Supply Chain Data Manager

Mars Petcare (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Chatu Chak, Bangkok City, Thailand)

Bangkok, Thailand

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN’S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

About this position

Be a key enabler for delivering Pet Nutrition SEA strategy by integrating fragmented supply chain data responsibilities into a consolidated functional expert role, impacting production, sales, and distribution of products while supporting business model execution.

Responsibilities

Supply Chain Master Data Management
• Scope Includes Procurement, Manufacturing and Distribution related master data
• Develop processes to enable best in class end to end supply chain connectivity, Including traceability.
• Drive adoption, improvement, connection and scaling of existing tools.
• Build in-depth knowledge of interdependence amongst different functional areas and systems.
• Establish data quality KPI and SLA within Supply Chain, balancing stakeholder needs (e.g. Activity Management, E2E planning, logistics).
• Driving clarity of roles, responsibilities & data ownership to ensure data compliance and quality.
• Identifying opportunities for synergies and standard toolkit solutions, driving Implementation and standardization of processes in collaboration with Global MGS or FE team.
• Assist In data analysis and reporting activities to support business decision making and strategic Initiatives.

Product Master Data Owner
• Owning the E2E FG code creation process, In close collaboration with cross-functional and MDM team.
• Key participant of project meetings, responsible for code creation milestones & BOM readiness for all projects.
• Coordinate with cross-functional team for quality data collection necessary for Veritas specifications and ensure smooth progress throughout the workflow.
• Define & align SLA for code creation workstream In Thailand network factories.
• Review & approve new artwork development In Thailand factories to maintain accuracy of all codes - pack/TDU/EAN.
• Responsible for E2E printed material data management in Veritas for Thailand network factories, creating specs, collecting required data from project meetings/stakeholders - R&D, AM, Commercial & Graphics team.
• For WIP/RM/PM – codes are created by R&D/Packing/Marketing teams in Veritas

AJ’s team is responsible for extending these codes to plant level
Process Optimization & Continuous Improvement
• Drive continuous Improvement In overall code creation process and support 'Speed to market' for Innovation & renovation projects.
• Training to new users and back up stakeholders.
• Lead

Requirements

• Functional expert for E2E supply chain data - Item Master Data (i.e. finished goods, semi-finished goods, material codes), Supply chain Master Data (I.e. Procurement, Manufacturing and Distribution related activities) and other interdependent information.
• Owner of new code creation process, coordinating with cross-functional stakeholders who provide inputs for FG codes.
• Train all new users of necessary data tools.
• One point contact for all printed specifications created in Thailand network factories.