Job Overview

Identifies opportunities to create efficiencies, reduce expenses, and improve quality and service in the supply chain. Provides routine support for supplier selection.

Job Requirements

• information as required to the rest of the team.
• Identify potential risks to the supply chain, identify root causes and develop contingency plans to mitigate these risks.
• Maintenance of rolling orderbooks for customer requirements, ensuring plans are kept up to date and customers notified in advance of any changes to order
• Ensuring that material and capacity feasible production plan is set to ensure customer orders are fulfilled on time to their requirement.
• Updating materials plan in preparation for the weekly load meeting
• Liaising with Production Scheduler/Value stream leader on any changes to the production or materials plan.
•  Work closely with cross-functional teams, including sales, marketing, production, and logistics, to gather information and align on orders from customers or demand forecasts.
•   Maintain in real-time SAP with correct and confirmed dates
•  Take proper decisions in regards of material flow in order to maintain stock level in optimum range
•  Monitor inventory levels and collaborate with supply chain and procurement teams to address any shortages or excesses.
• Process, launch and follow purchase orders to assigned suppliers; establish contact with new suppliers for new projects. Communicate effectively with suppliers to ensure timely and accurate supply of products.
• Track assigned suppliers performance in terms of delivered quantities, dates and services
• Select optimum transport solutions, set and follow premium freight request in the system
• Follow and offer proper solutions to customer complaints and evaluate and develop actions to improve the service quality

What your background should look like

• 2 – 3 years of experience in materials OR production planning
• Experience in SAP is a must have or similar MRP system
• Degree level or equivalent
• Highly effective communication skills in all forms
• Good organizational skills with an ability to work effectively to deadlines
• A high attention to detail with an ability to follow through on commitments
• Strong numeracy including intermediate to advanced level in Microsoft Excel
• Strong problem-solving skills, able to work under time pressure
•  Highly motivated, enthusiastic, and customer-oriented

Competencies