Customer order and Trade Goods planning Lead

In India, Bosch is a leading supplier of technology and services in the areas of Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. Additionally, Bosch has in India the largest development center outside Germany, for end-to-end engineering and technology solutions. The Bosch Group operates in India through twelve companies: Bosch Limited – the flagship company of the Bosch Group in India – Bosch Chassis Systems India Private Limited, Bosch Rexroth (India) Private Limited, Bosch Global Software Technologies, Bosch Automotive Electronics India Private Limited, Bosch Electrical Drives India Private Limited, BSH Home Appliances Private Limited, ETAS Automotive India Private Limited, Robert Bosch Automotive Steering Private Limited, Automobility Services and Solutions Private Limited, Newtech Filter India Private Limited and Mivin Engg.Technologies Private Limited. In India, Bosch set-up its manufacturing operation in 1951, which has grown over the years to include 16 manufacturing sites, and seven development and application centers. The Bosch Group in India employs over 30,500 associates and generated consolidated sales of about Rs. 26,827 crores (3.1 billion euros) in fiscal year 2021-22 of which Rs. 24,406 crores (2.8 billion euros) are from consolidated sales to third parties. Bosch Limited is the flagship company of the Bosch Group. It earned revenue of over Rs. 11,782 crores (1.39 billion euros) in fiscal year 2021-22.

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The purpose of this position is to oversee customer order and trade goods  planning in order to meet customer demand by removing bottlenecks and managing escalations, with a focus on delivering at the right time and in the right quantity to customers .

• Bachelors degree in engineering
• MBA in supply chain
• 10-15 Years Experience in core Operation (Logistic,Purchasing,Manufacturing) of which minimum 4 -6 years in supply chain
• Leadership experience for min 4-5 years for leading direct peoples
• Advanced knowledge in SAP-SD & MM Module and sales processes.
• Competent knowledge in IT tools Viz. DPPCON, knowledge in SP4HANA & Kinexis will be added advantage 
• Competent knowledge with market dynamics and risk management
• Proficient in knowledge Lean Concepts / Lean Management deployment
• Competent skills in S&OP Process
• Competent skills in sales planning processes (VPZ), KPI's
• Competent in analytical and statistical skills
• Competent in negotiate, communication and leadership skills

Customer Order Management :Oversee and supervise customer agreements, customer order planning at part number level/product to enable seamless deliveries to customer.

IPN Order Management (Trade Goods):Oversee and supervise order planning with the IPN (World wide RB Plants) at part number level/product to enable seamless deliveries to customer

Performance, Systems, Processes :Assess and implement S&OP Governance standards, customer agreements and logistics processes e.g. (LIWAKS, AVR, LPC, Bottleneck Management). Oversee and improve logistics KPI's (Cost, TCT, TLC, LIWAKS, PLKZ, etc.) quality of inventory (Blocked stock, Ageing etc.) to ensure logistic excellence within the supply chain.

Compliance Management : Supervise commercial processes to be legally compliant with Internal Guidelines Viz: OMP (Bosch India) Central Directives and external laws namely Foreign trade Customs and taxation laws.

Escalation Management : Review and escalate logistics order fulfilment /in warding topics to leadership team (as per escalation matrix) to seek appropriate management interventions / decisions.

People Management : Foresee logistics and digital competency requirement based upon current and future trends and direct employee capability development accordingly.