Sr. Material Planner

Sr. Material Planner

The Sr. Material Planner is responsible to ensure timely supply of materials to the plant for uninterrupted production processing and servicing customers at a best in class level under single plant and/or low complexity.

Responsibilities

• Plan both short- and long-term to align supply and demand to support inventory needs
• Facilitate collaboration meetings with stakeholders and vendors to review purchase forecasts, proposed orders, and other operational issues
• Monitor movement of materials through purchasing, storage, production, and retail distribution
• Set preferred stock levels and prevent excess inventory
• Solve problems of raw material shortages
• Liaise with the local material coordinators/site supply chain managers to ensure a smooth and aligned day-to-day planning process
• Optimization and continuous improvement of material availability; global inventory days; inventory write-off; and obsolete/slow moving inventory
• Design and create new tools to help improve the planning functions of supply chain
• Manage relationships with key suppliers to maintain quality of goods, timely delivery, and compliance to terms of contracts

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree: in Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain, Business Administration or related fields.
• Experience: 3-5 years experience in operational planning or a similar role
• Knowledge of: MS Office tools (specially Excel)
• Excellent business English: communication skills
• Effective communication skills:
• Analytical and quantitative skills:
• Ability to handle: high-pressure situations
• Accountability
• Continuous improvement attitude
• Training / Certifications: SAP, APO, MRP training on functional areas of expertise
• APICS Module I: (Basics of Supply Chain Management) training