Pretoria: Materials Planner posted by Unique Personnel Ltd

About the Role

The Materials Planner will be responsible for executing daily Materials Plans schedules, capacity planning, KPI reporting, Procurement functions, and measuring adherence to processes. This role requires strong analytical skills, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work closely with stakeholders to drive business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute daily Materials Plans schedules/plan for all production units
• Conduct capacity planning and monitor variances in forecasts daily
• Provide procurement functions and measure adherence to processes
• Ensure master data is updated daily
• Monitor variances in forecasts daily
• Cover for materials planner when necessary
• Communicate all of the above to the relevant stakeholders and when required
• Participate and influence department strategy
• Develop recommendations and subsequent action plans to enable delivery of departmental strategy
• Day-to-day interaction with team members to deliver strategy
• Build and develop effective relationships with relevant stakeholders
• Contribute to delivering strategic plans with suppliers by liaising regularly on trend changes and tactical forecasting
• Proactive and regular communication with key stakeholders
• Conduct stock build plans considering capacity raw materials supply etc.
• Operational Planning: Understand and optimise supply chain and systems
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholder to maximise efficiencies
• Identify challenges, trends and opportunities
• Maintain Data and Systems (Master Data BOMs, MOQs, Rounding values lead times ETC)
• Collate Information and Assumptions
• Reach Consensus through Alignment
• Share and Publish MRP the Plans
• Track and Manage Plans and escalate supply shorts
• Issuing daily plans/schedules for all production units
• Resource Shift/ Labor planning
• Manage space in warehouses in line with plans
• Manage redundant and obsolete stock
• Manage relationships with suppliers
• Provide daily/weekly/monthly forecasts with supplier
• Purchase order management and ensure accurate order placement on all aspects
• Keep updated price lists on all items
• Communicate price increases internally to relevant parties
• Manage supplier contracts
• Conduct price negotiations with suppliers
• Ensure supplier splits are adhered to
• Deal with supplier claims and GRVing issues , returns to suppliers and price dispute variances
• Delivery schedules to be sent daily
• Report on materials shortages with root cause and corrective action
• Drive cost saving initiatives in line with departments strategies
• Investigate variances of materials and material losses incurred in Production process, as and when needed
• Measure and record daily casing rejection in MP as well as any other dry waste as identified in the production plants
• Measure and record daily Casings rejection

Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Supply Chain
• 2 years operational supply chain experience is required
• 1 year FMCG experience will be advantageous

Qualifications

• None mentioned

Salary & Benefits

• Not specified