Summary
- Salary
- Competitive
- Team
- Planning and Retail Operations
- Location
- Mexico - Mexico City Office
About Us:
Dyson is a global technology enterprise. We’re growing fast and our ambition is huge – more categories, more locations and more people.
Dyson is a global technology enterprise. We solve the problems others choose to ignore, with surprising new inventions that defy convention and simply work better. We’re growing fast and our ambition is huge – more categories, more locations and more people. Dyson launched in Mexico in 2018 as our first step into Latin America. Our Mexico office is located in the Polanco area of Mexico City and our expanding team is a key contributor in helping us deliver growth throughout the market.
We're committed to our campus culture and want to have people collaborating, developing, and learning from each other. By having everyone on campus together, we have been able to nurture a fantastic social and dynamic environment.
About the role:
Leverage the forecasting and inventory planning system (APO) to generate a 13-month rolling forecast and supply plans
Partner with Sales and Marketing teams to develop accurate Demand Plans, linked to customers’ Sales and Trade Stock levels.
Oversee report generation in order to identify and recommend changes to the current supply plan, target weeks cover and demand plan
Maintain appropriate levels of inventory in warehouses to meet demand plan while achieving corporate inventory level objectives
Communicate all critical demand or supply changes to Senior Leadership, production planning, finance, sales, and marketing, as required. Play a leadership role in generating timely options to deal with issues
Monitor forecast performance and utilize root cause analysis to identify misses to the plan and recommend subsequent process improvement opportunities
Forecasting
Forecast at the account and product level as required
Analyse weekly in-stock data and partner with sales to identify and resolve stock-out issues at chain and store level
Support delivery of assigned budgets on monthly, quarterly and yearly basis
Partner with global operations, marketing, and sales teams to drive new product launch planning
Determine pipefill and replenishment quantities by retailer, ensuring all relevant retailer timelines and reset dates are met
Communicate LATAM needs to Group Supply Chain to ensure all areas of the business are working toward the same plan
Coordinate audit with the quality team upon new product arrival
Inspire, actively manage and lead direct reports
Communicate clear priorities and required results
Provide consistent support and regular feedback through 1:1s and team meetings
Consistently monitor and track performance goals for the team
Drive continuous improvement in processes to deliver improved demand forecast accuracy, and improved supply planning collaboration with Supply Chain
Relish the opportunity to pick up new activities that fall broadly in the purpose of the role
Think outside of the box, identifying opportunities for improvement.
Identify problems and find solutions
Demonstrate an acute attention to detail
About you:
Bachelor’s degree required Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or Logistics preferred
8+ years forecasting and/or planning experience required
3+ years’ experience in a CPG company required
2+ years’ experience managing a team to drive results required
SAP/APO experience strongly preferred
Skills & Competencies
Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills
Ability to partner effectively with Sales and Supply Chain teams
Evidence of success in complex, matrix and entrepreneurial environments is key
Excellent influencer with the ability to inspire, align and engage multiple teams without exercising direct authority
Strong leader capable of developing a vision, drawing on multi-disciplinary perspectives, obtaining buy-in across the business, and driving collaborative execution
Excellent ability to build relationships at all levels of the organization, locally and globally
Energized by thinking differently, delivering change, and diplomatically challenging the norm
Successful experience working across the spectrum of strategic to executional, and comfortable with hands-on delivery
Comfortable with ambiguity but able to build structure and clarity
Self-starter who is proactive and has an owner’s mindset, sees things through to completion
Uncompromising ethics and integrity
Having worked in entrepreneurial contexts is a plus
Third party platform direct experience is a strong plus
Must be able to adhere to a 5-day office attendance schedule
Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.
Dyson is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Dyson will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Americas Talent Acquisition at ustalentacquisition@dyson.com
