Overview
- Responsible for creating and releasing Material Plan for particular categories (RMPM), working hand in hand with 3PM MPS Planning Coordinator and MRP Planning Coordinator
- Generate the Monthly Materials Plan for 24-month rolling horizon for SKUs using the production plan and Suppliers feedback as key inputs
- Escalate to supplier execution planner and Procurement any material issue that may become a potential risk
- follow the stock movements across plants based on the updated production plan per plant and contact plants to ensure delivery of materials. And follow up on raw & packaging materials availability per plant, the open orders with suppliers and deliveries receipt on SAP.
- Coordinate with the on-ground team the movement in & out of trucks to avoid any conflicts in shipping and storage for raw materials and finish good
- Plan & place all fixable packaging materials requirements
- Follow up on suppliers reconciliation in coordination with finance team and share the new forecast with suppliers based on the GP suppliers allocation
- Support the preparation of the COSO test scripts as per their aligned timeline
- Secure needed materials for any new trials and/or new initiatives.
- Monitor the R&PM planning KPIs (Delivery compliance), and update ending stock report and share it with finance team
- Manage and execute Sector SPL cascaded projects for the market
Responsibilities
Materials Planning:
- Create Monthly MRP Plan based on production needs and available inventories
- Identify risks and opportunities and propose constrained scenarios to maximize service (liaising with MRP Planning
- Coordinator, Suppliers and Procurement if applies)
- Validate production and material plans in Weekly Plan Review Meeting
- Validate medium- and long-term material availability based on supplier feedback
- Monitor PR conversions and release of POs to suppliers
- Monitor Suppliers performance and feedback to Procurement
Working Capital Management:
- Check materials availability and propose actions for excess / shortages
- Create inventory projections for RMPM ensuring alignment to targets. Analyse gaps and propose mitigation actions
Business Waste Management:
- Review weekly provision snapshot to be shared with Finance
- Create business waste projections for RMPM to minimize no-consumption risks (zero-based plan)
Qualifications
- Proficiency in product category planning
- Problem solving know-how
- Analytic skills
- Proficient with MS Office – MS Excel and MS Power point in particular
- SAP Knowledge
