Location : Murarrie, Australia
Reporting to : Assistant Planning Manager - Murarrie
The Materials Planner will be responsible for the planning and management of raw material inventory levels in a way that is effective in meeting production schedule requirements, whilst taking into account overall supply chain efficiencies and working capital targets.
Key responsibilities
Material call off and management
Ensure the timely placement and arrival of all material requirements from suppliers and Kerry Group sites globally (STOs). Ensure open POs are confirmed with supplier prior to delivery. Communicate inbound delivery delays with Quality and follow up where required. Work closely with the procurement team on material requirements and supply issues. Procuring items for other sites, both locally and internationally. Monitoring Stock at Risk and using the DMAIC principle in place to solve issues. Understanding the 8 principles of waste and other Lean Manufacturing tools to assist in reducing excess inventory.
Management of urgent material requirements
Manage urgent deliveries with supplier. Follow up on delivery status prior to due date, providing clear communication to relevant stakeholders, engaging QC and Planning to ensure production has been scheduled after delivery, and allowing for QA clearance to prevent disruption to the plant with unnecessary production changes. Delivery on cost control associated with Air Freight.
Report daily on “Watch outs” and “Critical” stock shortfalls
Work with supplier to action timely delivery of urgent requirements to fill stock out gaps. Where supplier is unable to fulfill requirements, seek alternate sources, ensuring engagement with the Buyer, RDA and RA teams. Clearly communicate daily to key stakeholders on actions taken to meet deadlines and reduce risk, until the issue is resolved to avoid compromising production and customer delivery deadlines.
Support and participation for NPD
Commercialisation through to launch of new products introduced to the site need to be supported with timely Raw Material order placement and follow up of delivery to site.
Inventory management
Delivery of Inventory value and SAR as per agreed targets. Develop clear and robust action plans for slow moving stock to reduce/eliminate stock write off risk. Ability to clearly analyse forecasted requirements and call out/highlight forecast anomalies to reduce/eliminate stock write off as per budgeted targets.
Utilise expertise in SAP ECC & APO modules
Ability to utilise experience and knowledge of SAP/APO to investigate and analyse data to support and make business decisions. Competent in managing, reviewing, and maintaining relevant master data relevant to safety stocks, MOQ /ordering lot sizes and lead times. Able to maintain all relevant data to ensure smooth ordering patterns.
Alignment and optimisation analysis
Able to analyse systems downloads to provide regular forecasted requirements to suppliers. Work with suppliers and/or procurement on optimisation opportunities with view to maximise cash flow and meet agreed targets. Reducing SARs and using the correct MOQ to avoid excess stock.
Vendor OTIF Reporting
Support Vendor OTIF process by ensuring weekly OTIF results are recorded for allocated portfolio.
Supplier engagement and performance
Assist procurement in obtaining corrective actions for supplier performance issues. Arrange/ attend and participate in supplier performance reviews. Ensure VNCs supplied by warehouse or QA are forwarded to the supplier.
Customer Service Level
Delivery of service level objectives at or above agreed targets.Qualifications and skills
Experience & competencies
Prior Supply Chain experience in either Demand, Supply, Logistics or Supply Chain Analyst. Ability to understand the environment and interconnections faster than a lack of exposure, in particular a background in planning, purchasing and material call-off.
Advanced Excel skills
Able to understand and write formulations and macros to support the role. A background in FMCG is highly regarded due the fast-paced nature of our business and the key customer drivers. Knowledge of this is beneficial.
SAP or major ERP exposure
A background in a major ERP system is beneficial to understand how networks and data are stored and utilised in this type of environment.
Effective communication skills
Stakeholder engagement and influencing skills. Proven ability to build strong relationships and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to achieve business outcomes. Able to actively engage, negotiate and influence others to drive best outcomes. Effective communication that builds trust.
Analytical and problem-solving ability
Able to provide insight and quickly identify a way forward when presented with challenges. Proven analytical and problem-solving skills to support the team when systems issues arise – required to make quick decisions and put clear actions in place to proactively address challenges as they arise.
Process improvement
Proven experience in implementing simple, relevant process improvements and maintaining best practices for team delivery. Understand Lean Principles and use them to support the role.
Change management
Demonstrated resilience and ability to quickly engage in change. Ability to positively support and encourage other team members through change.
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Posting Type: DNI