Strategic Materials Planner

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Strategic Materials Planner - Supply Chain

'- Accountable for the Materials Planning Accuracy for all manufacturing plants in the market & Co-Manufacturers
- Collaborate as needed for the optimisation of the supply network (including imported shipments) and cost (e.g. selection of proper incoterms)
- Business Excellence role + Training & Learning in the area of MRP
- Ensures close and smooth relationships between Factory SC, DSP, Procurement and Suppliers
- Establish and ensure Current & Future MRP tactical health checks for the Market

Ensure aligned and efficient process across all factories, from suppliers to factories, ensuring visibility towards both ends.

Builds a bridge between DSP – Procurement – Factories

Accountable for the maintenance of the (Planning) Materials Master Data & collaborate with PROC and T&P to ensure the maintenance of other Master Data key planning for all plants in the market

Accountable for the stock policy and reordering points definition for all plants in the market. Lead and liaise with Factory SC, Procurement and Materials Planning teams towards continuous improvement, proactiveness and dynamic stock policy initiatives.

Consolidate volumes / Allocate/ Arbitrate as needed between plants for all materials within the market (except for key materials covered by the ATM Strategic Supply lead, if any)

Accountable for enabling an efficient MRP and ordering process and use of systems so that MRP planners work on an exception based approach

Develop and deploy relevant MRP tactical health checks and measures for the Market, as relevant, and ensure current ones are known and used

Facilitating planner & Procurement structured communication way on reviewing suppliers performance, issues, etc.

Coordinates, and/or liaise with Procurement as needed, in case of supplier's escalation

Ensure volumes in VRF are relevant and can be used for MACC/PRISM (challenge and support the MRP planners)

Activate/deactivate the combinations plants/suppliers in the NSP

Contribute to the sourcing and supply risk mitigation strategies with Procurement and ensure alignment with DSP strategies

Event Management: Responsible to ensure smooth supply across multiple plants or scopes in the market (e.g.in case of sourcing change)

Track the domestic and import transportation & shipments lead times and factor it into planning parameter policy

Contribute and validate BCPs recommended by Procurement in alignment with the Business

Train, support and coach the MRP planners on Best Practices and Tools (role of Business Excellence)

Support any new IT Planning solution initiatives (e.g. OMP)

Ensure project management principles and alignment of projects among the supply chain

Optimize the costs of raw & pack materials (e.g. decrease waste and bad goods)

Anticipate & handle supply issues (identify, communicate and minimize the risks)

Review and update suppliers' capacities and flexibility, in collaboration with Procurement and ensure alignment with DSP strategies

Contribute to the career and succession planning of MRP planners, and to the back-up planning in collaboration with the Factory SC Manager

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