Material Requirement Planning
Review and reconcile forecasts with system-generated forecasts from SAP MRP systems to ensure accuracy and alignment in material planning. Review MRP; analyze for quantity, delivery requirements. Manually verify data by cross-checking and validating forecasts from manual sources against automated system proposals, identifying discrepancies and resolving inconsistencies to ensure accurate material requirements. Utilize MRP to estimate the amount of packaging materials needed based on production schedules, historical data, and consolidated future forecasts. Efficient closure of pending PO & PR. Close collaboration with user / allied functions on ensuring right inventory levels. Develop strategies to ensure uninterrupted materials supply on a timely basis. Facilitate new and current cost reduction projects and achievement of profitability/growth objectives, operational improvements and change management initiatives
Order Placement and Follow-up
Issue purchase orders and schedule releases for packaging materials using SAP. Monitor production schedules, inventory levels, and lead times to adjust delivery dates using SAP. Manage relationships with suppliers to ensure timely deliveries, negotiate purchase quantities below MOQ, and handle issues such as delivery arrangements and shortage delivery quantities.
Production Scheduling Support
Collaborate with supply planners to align material availability with production schedules, avoiding delays due to material shortages on a weekly basis. Effectively manage and integrate data from different formats and communication channels, ensuring that all relevant information is considered in material planning decisions.
Manage Defective Packaging Materials
Handle the return process for defective packaging materials by communicating with vendors, processing rejection notes from the quality team, arranging reject material returns with the warehouse and logistics team, and ensuring proper credit is received. Investigate inventory discrepancies and analyze waste percentages to recommend improvements, collaborating with the operations team to align on recommended changes where appropriate to Plant Accounting.
Phasing in / out Packaging Materials
Maintain the SAP material master records for MRP tab for all packaging materials related to the plant, including minimum order quantities, safety stock, lead times, and shelf-life requirements if applicable. Follow up closely on the readiness of bills of material for new packaging materials with product specialists and the plant finance team. Communicate with the plant operations and quality team on the new packaging material delivery to the plant, ensuring all pre-production materials are prepared before production starts. Manage the phasing out process by coordinating with the product development team and ensuring timely submission of provisions to the market.
Inventory Management
Establish goals and monitor progress on appropriate inventory management measures such as inventory turns, total inventory investment, inventory shortages, and packaging materials write-off to identify trends like slow-moving or fast-depleting items without overstocking. Manage the warehouse utilization and optimum level, defining the right stock level based on analysis of the monthly forecast provided considering the material lead time and MOQ. Prepare bi-weekly aging reports for packaging materials and manage the shelf-life extension request with suppliers and the quality team in parallel with checking on potential depletion plans with the supply planner. Escalate packaging material write-off risk and provision to finance on a monthly basis.
Vendor Management
Sourcing new potential vendor to support new projects and request Identify and establish key vendor relationships/partnerships to achieve win- win deal without compromising quality or service at the right price. Review and evaluate suppliers performance to ensure uninterrupted quality and competitive supplies that will meet operational needs. Responsible for evaluation and selection of new suppliers and maintaining competitive alternatives. Evaluate and analyze overall spend data for cost reduction efforts and develop process flow to improve overall of supplier performance Establish long-term, stable relationships with reputable, high quality vendors to assure competitive pricing, reliability of supply, high quality materials while maintaining on-hand inventory.
