Executive Supply Planning

About Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that provides a wide range of branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. Our products and solutions include labeling and functional materials, radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and a variety of products and solutions that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving an array of industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2023 were $8.4 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

Purpose of the role:

He/She will be responsible for planning and ordering finished goods sourced from various IC and OSP suppliers covering all RBOs. This role involves collaborating with various functions within operations such as demand planning, GPD, procurement, and logistics to ensure timely delivery of products to customers.

Main Accountabilities:

• Delivering the required service level.
• Responsible for managing stocks in line with the target.
• Continuous improvement of supplier reliability and service.

Key Responsibilities:

Order/Service Management

• Validate net requirements and raise orders to suppliers.
• Timely (daily/weekly) with suppliers and logistics to ensure production/shipment are executed as per plan.
• Review top supply related losses and identify a root cause for each.
• Work effectively with suppliers to resolve supply issues and minimize impact on business.
• Weekly review of current stock levels vs demand (target).
• Suggest/follow-up on an action plan that would elliminate excess stocks by influencing
• demand/supply.

Continous Improvement

• Constant lookout throughout the supply chain for opportunities that imporves service and stocks (reduce lead times, minimize MOQ, direct shipments etc).

• Bachelor’s Degree required.

  
  

• 4-6 years of SML or related experience.

  
  

Key competencies:

• Good analystical and problem solving
• Good Communication and interpersonal skills
• Teamplayer and commitment

Key skills:

• Spreadsheet skills – Google Sheets/MS Excel
• ERP knowledge (Oracle/SAP)
• Forecasting/Inventory Ordering/MRP techniques
• Report prepaeration.
• Knowldge of TPM/Continues improvement tools and techniques added advantage.