The overall role is to ensure supply of materials to meet production plans & sales plans taking into consideration contracts, batch sizes, inventory policies and storage capacity. The scope includes procurement of raw materials of assigned categories for a group of plants.
The material planner will also lead the relationship Management activities with their suppliers, as they relate to operational or tactical processes.
What you’ll do for us:
- Review and execute MRP suggestions and complementary routines to ensure the smooth supply of the assigned materials.
- Support the Materials Review Board (MRB) & AOS (Age of Stock) processes.
- Onboard new suppliers and develop/maintain relationship with new and existing suppliers by performing regular performance reviews on suppliers’ delivery and drive improvements.
- Seek productivity initiatives along with CPS sites and Suppliers link to lot size, pack size, MOQs.
- Manage supplier’s quality and performance by submitting non-compliance report.
- Review and manage the Master Data and planning parameters in SAP.
Requirements and qualifications:
- Execute mitigation plans for ensuring supply continuity at Plant Level (risk analysis, supply continuity taskforce lead, mitigation plan follow-up, related reporting).
- Execute MRB and AOS routines to guarantee Inventory Health and write off mitigation.
- Set up Materials Policies in system to reflect supply current state and keep inventory stock in safe levels.
- Vendors complaints root-cause analysis.