3P Operations Manager for FMCG Client

Overview

Dubai

Production Plans

• To prepare the data for the annual budget in terms of last year vs budget vs projections and present to the Manager
• To review the actual vs budgeted cost on a quarterly basis in order to take corrective actions if any so as to meet management objectives
• To identify and close 3P manufacturer in different countries when trade barriers are introduced by Government
• To ensure that the 3rd party is functional from set up to smooth functioning with respect to legal / quality standards / Packaging requirements.
• To finalize on 3rd party Agreement with proper SLAs and commercial requirements.
• To constantly monitor project timelines through Gantt chart and escalate critical path to ensure meeting project deadlines.
• To coordinate smooth transition projects due to change in regulations, relaunches, NPDs at 3rd party end.
• To ensure the right quality product is produced as per the quality standard set by the quality department.
• To interact with various stakeholders marketing, finance, quality R&D and warehouse.
• Follow up
• Follow up with all contract manufacturers to ensure Finished goods availability as per dispatch schedule
• Resolution/escalation of problems and issues faced by contract manufacturers while working as per plan.

Report Generation

• Generates different kinds of reports related to production output at 3rd party manufacturer end and provide to the Planning department for S&OP.
• To review the cost data prepared by Finance for the Quarterly review meetings and present key reasons for variances.

Coordination

• Coordination with internal departments to facilitate product availability

Kpis

• Weekly dispatch adherence as per plan
• Price reduction of key ingredients so as to reduce the landed cost
• Reports and data presentation to the manager at proper intervals.

Requirement

• Prior experience in 3rd Party manufacturer in FMCG Industry, preferably in the GCC
• Graduation Degree. (Candidates with Engineering back ground will be preferred)
• SAP experience and also Microsoft Excel