Material Planner

Position:

Department:

• Top-down and bottom-up forecasting to arrive at firm forecast for items under multiple Business Units
• Manage product availability to achieve corporate service levels
• Manage inventory levels to achieve working capital targets
• Support sales channels in providing world class customer service

Key Responsibilities & goals:

• Run Sales and Operations Planning process with Product/Trade Managers and ensure forecasting is aligned at Business Unit (BU) level, with Annual/Quarterly Sales Plan
• Create Item level forecast aligned with S&OP outcomes to achieve material availability plan and sales targets
• Plan, forecast & and ensure release of purchasing orders to meet targeted product availability and optimum inventory levels with pro-active management of system/planning alerts
• Responsible for inventory management for assigned products in existing storage locations (Central Warehouse(s), Distribution centers, Hilti Centers, Repair Centers and Van Stocks)
• Manage inventory shortages ensuring that appropriate action is taken to resolve them with minimum cost & minimal impact to customers including airfreight spent per BU
• Manage Local Suppliers across entire life cycle from planning to payments
• Seamless management of Phase In / Phase Out of items
• Minimize obsolescence through tight purchasing controls and communication across the business. Primary driver of marketing efforts to reduce obsolescence (pre-warning, sell-offs, SKU rationalization etc.)
• Continuous improvement of process in materials management working with multiple relevant stakeholders
• International business contact with Hilti Market Organization, Business Units, Plants and Suppliers
• Be partner with Sales, Marketing and Finance to achieve targeted sales and delivery performance
• Contribute pro-actively to the achievement of KPIs including product availability, days of stock, forecast quality and obsolescence

Performance Indictors directly impacted by Role:

• Material Availability
• Inventory level (days)
• Obsolescence
• Material expediting Cost

What are the essential knowledge, experiences and skills you need for this role?

• MBA degree in Operations/SCM/General Management from Tier-1 college with 1-3 years of Supply Chain experience or B.Tech from premier engineering college with 4-5 years of Supply Chain Panning experience
• Experience of working with planning tools for forecasting and inventory management
• Thorough understanding of MS Office specifically Excel
• Skills in systematic problem solving and analytical thinking
• Good negotiation, communication & interpersonal ski