Supply Chain Demand Planner Specialist

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2022, Continental generated sales of €39.4 billion and currently employs around 200,000 people in 57 countries and markets.

As the SIOP Operation Team, your key role is to lead and oversee Demand and Capacity Planning functions within the SIOP Operations Team. This involves coordinating demand forecasting, capacity planning, and monitoring processes. Your primary focus will be on optimizing inventory levels and delivery performance. Additionally, you'll be responsible for developing, monitoring, and analyzing key performance indicators (KPIs) related to the S&OP process. Through strategic guidance and effective leadership, you'll contribute to improving operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, and overall business performance by leveraging data-driven insights to optimize the company's supply chain, demand forecasting, and inventory management.

Your Tasks

• Your core tasks will be, not limited to:
• Stock strategy: Define guidance to FG/RM stock strategy (e.g., ABC/XYZ, safety stock, ROP, EOQ)
• Statistical Forecast: Define, execute/provide guidance to statistical forecast process (e.g., forecast model, historical/Forecast period, system (SAP/Arthur/AI))
• Material Master Data: Define, execute/provide guidance to system parameter data (e.g., MRP view, forecast view, fixed vendor)
• SIOP Process: Support demand fulfillment cluster, providing data about SIOP process (e.g., inventory, forecast)
• Demand Release: Release demand to facilities/vendors based on SIOP decision
• Supply Monitoring: Plant/Vendor/XBA monitoring (e.g., follow up, exception message, priorities definitions, delivery date maintenance, escalation)
• Inventory Management: Execute the inventory strategy, ensuring inventory target achievement
• KPI Reporting & Monitoring: Reporting/Monitoring (e.g., OTIF, inventory, stock health, backorder, slow moving)
   

  Eligibility Criteria: Due to recent organizational changes, please note the following eligibility guidelines:

• First Month: Only Contitech employees will be considered.
• After One Month: All employees will be included.

• We appreciate your understanding and encourage all eligible candidates to apply.

• Degree in SCM, Economics/Business. Engineering or Operations
• Professional experience (several yrs)
  • Several years of professional experience in the areas of Supply chain management and/or Operations (good knowledge about sales, purchasing...)  
  • Experience in design of SCM processes
  • Excellent know-how regarding the common SCM tools and methods in particular familiarity with the supply chain systems, process & standards
  • Strong SAP know how
• Project and/or Process Experience
  • Project management experience in major SCM projects
  • Proven track record in implementing SCM processes and systems
  • High level regarding SCM Process understanding
• Intercultural / International Experience
  • Desired experienced in working successfully on an international level in projects as well as direct responsibility
  • High level of customer orientation, 
  • Intercultural staff experiences several years

At Continental we are committed to building an inclusive and discrimination-free ecosystem in Mexico, these principles are rooted in our corporate philosophy and culture. Therefore, it is totally forbidden to request a pregnancy or HIV test as part of our selection processes.

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