Abhishek Samba

• Orchestrated procurement planning for 3rd party manufacturers, successfully balancing customer order forecasts with raw material availability and production capacity to meet delivery targets.
• Controlled and reduced inventory costs by continuously analyzing and adjusting material master data (reorder points, safety stock, lot sizes), improving inventory accuracy and turnover.
• Mitigated risks to the supply chain by proactively addressing schedule and quantity deviations from suppliers, safeguarding planned delivery dates.
• Utilized KPIs (Delivery Service Level, Confirmation Rate) to monitor supplier performance, initiating data-driven corrective actions that improved overall supply chain reliability.
• Managed cross-functional projects from conception to completion, delivering enhancements to operational systems and methods that improved overall process performance metrics.

• Responsible for overseeing and managing intercompany and external customer orders for 17 Döhler sites across EMEA & APAC regions.

• Managing customer escalations and providing prompt solutions/ action plans for them.

• Ensuring delivery of KPIs such as Order confirmation rate, delivery service level, confirmation reliability and delivery reliability.

• Leading initiatives in the Group's standard processes, supporting continuous improvement and development, like Available-to-Promise design.

• Supporting Döhler sites in SAP integration and pushing digital excellence for the company.

• Preparing analysis of sales delivery rate and confirmation reliability.

• Proposing improvements to IT for business needs in terms of S4 HANA integration and harmonization across sites.

• Communicating supply plans to suppliers in cooperation with sourcing and production planning.

• Leading purchase to pay meetings to mitigate the supply disruptions and directing action plans to planners, sourcing etc.

• Addressing business needs by implementing cutting edge solution for S4 HANA like Advanced MD04, Exception Monitor and MRP Monitor.

• Ensuring delivery of KPIs for Inventory and Service with the help of Celonis dashboards.

• Long term production scheduling and material supply planning for Salon Professional business for Mariscala Plant located in Mexico.

• Planning for biggest volume per production line for Salon Professional Category (3.5 million pieces per month average).

• Experience on processes and planning transition from Costa Rica Planning Center to Poland and Mexico.

• MPS/MSP SPOC in charge for Supply driven daily FR cuts for North America and Europe.

• SPOC in driving Excess and obsolete stock reduction for initiatives of Salon Professional.

• Determine material requirements and maintain appropriate inventory levels, including raw and packing materials and planning packing materials, working with over 15 vendors from Europe, NA and Mexico.

• Process improvement in the production execution according to forecast and DRP requirements. Being involved in execution and micro‑management of multiple products launches and their transitions/replacements (PIPO management).

• Developing production plan for finish goods and intermediate goods using SAP, supportive work processes & best practices for Mariscala plant, located in Mexico.

• Production lines capacity planning via short term Rough Cut Capacity Planning process.

• Resolving any conflicts within Coty internal departments, suppliers or plant to avoid supply availability gaps.

• Cooperating with other company departments and team members to increase planning efficiency.

• Driving Continuous Improvement via daily/weekly/monthly standard work process to drive supply network improvements.

• Balancing target levels of service/product availability with inventory/cost across whole Avon EMEA Supply Chain.

• Distribution of finished goods from Central Warehouse & managing Inter Subsidiary Shipments across Avon EMEA locations.

• Planning shipments to Russia & China plant.

• Preparing daily, weekly and monthly reports.

• System data analysis (MRP logic)
• Working with the system – Integrated platform of resources management (ERP)
• Preparing reports and analyzing data
• Communicating with European Vendors
• Arranging material transport to Avon plants
• Supervising the process of material excess