APAC Senior Supply Planner

The APAC Senior Supply Planner will be based in Hyderabad. Onboarding will be virtual for the time being with occasional socially distanced meetings at a Nextracker office. In this position, you will report to Senior Manager, Materials Planning. We are looking for a dynamic supply chain professional to manage our increasing supplier base in APAC region. This individual will be part of the supply and delivery planning group within materials planning department and responsible for timely product availability at suppliers. He/She will be responsible for managing supplier allocations and driving on-time shipment to meet downstream project schedule.

Here is a glimpse of what you will do:-

• Own shipment schedule by BOM parts and category for assigned regional suppliers.
• Manage supplier allocations based on schedule, pricing, volume agreements, inventory levels.
• Perform forecast analysis and part-level demand breakdown to obtain supply commitments.
• Monitor regional supplier capacity loadings and shipment conformance to allocations.
• Perform analysis of planned, shipped, and delivered orders for regional projects, identify gaps.
• Provide early alerts for supplier gaps and recommend solutions to de-risk project LD schedule.
• Drive supplier On-time shipment (OTS) in partnership with delivery managers for the region.
• Standardize supplier management practices and drive data visibility from PO to pick-up.
• Point person to coordinate with engineering, sourcing, NPI and logistics on execution issues.
• Host weekly supplier meetings to PO status w. r. t. raw-material, WIP and FG availability.
• Participate in quarterly supplier QBRs and provide feedback for mutual success.
• Build operational excellence through lean and continuous improvement process management.
• Support testing and adoption of Anaplan to expedite planning system transformation.
• Ensure data integrity of supply chain planning data, and management of the data flow.

Here is some of what you will need (required):-

• Bachelor’s in Industrial Engg, Supply Chain, or Business Administration, Master’s preferred.
• 10+ years’ experience in Planning, Master Scheduling, Supply chain, or Manufacturing.
• Solar, Semiconductor or Steel manufacturing industry experience preferred.
• Strong planning, forecasting, Project Management skills with attention to detail.
• Advanced user skills of planning software such as Anaplan, MS Excel, access required.

Here are a few of our preferred experiences:-

• Comfortable with figures and in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting large dataset.
• Ability to build, negotiate and sustain networking relationships.
• Ability to work in fast pace and global start-up environment.

Location:-

• Hyderabad, India.

Company Overview:-

Nextracker, a Flex company, provides intelligent solar tracker solutions for utility-scale and distributed generation projects that transform PV plant performance with advanced data monitoring and control software and global services.

Nextracker has been the number-one global market-share solar tracker company for several years running, according to research firm WoodMackenzie. We have delivered or fulfilled more than 35 GW of smart solar trackers for projects on five continents, including some of the largest solar farms in the world. Our TrueCapture and NX Navigator smart monitoring and control software platforms have revolutionized tracker performance, and represent our commitment to continuous innovation.

We’re creative, collaborative, committed problem-solvers from diverse backgrounds. And we’re on a mission to be the world’s leading energy solutions company delivering the most intelligent, reliable, and productive solar power for future generations. Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Nextracker has offices in Australia, Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and Spain.