Material Planner

- The Material Planner manages Raw and/or Packaging material call-off's to ensure adequate cover for the production plan and manages stocks within Working Capital Targets.
- Also needs to ensure that both Suppliers and Supplier Management understand Material Requirements
• Schedules raw and packaging material call-offs at specified intervals in order to ensure that production plan is met (week 0-2) for in-house and contingency production plans
• Review (and Re-plan) material requirements for week 3-13 horizon and reviews constraints in the week 14-104 week horizon
• Ensure that day-on-hands for Raw and Packaging materials is within agreed bandwidth (and that exceptions are agreed)
• Feed Working Capital info into the MSO Innovations Planners and explain variances vs. forecast
• Clean out old Purchase Orders
• Maintain Purchase Orders and Scheduling Agreements
• Maintain Master Data as defined by the Master Data templates
• Run Master Data Health Checks at regularly defined intervals
• Review trend regarding Master Data health issues, ensure adequate measures are put in place to ensure Master Data health
• Attend Supplier Meetings set up by Supply Management
• Monitor Supplier performance (i.e. Delivery against requirements, compliance to site rules, etc...)
• Agree Safety Stock Targets with Supply Management and Supplier, and monitor compliance to Safety Stock supplying monthly forecast to suppliers
• Review trends regarding OR losses arising from material-related issues and does sufficient problem-solving to eliminate failures
• Stock Count - check that receipts balance to orders and informs about new or changed materials
• Run-down all materials changing as a result of Innovation
• Order all new materials changing as a result of Innovation providing info for write-offs and Provisions