SUMMARY:
A vacancy has arisen for a Material Planner with a client in the automotive sector, based in Port Elizabeth.
POSITION INFO:
Duties:
- Promote Core Operating Principles of Safety and Health, Environmental Stewardship, Highest Ethical Behaviour, Respect for People & Quality throughout the company
- Planning of raw material requirements based on production plans
- Procurement of raw materials based on the planned requirements and approved supplier listing
- Maintenance of supplier data and evaluations as required by quality management system
- Manage supplier performance and non-conformances
- Expediting of purchase orders with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery
- Liaising with Raw Material and Finished Goods warehouses to ensure smooth processes for receipts and stock health
- Liaising with sales, demand and production planners on changes to customer requirements to manage any shortages and anomalies based on customer off take
- Managing the creation of new products on the system when required
- Managing raw material and finished goods inventory levels
- Optimize Procurement of raw material and finished goods to prevent overaged stock
- Managing of phase in and phase out of products to reduce obsolescence
- Check prices and ensure incoming invoices match transfer pricing
- Maintain master data of products in SAP and OMP+
- Compile forecast for suppliers and submit for action
- Negotiate with suppliers and prevent price increases, cost avoidance
- Ensure inventory health is maintained
- Procure based on BBBEE levels
- Track BBBEE certificates and ISO certificates for expiry and for validity
- Liaise with Global purchasing for price movements and approval, alternatives etc.
Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in an operations environment
- Understanding of production process requirements impacting on planning activities
- Experience in the chemical/automotive industry and knowledge of related products or processes is an advantage
- Capacity to utilize company’s information systems
- SAP experience in Material Management module, Master data and MRP, certain aspect of Production planning module
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent numeracy skills
- Good planning and prioritising skills
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