materials planner

As a Materials Planner, your mission will be to ensure the continuous and efficient flow of raw materials, optimizing inventory levels and supporting seamless production operations. You'll be the crucial link between demand planning, procurement, and production, safeguarding material availability and data accuracy.

Key responsibility:

- Raw Material Requirements Planning & Communication

Accurately identify raw material needs by leveraging the Slim4 planning system to determine "how much" and "when." Translate these requirements into actionable information and communicate them proactively to the procurement team for timely execution, ensuring materials are on hand when needed.

- Procurement Support & Issue Resolution

Serve as the primary point of contact for the purchasing team regarding raw material inquiries. This includes validating forecasts with demand planners when necessary, assessing the impact of purchasing decisions on stock levels, and acting as the first line of approval for certain procurement processes to maintain supply chain fluidity.

- Master Data Management & Accuracy Oversight

Maintain the accuracy and completeness of raw material master data within planning systems, including information related to bulk transfers (in/out). Proactively collaborate with and follow up on other departments (e.g., purchasing for lead times and MOQs, production for BOMs, demand planners for forecasts and item links) to ensure their master data contributions are precise and up-to-date, -preventing discrepancies.

- Inventory Optimization & Control

Actively monitor raw material stock positions and availability. Proactively adjust planning parameters, such as minimum and maximum stock levels, as needed to maintain optimal inventory levels, minimize excess stock, and prevent shortages, contributing to overall working capital efficiency.

- Material Availability Monitoring & Risk Mitigation

Continuously track the availability of raw materials and proactively identify potential supply risks or shortages. Initiate and coordinate necessary actions with relevant stakeholders to resolve issues, expedite deliveries, or find alternative solutions to ensure uninterrupted production.

Set yourself apart

You possess the following qualifications, background and abilities:
  
- Experience in Material Planning, Supply Chain, Procurement, Inventory Management, or similar areas is considered a plus, but not mandatory.
- Educational background in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Pharmacy, Chemistry, Engineering, Logistics, or related fields.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills.
- Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Comfortable working with systems, data, and planning tools (ERP/MRP knowledge is a plus).
- Fluent English required.