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The Raw Material Planning Manager reports to the Supply Chain Manager and has primary responsibility to proactively manage inventory, ensuring each plant is supplied with optimal inventory levels and raw materials. This is achieved through effective management of business processes with discipline, speed, execution and accountability to continually improve the raw material requirements and finished good inventory planning process.
Job Responsibility:
Take ownership of Inventory (Raw Materials, Packaging, and WIP). Establish and maintain inventory balances appropriate to meet production requirements, whilst optimizing use of working capital
Establish regular review of Inventory Levels to ensure inventory is at the aimed level to support target service levels
Identify and resolve any materials management issues causing deviations from inventory and service level targets
Collaboration with various stakeholders across functions to ensure timely communication of demand changes, translating the changes to their impact on the supply plan
Initiate and determine disposition of excess, obsolete and slow-moving RM inventories and coordination of shelf-life extension with relevant Quality department and warehouse
Facilitate daily/weekly/monthly meetings with all stakeholders
Track key KPIs related to RM planning and assists with preparation of reports on outputs
Identify and communicate real or potential capacity and material supply chain issues
initiate corrective actions, coordinate across functional boundaries and follow up to resolution
Coordinate regular review and update of RM planning parameters and key assumptions
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in engineering, management or similar
5+ experience in a Supply Chain position
APICS certification preferred
Fluent in English
Fully conversant ERP SC related transactions & reporting functions, preferably SAP
Demonstrable abilities in change management, leadership, and teamwork
Good interpersonal and communication skills within all levels of the organization
Able to withstand pressure
Excellent organization & time management skills
Ability to take ownership of a project & make timely informed decisions