Planner, Material Procurement Planning (Contract)
About this position
The Material Procurement Planning is responsible for ensuring uninterrupted supply of materials in FIRJAVA site, to support manufacturing activities. This role is for a 1-year contract with the possibility of becoming a permanent employee.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
• Planning and procuring the supply of raw materials to support manufacturing activities
• Enforce supplier punctuality and lead time performance and the procurement planning execution
• To manage the supplier agreement compliance, issues related to damages and short supply
• Actively communicate to various stakeholders in the event of supply disruption
• To define the raw materials reorder quantities and frequencies so that inventory is kept at an optimal level
• To work proactively to improve the sourcing process leading the integration between different roles involved in it (purchasing, quality, logistics, suppliers, warehouse, procurement)
• Resolving payment issues
• Ensure purchasing data quality compliance
• Growing to become a subject matter expert of the materials responsible for and countries that the materials are sourced from, and proactively put in place processes/plans for the smooth supply to the site.
Requirements
You Bring:
• Bachelor degree in Business, Engineering or MS degree in Chemistry, Food Science or Supply-Chain Management from an accredited university required
• Proficient in Supply Chain Planning techniques
• Proficient in Inventory management
• Understanding of Materials Replenishment Planning concepts and their role in supply planning
• Detailed understanding of how a supply plan is generated and managed
• Min 2-5 years experience in Material Planning in food and beverage, pharma industry
• Skilled at working in a fast paced environment open to constant change in demands
• Self-directed individual with a Can-Do attitude and the ability to work with a team
• Professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Good knowledge of MS Office and SAP ERP systems and analytical skills (MS Excel)
• Experience in Kinaxis is an added advantage.