Distribution Requirement Planning Specialist
Capgemini
Capgemini
Join Capgemini and shape your career within a global community focused on transforming organizations through technology. We are seeking an experienced Distribution Requirement Planning (DRP) Specialist to ensure product availability across markets. This role is crucial for balancing inventory, service performance, and supply chain constraints through effective DRP processes.
In this position, you will be instrumental in managing finished goods replenishment, optimizing safety stock, and fine-tuning parameters to maintain accurate distribution signals and network stability. You will also play a key part in monitoring global supply risks and leading availability management initiatives.
Key responsibilities include managing finished goods replenishment planning, setting safety stock levels, and optimizing parameters for accurate distribution signals and network stability. You will monitor global and cluster supply risks through regular KPI reviews and coverage analysis, proactively identifying and resolving stock shortfalls. Furthermore, you will lead availability management by coordinating corrective actions with factories, markets, and supply chain partners. This role also involves supporting product lifecycle management through effective Phase-In/Phase-Out planning and collaborating closely with demand planning, supply planning, logistics, and market teams to align decisions.
The ideal candidate will possess 5 to 9 years of experience in Distribution Requirement Planning. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are essential, along with proficiency in Excel and reporting tools. You will be responsible for maintaining long-term DRP settings, including lead times, SLAs, safety stock recommendations, and DRP inventory parameters for active and new SKUs. This includes managing pre-build requests and performing primary and secondary replenishment planning. You will also lead cluster supply KPI reviews and supply risk meetings, presenting KPIs and mitigation plans, and support New Product Introduction (NPI) readiness assessments.
Capgemini
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