key responsibilities and objectives. Highlight the key concerns sighted by stakeholders during system audits and interactions

- Preparation of monthly project scorecard reports by area/ function

- Other duties as directed

Maximum Salary offered - 6 Lakhs per annum

Profile :

- 2 - 3 years' Experience in continuous improvement assignments in functions such as Production Planning & Control (PPC), Supply chain management or Manufacturing including long term capacity planning, S&OP, Master Scheduling or MRP, sales, sales planning, etc.

- Strong leadership skills, experience working in a unionized environment, ability to learn and apply new concepts and overcome obstacles with change

- Previous exposure to a high volume low value SKU environment

- Exposure to food and food processing and FMCG industry

- Ability to work with and influence others in a fast-paced environment, ability to work shifts as required, willing to travel to market as per the need of the project

- Strong organizational, communication, presentation and project management skills

- Excellent in analysis & reporting tools and techniques

- Prior experience in preparing & extensive usage of forecasting tools, Annual business plan & budgets

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