Material Planner

Position Summary:

Manage inventory levels required to meet shipment and operations objectives through manufacturing or purchasing procurement. Plan, schedule, coordinate and/or monitor the flow of products through the complete production cycle.

Expedite with Suppliers and Manufacturing personnel as required to meet/exceed Customer Service requirements. Support warehouse during material segregation and other operational activities for all IP Models. Manage spare parts ordering, expediting & receiving to serve production targets for AM spares.

Essential Responsibilities:

Schedule the supply of materials/components to meet production requirements and minimum safety stock levels
Plan, develop, implement and evaluate processes for material delivery from supplier to point of fit
Assess volume requirements against planning assumptions
Day-to-day order management and management of deliveries
Understand and manage risks to minimise impact on production schedule
Take follow up actions in relation to material shortages that affect production
Implement all processes to agreed standards and targets and support continuous improvement initiatives and identify areas of improvement
Utilise any Material Requirements Planning system (MRP) or IT system that is in place and ensure that data is accurate and up to date and resolve any issues as required
Monitor the integrity of Bill of Materials (BOM) and manage inventory accuracy
Monitor inventory levels against agreed target levels
Support inventory checks to validate inventory accuracy
Minimise obsolete stock and ensure business is left with minimum liability
Create regular statistical reports and analysis and update others in the organisation

Review daily order reports to identify product requirements:

Supplier open order report

Supplier salvage report

Supplier OTP report

Realize savings report
Create purchase orders
Modify existing purchase orders
Other activities as part of sourcing system for a wide range of mechanical parts
Expedite deliveries
Work with suppliers to balance capacity and requirements to satisfy OTP and inventory levels
Execute ECN materials actions
Manage and reconcile inventory discrepancies due to lost parts and supplier non-conformance issues
Manage supplier/manufacturing stocking programs
Backup co-workers as required due to vacation, illness etc.
Identify safety stock revisions
Assist supply chain with supplier relations by reviewing on a monthly basis
Work with engineering, contracts and planner to develop safety stock levels to support project demand
Communicate any delays caused by abnormal demand, salvage, scrap or late parts
Prepare Regional expense report, Realized savings report, supplier performance report and supplier capacity evaluation report monthly
Work with suppliers and manufacturing to establish priorities when bottlenecks exist. Requires making decisions on partial shipments, splitting machining lots and other possibilities to maximize customer service
Secure and analyze quotations; negotiate price and terms with suppliers and recommend based on cost, quality and delivery.
Coordinate as appropriate quality matters and engineering changes/developments between manufacturing operations and suppliers
Initiate and facilitate problem-solving skills, implement solutions and track results.
Identify, suggest and implement process improvements by taking own initiative and generate lean projects in purchasing department
Establish, retain and maintain data integrity with the current running ERP system
Cost reduction initiatives
Resolve complex delivery, quality or other related problems with purchases
Serve technical focal for special or high level audits & assessments of suppliers systems, processes & products.

Position Requirements:

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Engineering with minimum of 5Years of experience in relevant filed

EXPERIENCE:

5 years

OTHER SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:
Managerial experience preferred

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
PC Literate
Knowledge of Goulds Pumps Products preferred

ERP & SAP software fluencies

Query processing ERP/Excel

Presentation skills & ability to manage multiple priorities