MATERIAL PLANNER

For our client – a leading manufacturer of food products, we are looking for a driven professional for the mission of:

MATERIAL PLANNER

The Major Responsibilities Include:

• Calculates and timely places orders to suppliers for raw and packaging materials in accordance with production needs based on production plans. • Manages the provision of a short-term requirements plan for the consumption of materials for suppliers and/or procurement upon request. • Identify risks in material supply plans and escalation to enable decisions to be made to achieve business goals and protect customer service. • Performs these operations in accordance with the internal guidelines of the company. • Work with scheduler and plant PIL to optimize raw and packaging material introduction and depletion. • Work with suppliers, central material planners, procurement, and other key stakeholders to ensure sufficient capacity to meet business flexibility, managing stock and requirements to cover outages, maintenance and maintain supply. • Manage the supplier relationship for locally managed suppliers, in collaboration with the central materials planning team. • Set-up and maintain SLAs with key suppliers. • Support contingency activities across the network. • Liaise external warehouse capacity to ensure a smooth supply at the least cost for the manufacturing unit is achieved. • Ensure the availability of correct documents for regular deliveries (internal/external). • Manage the material change aspects of new material introductions/run outs to least cost & raise final obsolescence requests. • Work closely with PIL and suppliers on projects, like regulatory changes, renovations, or introductions. • Work with Quality to manage the impact of non-conforming materials and services. • Key Member of OPS meetings. • Involved in the deployment of MOS initiatives and continuous improvement projects. • Uses standard MOS and continuous improvement tools. • Understand and eradicate losses associated with material shortages (RCA). • Act as a role model for safety. • Complies with all SHE rules and (food) quality and safety according to the company Guidelines.

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years of working experience in a manufacturing/ logistic/ supply chain/ new product development job. • Experience with SAP. • Experience in a FMCG company is a must. • Strong planning & supply chain experience with ability to manage multiple inputs from different departments with effective prioritization. • University degree in a relevant area. • Fluent English. • PC proficiency - MS office, SAP. • Excellent communication skills at all levels of the business and the ability to demonstrate strong facilitation and meetings management skills. • Ability to apply MOS/LEAN tools (e.g. VSM, SMED, KAIZEN to improve operations, planning & logistical processes). • Ability to manage relationships at all levels across a wide variety of functions to achieve results with limited authority. • High level of drive and self-motivation, ambitious to succeed and prepared to go the extra mile.

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