Material Planner at Unilever

Job ID: R-16085

Category: Supply Chain

Main Purpose

• Ensure availability of all raw and pack materials
• Maintain stock levels of ordered materials as per the agreed stock norms
• Help in achieving the supply chain objectives of reducing working capital and supplying the demand at the lowest cost.

Responsibilities
Materials Planning:

• Establish material requirements for Production Plans with the use of MRP Planned Orders.
• Monitor Stock levels and ensure material availability for current production requirements. Establish and maintain appropriate safety stock levels.
• Highlight material constraints that could impact production plans
• Communicate with suppliers on material requirement forecasts on an ongoing basis.

Purchasing:

• Raise Purchase orders and call offs to suppliers based on planned requirements.
• Follow-up on supplier confirmation of Purchase Orders, Form M, LC and shipments.
• Monitor shipments of all imported materials and take action when necessary to ensure timely arrival of material on site, thereby avoid disruption to production plans.
• Co-ordinate with Internal Logistics to ensure availability of all imported materials at factory
• Establish requirements of specified packaging materials both local and imported based medium term requirements.
• Place purchase orders and issue call offs according to Production Schedules.
• Liase with Suppliers on rejected materials or short shipped consignments.

Co-ordinate on Sourcing issues:

• Co-ordinate with Planners / Sourcing on new raw and packaging materials.
• Provide data to establish Supplier Performance rating.

Materials Requirement Planning (MRP):

• Ensure MRP (planning) and call-off procedures are followed.
• Update MRP Master Data.
• Obtain information on MOQ, shipping and clearance lead-times and update planning information in Fourth Shift.

Reports:

• Provide necessary information and maintain necessary records to enable proper control of inventory and prices.

Reports such as:

• Working Capital reports
• Critical Material Report
• Purchase Order Report
• SLOBS List Report.

Requirements

• University Degree
• At least 5 years experience of procuring local and imported materials and dealing with overseas suppliers
• High analytical skills
• Advance excel skills
• Use of SAP MRP system
• Should have good interpersonal skills
• Planning and organizing skills.

Stakeholders
Internal:

• Supply Management
• Research and Development
• Warehousing Teams.

External:

• Import Suppliers.