Purpose: To continuously update and maintain the Manugistics technical model to enhance the decision-support capabilities of the tool.  Provide training and technical support to Demand Planners.  Serve as the project liaison between Supply Chain teams, IT and Demand Planning.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES – List the activities you perform on a regular basis.  Identify the major end result your position is expected to achieve for each of these activities.

KEY FUNCTIONS PERFORMED:

·        Lead, identify, and implement continuous improvement initiatives of Demand Planning process within the Manugistics tool.

·        Develop and maintain Demand Planning Manugistics training plan including a course outline, handbooks, and references for new planners and “refresher” training/material for all planners

·        Monitors process and exception reports to ensure Demand Planner’s conformance and adherence in Manugistics and report back to Demand Planning management. 

·        Diagnose, correct and test technical problems with the DP model. These technical problems include data, application, reporting or upgrade issues that may occur

·        Working in conjunction with the Demand Planners, assist in the diagnosis and resolution of logic or business rule problems within the DP model itself

·        Work with the Demand Planners to enhance the decision support capabilities of the tool

·        Work with IT to diagnose and correct and test integration and/or data issues that may occur

·        Act as a primary point of contact with JDA and Heinz IT with respect to technical items and issues concerning the DP application

·        Work with JDA to explore new uses of Manugistics tool and promote these uses to IT and Demand planning team

BUSINESS RESULTS

·        A fully functioning demand planning application

·        Maintenance of the demand planning model

·        A continuous improvement program to drive better decision-support functionality

·        Troubleshooting of technical issues with Demand Planning

·        Documentation of changes and upgrades made to the system or model

Please break out the areas of Knowledge required, Skills and Competencies into the separate categories below: 

What knowledge, degrees/courses, skills competencies are required for this job?  What type of and how much prior experience is required to do this job.

Check the competency model that applies to this job:

Manager/Supervisor

 Technical/Professional

KNOWLEDGE

·        Minimum requirement is a relevant Bachelor’s degree (Logistics, Industrial engineering, System Engineering, Mathematics or Computer science/engineering).

·        MBA or MSc would be ideal

·        Expertise in Manugistics Demand, Fulfillment, and Strategy modules

·        Understanding of advanced demand planning concepts, business drivers, organization structures and key metrics

·        Ability to translate business requirements into model constraints and parameters

·        Experience in analytical project work and business analysis

SKILLS

·        Technical ability to troubleshoot and correct software application issues. 

·        Programming experience (or at least complex database query creation experience) preferred

·        Expert knowledge of statistical modeling and software applications

·        Must be able to present results of analysis upward and translate direction from management in various business functions into Manugistics parameters

·        Ability to develop training materials and provide continuous “on the job”

·        Ability to work with little supervision and handle multiple high priorities similultaneously

·        Ability to translate business requirements into model constraints and parameters

·        Strong written and verbal communication skills

·        Self-motivated with proven time management and multiple task management capabilities

COMPENTENCIES

·        Contributing to Team Success

·        Influencing Others

·        Aligning Performance for Success

·        Driving Execution

·        Coaching Others

·        Building Partnerships

EXPERIENCE

·        5-6 years of Supply Chain modeling and programming experience

·        Detailed understanding of Demand and Supply Planning process and objectives

·        Experience in analytical project work and project management

·        Detailed understanding of the objectives of the advanced forecasting and planning functions

ORGANIZATIONAL  RELATIONSHIPS - List position titles, not individual names.  Attach a separate organizational chart.                            

DIMENSIONS – As applied to your job, record measurable statistics, such as: budget (spending, operations, research, etc.); number of employees supervised – directly and indirectly; sales volume; cost of purchases; value of inventories controlled, goods produced, etc.; and any other figures that would help others understand the nature of your job.  All figures should be annual and approximate.

·         Sales Volume: Total HNA (USA Only) = 260MM Phys Cases (FY09 Est)

·         Interact with Demand Planners: 14

·         Net Sales: Total HNA (USA Only) = $4.5B (FY09 Est)

·         Forecast Accuracy: Monthly Bias at Brand (+/- 2%) with 1-Month Lag

·         Demand Plan Error: Weekly MAPE at Item-National and Item-DC (5% YOY Improvement)

·         FG Inventory (Indirect Impact): $400M

For more information, or to apply for this position, please go to the Heinz North America Website -  Career Section

http://www.heinz.com/our-company/careers.aspx