Circle K

Distribution Planner

Circle K  •  Republic of India (Onsite)  •  23 days ago
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Job Description

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., (ACT) is a global Fortune 200 company. A leader in the convenience store and fuel space, ACT’s retail network includes ~16,700 convenience stores, and has footprint across 31 countries and territories primarily under the Circle K brand. The India Fuels & LogisticsGlobal Capability Centre (F&L GCC) is an integral part of ACT’s Global Fuels & LogisticsTeam, and the Fuel Distribution Planner will be a key player on this team that will help oversee the stock movements across the supply chainnetwork and grow F&L globally at ACT.

The hired candidate will partner with multiple departments, including Global Technology, Business Unitsand Support functions.

About the role

The incumbent will be responsible for maintaining optimal stock cover at each location, ensuring minimum distribution costs, liaising with internal stakeholders across the supply chain lifecycle, to execute necessary changes & communicate effectively to internal key stakeholders and support business needs. Additionally, the incumbent will have to be flexible to work in shifts.

Roles & Responsibilities

Fuel Distribution Planning

  • Ensure precise, cost-effective fuel supply planning and lowest unit cost delivered for the trucks planned.
  • Planning indicator summarization, analyses, and reporting.
  • Fulfil operational goals and objectives to achieve optimal fleet planning metrics (HSE, Load size, drop size, productivity, P&L (in house) etc)
  • Liaise with Supply or sourcing, operations, BU fuel team and execute on actions to always ensure efficient value chain.
  • Handle calls and address operational issues during shift.
  • Liaison with other units in the company to gain planning improvements.
  • Support improvement projects or new systems implementations as needed.
  • Pro-active approach to suggest solutions to customer complaints.

Operational Excellence

  • Monitor activities within fuel stations to ensure sufficient inventory levels.
  • Ensure ownership of HSSE targets & compliance within distribution together with operations managers
  • Ensuring efficient fleet planning performance metrics(Drop size, load size, productivity etc.)

Stakeholder Management

  • Proactively recommend multiple approaches along with their pros & cons to the business stakeholders and support making the right decisions
  • Collaborate closely with colleagues inside and outside Global Fuels and Circle K, to drive business results

*24*7 Operations, shift work is required to cover at all times of the operations.

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
  • Strong mathematicaland analytics skills evident in education.

Relevant Experience

  • 2-4 years minimum relevant experience from logisticsand operations planning.
  • Fluency in English, both written and oral

Behavioural Skills

  • Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving approach as well as detail-oriented personality.
  • Innovationand agility
  • Hands-on & reliable with attention to details
  • Global mindset capable of working with multi-cultures

Technical Skills

  • Demand Planning
  • Distribution Planning
  • Fleet Management

Knowledge

  • Good computer (MS excel/MS Office Suite), mathematics, and analysis skills.

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Circle K

About Circle K

Our mission at Circle K is to make our customers' lives a little easier every day. We are part of communities across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, helping us grow into one of the world’s leading convenience and fuel retail businesses. Our parent company, Alimentation Couche-Tard (“Couche-Tard”), is a leader in the Canadian convenience store industry. Together, we are brightening journeys across more than 14,200 stores in 26 countries worldwide.

We’re all about Growing Together. Learn how you can join our team today: https://workwithus.circlek.com. Work with us, and we’ll make it work for you.

Find out more at https://www.circlek.com/ or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Laval, CA
Year Founded
1951
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