Inventory Control Specialist

Job Summary:

UPL is a global leader in sustainable agriculture solutions, operating across multiple regions worldwide. We are establishing a centralized team of Inventory & Supply Planners in India to collaborate with our global teams, aiming to optimize inventory and ensure seamless operations. As an Inventory & Supply Planner, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the efficient flow of our products, aligning with UPL’s mission of OpenAg. This position requires a data-driven mindset, demand forecasting expertise, and proactive collaboration with global teams, suppliers, production units, and sales. Your efforts will directly contribute to delivering UPL's products to customers efficiently and cost-effectively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive inventory quality initiatives globally: Prepare and analyze

  excess, NCM and SLOB (slow-moving and obsolete)

  inventory reports; lead discussions with regional teams to drive corrective actions by collaborating with regional teams

• Own the S&OP processes for supply and inventory management

  for earmarked regions, along with regional counterparts, to optimize stock levels and enhance supply chain efficiency.

• Own and utilize analytical tools

  [eg: Proprietary UPL tool SONAR], to assess excess / short orders and implement necessary actions in supply/inventory planning to optimize stock levels.
• Align already created

  production plans

  with inventory requirements and market needs through close coordination with production units.
• Conduct

  regular reviews

  of raw material stocks, inventory / sales trends to to support strategic decision-making.
• Work closely with

  demand planners, production planners, Commercial operations team, logistics team and procurement teams

  to drive inventory quality, inventory levels and working capital initiatives
• Lead

  annual / biannual target-setting, inventory norms setting exercises

  (eg: lead time, safety stock etc.) for inventory and supply planning.
• Support the

  implementation of advanced inventory management tools and systems

  to drive efficiency improvements

• Prepare for and conduct leadership meetings

  (global and local) on a regular basis to provide updates on inventory status