Raw Material Planning Manager, China

What You'll Do

• You will take the responsibility of rolling forecast （both SOE and S&OP horizon） aligned with business strategies and sales policies to support profitability and volume targets of Consumer PBU by analyzing sales history, consolidating demand drivers, and evaluating future market dynamics with fact-based sales assumptions.
• You need to provide data analysis and insights related to business optimization during demand generation and planning process by using right data and adopting effective methodology like Machine learning, Demand Segmentation and Assumption-based planning etc. to drive business alignment.
• You would be the contact window of supply chain for responsible channels, to work with supply chain functions to support forecast & supply & sales order, logistic and warehouse issues.
• You are responsible to work with demand planning manager on continuous improvements from process, tool, people perspectives to achieve key performance indicators, e.g. sales volume, margin, forecast accuracy, DSI, customer satisfactory for department wide etc.

What We're Looking for

• You with a bachelor's degree, major in Marketing, Business, Math, Economics, Statistics or Engineering is preferred.        
• You with > 5years working experience in sales operations, marketing operations, demand / supply planning.
• You with good communication and presentation skills; professional and interpersonal skills in working with sales/marketing managers, high flexibility and ability to drive change and deliver results under pressure. 
• You with self-confidence and assertiveness in questioning numbers and challenging assumptions being made by others.
• You with excellent negotiation skills / experience with diplomatic handling of challenging cross functional and business relationships by persuading, convincing and build partnerships in order to reach consensus. 
• You with excellent communication and data presentation skills, ability to present complex analytical data and results in a simple way.
• You are System and process driven.
• You are fluent in English.
   

What will Set You Apart

• You with 2-3 years working experience on continuous improvement within sales forecasting, demand planning, and inventory management or operations planning. Supply Chain and operation related experience is a plus.
• You with experience in data analysis, , e.g. AI, Power BI, python is a plus.

Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 63,000 people and manufactures its products in 48 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate

Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.