Product Specialist Psd

MISSION

Ensure that the inventory and rotation objectives and goals are met locally and regionally, based on the concept of COGS, Rotation and Obsolescence to calculate and adjust the optimal levels of the parts, achieving the maximum benefit for the parts and services division. Support Parts and Services to customers, sales engineers, distributors and dealers in the region

RESPONSIBILITIES

Maintain ongoing relationship with customer, business partners, sales, marketing, finance, sourcing and manufacturing teams to understand the drivers of demand forecasting.
Challenge customer/trade partner/sales team forecasts and usual executions (historical data, seasonality, market trends, special offers, budgets...) with relevant data analysis.
Coordinate client projects with Supply Planning.
Communicate product inventory strategies (senior brokers, new products, substitutions, end of life...) to supply planning team.
Adjust forecasts and inventory rules according to demand and market trends.
Drive forecasts or S&OP meetings.
Track inventory level and improvement plans.
Strategically control the stock for the division of the different consignment sites and main warehouses of Epiroc CVCA (Colombia, Venezuela and Central America).
Carry out an operational analysis of the minimum stocks for each of the consignment contracts
Manage stock replenishment, invoicing and direct administration of all external warehouses with contracts.
Manage customer performance reports focused on inventories, preparing and presenting availability and service level indicators according to the frequency defined by the customer.
Follow up on the other yes of the contracts reviewing: contract validity, prices and references included for consignment contracts and guaranteeing their updating and the correct closing of the contract (Consignment Closing Format).
Evaluate inventory turnover, generating action plans for slow-moving and obsolete items
Request and ensure the validity of Stocking Request Tools necessary for the fulfillment of commitments with external and internal clients.
Monitor and manage the list of Backorders with the factory so that improvements can be generated that allow adequate inventory planning.
Adapt the consolidation of inventory information by client, CC, Region, so that the critical lists are updated with Demmand Planning on a quarterly basis or whenever required according to the dynamics of the agreements.
Keep inventory assessments up to date; identification of high, medium and low rotation material, consignment inventory cost, consumption deviations and optimization plans.
Ensure the optimization of logistics costs and ensure a correct calculation of the LCF.
Analyze and report actions on deviation in inventories and redistributions.
Stock replenishment and direct management of all external warehouses.
Coordination of actions to be undertaken in the OSMI (slow moving and obsolete inventory).
Promptly notify our customers of possible stock outages and action plans for their correction.
Focus on annual inventory targets.
Actively contribute and support a product standardization model that supports different distribution strategies.
Implement a strategy to monitor and measure the inventories of business partners who are buying directly from factories or distribution centers.
Monitoring and monthly reporting of Key Performance Indicator (KPI).
Comply with what is documented in the Comprehensive Management System regarding their position.
Comply with the other functions inherent to his position and support to the Division.

COMPETENCES

Customer focus, leadership, self-management, planning and execution, professionalism, solution and innovation, communication, interaction.
Epiroc product knowledge training courses
Course in managing the Company's software.
Competencies in matrix review of the management system.

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Professional in Business or Engineering, or equivalent training.
5 years of experience.
2 years or more in the business area.
Knowledge in Marketing.
Knowledge of business and administration.
Preparation and evaluation of projects.
Strategies in sales and trade.
English proficiency in 90% (written and spoken).
Administration of Microsoft Office programs and tools.
Price administration.

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