Description
If you're a strategic thinker and a Supply Chain professional with a passion for transforming Supply Chain for the future, this could be your chance to make your mark in the Lubricant business.
Shell is actively working towards establishing a more extensive presence in the Lubricants Supply Chain, with plans for significant scaling in the upcoming years. The Lubricants business, recognizing the pivotal role of its supply chain, is committed to turning it into a competitive advantage.
As part of the Lubricants Americas Supply Chain Optimization and Projects organization, you drive world-class Sales and Operations Planning for North and South America lubricant supply chain network across multiple sales channels.
Responsibilities
- Work across sectors and lines of businesses to identify pain points/constraints/value leakage, to drive gap closure initiatives.
- Work with Shell-owned and third-party assets to identify operational challenges and constraints to drive resolution and increase customer satisfaction.
- Supporting the S&OP process by ensuring sufficient e2e capacity in the network to support demand – from raw materials to production to logistics.
- Determining optimal customer and production sourcing by evaluating feasibility, capacity, cost, working capital, and customer satisfaction trade-offs.
- Optimizing the supply chain footprint by identifying opportunities ranging from optimization of constraint resources, economic order quantity, etc.
- Work with sales and marketing to rationalize the portfolio to reduce complexity and increase overall lubricants Americas profitability.
- Work collectively across lubricants to ensure profitability targets are met.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, engineering, or a related field
- 6+ years of experience in supply chain optimization, preferably in a manufacturing or logistics environment (in FMCG environment)
- Inventory Optimization, Inventory Buffer or safety stock management is required.
- Experience driving COGS reduction and cost optimization initiatives
- Prior experience in the S&OP process/managing product portfolio.
- Experience with data analysis and visualization tools such as Tableau, Excel, Power BI, Spotfire, Alteryx.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Experience in SAP or other Supply Planning tools and/or Supply Chain planning software is a plus.
- Prior Lubricants experience is a plus.
- Willingness to work during US hours (Houston) with some flexibility.
Benefits
- Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
- Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
- Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
- Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
- Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
- Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world.