Supply Management Specialist

Be a part of a revolutionary change At PMI, we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business, and building our future on smoke-free products with the power to deliver a smoke-free future. With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom dream up and deliver, better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions. The Supply Chain function, thanks to its global scale and drive for innovation, is playing a meaningful role in PMI’s business transformation. Our mission is to produce and deliver products to our markets and into the hands of our consumers in a sustainable way. Operations is at the center of a powerful triangle of deep consumer connection, product innovation and executional excellence. Our people are passionate, determined and innovative. From procurement, to manufacturing and throughout our supply chain, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to leave your mark in this transformational journey to deliver better, smoke-free alternatives to millions of adult smokers around the world. You will be employed in Hong Kong under Philip Morris Asia Limited (PMAL). PMAL operates as a subsidiary of Philip Morris International, Inc. You will support the Smoke-Free Products at electronic Product Development Center (ePDC). Key Responsibilities • Handle short/ medium term planning drumbeat process and its related day-to-day operational issues. Collaborate with any related business partners to optimize/balance global demand and supply as well as to meet output reliability target. • Take lead in the discussion, communicate and align with stakeholders on supply related issue such as capacity and materials constraints; • Supervise on time delivery of EMS/ODM/OEM as per agreed shipment plan and review their operational performance; • Monitor the required production is installed as well as reserving enough materials to meet forecast; • Collaborate with stakeholders in optimizing supplies aiming at minimizing out of stock via balancing/prioritizing supplies among countries/variants. • Continuously improve the quality of the result in terms of timing, data accuracy cover PIPO, Special/Limited Edition and running version. • Collaborate with materials planning team to visualize the materials shortages overview and highlight the shipment impact towards business partners. • Support continuous improvement project to achieve operational excellence. • Maintain and follow up with related parties to ensure Standard Operation Process has followed. • Handle suppliers' performances to ensure standards, adhere to the flexibility rule, prioritize supplies to meet urgent markets and ensure suppliers meet the output reliability. • Collaborate with assigned suppliers in developing improvement plans to meet business dynamics. • Review new shipment plan on a weekly base (Short Term Planning process) and order placement with respective suppliers. • Clear order placement for fresh build after considering the inventory on rework and return shipments • Collaborate with suppliers to understand their component/capacity constraint and offer advice to optimize the supplies to fulfil markets’ need • Ensure suppliers having a quality overview on the materials shortage that enable PMI to assess the shipment impact and highlight issues in management review meeting • Work with cross functional team to remove/minimize the constraints and get the optimize supply • Review analytical report & give highlight on exception case (i.e., deviation on PIPO mismatch on timing, volume & launch time deviation on Limited Edition…) • Rationalized the air-freight request and adhere to proper approval process • Support the medium-term planning (MTP) process: • Work with Seniors to review the Excess due to plan change and review with suppliers if agreed action is in place to minimize the excess • Collaborate with capacity planner to ensure the sourcing strategy is adhered and enable a smooth transition during resourcing. It is key to minimize blocking issues and ensure the stability of the capacity in line with the strategy throughout the short-term horizon • Handle the return shipment process due to quality issues raised by market and quality teams; collaborate with NPI team on markets return and reflect the reworked shipment in system as per agreement Who we’re looking for • University degree in Business Administration/ Supply Chain/ Industrial Engineer/ Business Statistics • Minimum 4 years or above working experience in Supply chain on areas of Demand & supply planning, detailed understanding of end to end supply chain process, having exposure to multinational & electronic environment are preferable. • Good communication skills in both written and spoken languages in English, preferable with bilingual language in Mandarin / Cantonese. • Committed, good problem solving skills and capable of working independently • Eager to learn and open to new insights, flexible and adaptable in a changing environment • Functional skills: Good knowledge in planning tool (i.e. SAP or E2Open); • Excellent MS Office skills [particularly Excel – including creation & analysis of large database] and knowledge of Power BI is preferable What we offer Our success depends on the talents who come to work every single day with a sense of purpose and an appetite for progress. Join PMI and you too can: • Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore. • Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture, where everyone’s contribution is respected; collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong. • Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress. • Take pride in delivering our promise to society: to deliver a smoke-free future Philip Morris International: Delivering a Smoke-Free Future Philip Morris International (PMI) is a leading international tobacco company engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes, smoke-free products and associated electronic devices and accessories, and other nicotine-containing products in over 180 markets. PMI is building a future on a new category of smoke-free products that, while not risk-free, are a better choice than continuing to smoke. PMI's smoke-free product portfolio includes heated tobacco and nicotine-containing vapor products. For more information, see our PMI (https://www.pmi.com/ ) website. Our priority is to attract, support and keep with us diverse and unique individuals. Our global workforce of more than 71,000 people is one of our greatest strengths and the key to our success as a company. Our employees speak more than 80 languages and come from all corners of the world. PMI has been certified by the Top Employers Institute as a Global Top Employer for the fifth consecutive year. Representing 3 regional certifications: Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; in recognition of the high standards of excellence in our working environment and the exceptional development opportunities we offer. PMI is an equal opportunity employer