The Supply Chain Planner for Raw Materials or Packmats position is responsible for planning all incoming raw materials’ (local and foreign) forecasting and reporting activities. He/She is directly responsible for ensuring processes are in place, optimize inventory level and cost to drive forecast accuracy and meet KPIs. He/She works closely with key stakeholders to ensure timely shipment and delivery of supplies versus planning. The Supply Chain Planner also performs reconciliation and reports any discrepancies. He/She participates in cross-functional team meetings.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supply Chain Planner
- Ensure timely and accurate updating of MRP Relevant Set-up in SAP.
- Generate, update and analyze the daily, weekly and monthly planning reports
- Develop “buy quantities” at the item level based on demand forecasts, current inventory and safety stock position along with other market related factors.
- Actively manage exceptions of “over” and “under” forecast versus consumption
- Prioritize inventory management activities utilizing and ABC raw materials stratification
- Manage total inventory at the raw material item level to budgets on a monthly basis
- Support and manage production transitions at the raw material item level
- Support monthly Supply Planning meetings (S&OP) and discuss short-term and long-term gaps and mitigation plans
- Coordinate efforts with Logistics and Customer Service to ensure timely product deliveries
- Develop trend reports, weekly, month over month and year over year, by raw material category and class
- Prepare weekly and monthly key performance indicator reports
- Appropriately highlight forecast issues and risks to manager
- Develop and maintain strong system knowledge of company’s Oracle ERP, Ivalua Cloud applications
Other Tasks
- Attends required employee meetings.
- Ensures compliance of food safety based on the standard requirement of 5S, HACCP/GMP & ISO.
- Performs related work and other items that may be requested from time to time.
