Material Planner

Could you be the full-time Material Planner in Kolkata were looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your logistics and supply chain expertise in a new cutting-edge field. Youll work alongside collaborative and detail-oriented teammates.

You'll play a critical role in ensuring the timely availability of materials that drive our production excellence. Day-to-day, youll work closely with teams across the business (including procurement, production, and warehouse teams), analyze material demands, optimize inventory levels, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of planning materials to meet production delivery dates, but also manage logistics parameters and data accuracy in ERP systems.

We’ll look to you for:

• Planning materials over time to meet delivery dates for production orders
• Controlling logistics parameters in ERP systems and maintaining data accuracy
• Creating material requisitions with proper timing, quantity, and lead times
• Optimizing order quantities, re-order points, and safety stock levels
• Re-evaluating minimum order quantities to balance supply chain stress and inventory costs
• Resolving missing parts in production and addressing blocked stock due to non-conformities
• Analyzing material demands using Spare Parts Management Studio (SPMS) and identifying material strategies
• Periodically reporting KPIs and implementing actions to improve delivery performance
• Ensuring stock accuracy by coordinating with stock and warehouse managers
• Engaging in regular customer meetings to review performance and implement improvement plans
• Initiating repairs, production orders, and purchase requisitions as needed

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Diploma or BE/B. Tech in Engineering
• Experience or understanding of material planning and supply chain processes
• Knowledge of ERP systems and logistics parameters
• Familiarity with inventory optimization techniques
• A certification in supply chain management or logistics (preferred)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities

Things you’ll enjoy

• Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
• Work with advanced material planning tools and techniques
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects that shape the future of mobility
• Utilise our agile and inclusive working environment
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
• Progress towards senior roles in supply chain or operations management
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)