Material Planner

Role & responsibilities

Material planning and bottleneck management:

- Ensure standardized material planning approach within considering a defined time schedule to synchronize all related material planning tasks / activities. The material planner covers all planning and control processes regarding material disposition from suppliers, assuring required material availability at minimum total costs (stock, transport costs, etc.).

- Communication with suppliers and discuss/agree changes inside fix horizon for material schedules

- Plan and order production materials according actual production plan and process related SAP transactions (MD04,MD06) daily.

- Secure material supply of external suppliers to production, including bottleneck management and deduction of measurements.

- Check and correct COGI List for materials, check online availability for 3 weeks, (check range of coverage list)

- Check Exception messages (acc. to fix horizon of supplier)

- Check new materials by new parts list, check discontinued parts list

- Communicate the material bottleneck situation to production planner and sales during demand fluctuation

- Support raw material availability during seasonality sales.

Logistics and shipment tracking risk:

- Coordination of inbound logistics, including shipment tracking

- Check if documents/goods are ready for future shipment and coordinate Shipments bottleneck with HUB Nauen/DAMCO/Local suppliers

- Daily alignment and common problem solving with Production planning and material planning

New Material tracking and vendor evualuation:

- Logistic parameter control for all supply relevant processes (SAP Parameter)

- Monitor supplier performance evaluation in SAP as per the delivery and quality

- Logistic agreement preparation for suppliers

- Logistic audit for local suppliers

Phase Out Planning & raw material Master data Maintaining:

- MRP parameter check

- Stock check for obsolete status and update scrap cost file

- Planning for phase out variant raw materials

- Check with DE if the raw material can be used for alternate variant

- Update the scrap cost risk to demand

ECO topics and new material (phase-in) trial production:

- ECO meeting discussion to implement the new ECO change and plan the consumption of old material before introduction

- For phase in topics- check and updated new material parameter and align with DE for SOP dates

S&OE :

- Weedkly S&OE reporting & meeting preparation

- Factory production plan for future months discussion

S&OP Meeting discussion:

- Sales forecast planning alignment with production plan for future months discussion, providing updates on critical material issues and KPIs

Process optimization

Continuous process optimization in the related duties.

Leading & Coaching the team

Target setting, target communication, target achievement controlling and daily follow up.

Enhance motivation and communication within the team.

Give the training related for material planning

Preferred candidate profile

• Education

Master degree in Engineering or equalent

• Experience (type)

Min. 15 years of experience in Supply Chain in comparable Industries, out of this min. 5 years in material planning and min. 5 years leadership experience (direct reports, excluding external payroll)

Specific knowledge

• Material supply planning and execution processes / supplier management
• Leadership, teamwork and moderation
• Team member coaching, strengthening
• Design, coordination and standardization of integrated Supply Chain processes
• Production planning and execution processes
• Sales / distribution processes
• Production logistics
• SAP (MM & PP)
• SAP (SD & WM)
• Microsoft Office
• Intercultural experience
• Change management