Director, Internal Sourcing & Planning

As the Regional Lead of Strategic Internal Sourcing & Planning, the incumbent is responsible to lead, develop and execute mid/long-term supply and sourcing strategies to support China, India and Asia Pacific region business growth in consultation with internal stakeholders including global team. The incumbent will develop mid-term and long-term strategies and deliver supply plan with ensuring future supply capacity, capability and flexibility thru connecting Sales needs with Manufacturing and Product Development strategy and roadmaps for the China, India and Asia Pacific region. He or she will work closely with multiple stakeholders from Regional Head Office (Sales, Product Planning, Corporate Planning, Finance), Manufacturing plants, Technical Centre (R&D, Manufacturing) and the Head Office in Japan, having strong stakeholder management and engagement skills. The team develops a Supply Plan on a product/SKU level which considers the different technical capabilities of our plants, maximizes our output capacity and maximizes profitability for the region. This role will also support the Budget and Mid-Term Planning processes for Supply Chain across the region in line with global and regional standards, guidelines and timetables. Support the development of the BSAPIC supply chain strategy. Key Responsibilities

• Develop OB/MBP/LTP (Original Budget/Mid-term Business Plan/Long-Term Plan) Supply and Sourcing Strategy in conjunction with global/regional manufacturing footprint strategy
• Deliver OB/MBP optimum supply plan with ensuring capacity/capability/flexibility
• Incorporate necessary CAPEX including mold investment (annual spend of >25M US) into OB/MBP/LTP towards future production capacity/capability with Manufacturing team
• Collaborate with Manufacturing to create future capacity/capability improvement plan and strategic CAPEX plan.
• Deliver MTPP (Mid-Term Product Plan) plant allocation with considering swing flexibility, BCMA (Bridgestone Commonality and Modularity Architecture), development resources and plant trial capacity
• Initiate new swing development with multiple stakeholders to secure supply flexibility to meet sales
• Lead and support regional/local supply chain related projects/initiatives (SCM EAST Integration etc)
• Join and support specific manufacturing projects like new plant, new technology installation and capacity restructuring.
• Contribute to new product development processes
• Support operational execution with providing regional expertise
• Explorer efficient and effective ways of End-to-End planning processes with PDCA cycle.
• Manage various planning data and enhance planning data governance
• Drive continuous improvement, best value and quality improvements within the cross-functional departments in challenging existing practices and actively seek ways to achieve better outcomes, contributing to ensure key performance and financial targets are met and corrective action taken place
• Establish a solid team and lead a team which provides domain expertise, governance and operational services thru developing sufficient team capability and competency
• Manage resources (CAPEX/OPEX/HC)
• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of marketplace, benchmarks and industry best practices
• Able to manage multiple stakeholders in different levels of the organization, where objective needs to be aligned across stakeholders to realize overall company targets
• Support Vice President, Supply Chain in developing strategies and execution plans
• All responsibilities must be performed with full integrity and company values – TRACE (Transparency, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration and Embrace Change)

Job Requirements · Bachelor degree with major in Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain or equivalent · Minimum 12 years working experience and demonstrated successes in Logistics and Supply/Production planning or related role with more than 5 years in global and/or regional role · Current and/or previous experience working across Asia Pacific region in manufacturing companies will be preferred · Experience with manufacturing planning and strategic supply planning/sourcing is required · Experience in Logistics and engineering (product planning, product development) as a good to have · Basic knowledge of financial accounting and managerial accounting · Project management experience and change management, achieving targets · Demonstrated proficiency with supply chain related planning digital solutions is an added advantage · Strong interpersonal skills, influencing and stakeholder engagement skills to inspire the organization · High level of integrity, respect for others, persistence and passion for success · Ability/curiosity to understand broader business perspectives (sustainable supply chain, circular economy) and approach complex issues with appropriate solutions · Ability to collaborate and effectively work in teams · Ability to work under multi cultures and different cultures