Regional Planning Manager for Parts and Services Division (Americas)

About Epiroc:

Epiroc is a multinational company with a presence in 150 countries; which with innovative technology, develops and provides safe and state-of-the-art equipment, such as drilling machinery and construction tools for use in surface and underground mining.

It also offers world-class after-sales services and solutions for automation, digitalization and electrification.

Life at Epiroc

By joining our team, you will be part of a group of knowledgeable and helpful colleagues who live by our core values: collaboration, commitment and innovation.

The work environment in the mining and construction industries presents unique and interesting challenges that you will not find in other industries.

Our culture is characterized by care for work-life balance, professional development, global professional opportunities and an epic benefits package.

Mission:

Within the PSD Parts Operations team, the Regional Planning Manager has the responsibility to manage strategic inventory management and demand planning within the region to secure that the divisional inventory and availability targets are reached in the region. You will develop a team that implements and manages the inventory optimization and demand planning processes for the region, in close collaboration with the Regional Supply Chain and Customer Center organizations.

Responsibilities:

• Drive and follow up the performance from a planning perspective in the region including focus on development activities on tactical and strategic level.
• Set inventory and availability targets for CCs and DCs in the region and monitor implementation of improvement initiatives, in collaboration with regional supply chain organizations and Customer Centers.
• Responsible for inventory, availability, and obsolescence KPIs performance and follow-up in the region.
• Secure that the global process for parts assortment and inventory optimization methodology is followed in the region.
• Decide, maintain, and optimize the stocking assortment per region (in collaboration with Customer Centers and the Regional Supply Chain organization of the region).
• Approval of Stocking policy adjustments
• Decide on assortment allocation within the region: which parts at LDC, which parts at RDC
• Manage the stocking request process in the region.
• Secure that the demand planning process is followed in the region.
• Support CCs in the local demand planning process.
• Manage consolidation of regional demand plans.
• Manage the coordination and preparation for regional planning meetings.
• Approve regional demand plan for reporting to Global S&OP.
• Provide input to GSH for supplier co-planning meetings.
• Lead and develop the PSD Regional Planning organization (hiring, training, onboarding, coaching).
• Manage the regional planning team and coach the team in the delivery of the inventory and availability goals and objectives.

Requirements:

• Degree in supply chain, logistics, operations, or related degree. MBA is preferable.
• At least 10 years in global supply chain management.
• Experience in end-to-end supply chain management involving distribution, inventory management, and project management.
• Experienced leader with track record of managing people.
• Experience of implementing changes in a global organization.
• Background in spare parts management at Epiroc or equivalent industries.
• Strong English communication skills both verbal and written. Additional language will be preferred