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Background & Purpose of the Job
- Ensure availability of all imported 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.
Who You Are & What You’ll Do
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 and shipments.
- Monitor shipments of all imported materials and take action when necessary to ensure timely arrival of material on-site, thereby avoiding disruption to production plans.
- Coordinate with Internal Logistics to ensure availability of all imported materials at BUL
- 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.
- Liaise with Suppliers on rejected materials or short shipped consignments.
Co-ordinate on Sourcing issues
- Coordinate 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
- Working Capital reports
- Critical Material Report
- Purchase Order Report
- SLOBS List Report
What You’ll Need To Succeed
- University Degree
- At least 1 Year experience of in procuring local and imported materials and dealing with overseas suppliers
- High analytical skills
- Advance excel skills
- Familiar with MRP systems (SAP, Fourth Shift etc)
- Should have good interpersonal skills
- Planning and organizing skills
Key Contacts
Internal
- Supply Management
- Research and Development
- Warehousing Teams
External
Import Suppliers
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