Material Planner

About the position

Position duties:

 

• Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
• Send monthly forecasting and releases to suppliers based on SAP demand. This incorporates manual transmission of releases, EDI transmission with certain Suppliers and through Company's Supplier Network Collaboration (SNC) Portal
• Call in component stock in accordance with production plan from suppliers.
• Report any short supply or potential short supply to Supply Chain Manager and Master Production Scheduler.
• Reconcile all outstanding orders daily.
• Ensure that all changes are communicated to all suppliers timorously.
• Manage inbound shipment notifications on SAP and re-align/reschedule shipments where necessary. Liaise with Freight forwarders regarding collections and deliveries from foreign suppliers. Reconcile all outstanding orders prior to subsequent releases.
• Manage engineering changes and stock run outs.
• Continuously explore option to reduce component obsolescence.
• Update supplier rating monthly and supply purchasing with the score for each supplier.
• Manage importation files and ensure timorous submission to Supply Chain Manager for approval in line with agreed SOP’s from freight forwarders. (Import controllers)
• Liaise with Freight Forwarders regarding importation Parts Libraries for customs tariff completeness and accuracy. A new requirement is due to be introduced wrt customs clearance of all imports, which is to be part of this position's responsibility.
• Resolve supplier queries w.r.t delivery and invoicing.
• Expedite shortages daily.

 

Position requirements:

• Tertiary qualification in Supply Chain Management
• 3-5 years practical experience within an automotive component manufacturing industry.
• Thorough and in-depth knowledge of shipping laws and processes.

 

 

Desired Skills:

• Material Control
• Material Requirements Planning
• Planning