About Us:
[Insert Company Name] is a leading company in the [Insert Industry] sector, known for its innovative and high-quality products. We are currently seeking a Material Planner to join our team on a 6 to 8 months freelance contract. As a Material Planner, you will play a crucial role in coordinating the procurement and availability of materials to support our production processes and ensure timely and efficient delivery of products to our customers.
Requirements
Main Purpose of Job
Material Planner will be responsible for replenishment planning and inventory balancing planning. Focus on optimizing inventory across value chain.
Build client’s trust and manage client’s expectation.
Key Deliverables
Maintain Master Data and Systems. Collate Information and Assumptions for supply levers.
Review previous month’s performance, surplus & slow-moving inventory and future projections.
Participate in planning meeting to review open firm demand, inventory segmentation and plan mitigation actions.
Identify inventory redeployment opportunities.
Review PRs outside of supply plan, open POs, Materials in transit >90 days overdue.
Monitor movements, manage exceptions, ensure safety norms are followed during storage and handling.
Follow established health safety and environmental processes and work methods.
Key functional & business competencies
Material planning / Supply planning domain experience, Proficiency level: High
Inventory balancing, Proficiency level: High
Risk Mitigation, Stakeholder Management, Proficiency level: Medium
Eye for Detail, Problem Solving Aptitude, Communication Skills, Proficiency level: High
Benefits
Education:
Graduate 5-8 years’ experience
Must Have Work Experience:
1.Knowledge of the breadth of SCM business and capabilities.
2.Detailed knowledge of material planning and supply planning
3.Strong communication skills to include an ability to tailor style to different audiences.
4.Hands-on experience in MS-Office
Good to have Work Experience:
1.Understanding inventory planning systems in SAP
2.Exposure to use PowerBI or similar BI tool