Material Planner

Role & responsibilities

- Ensure standardized material planning approach within SCn-SC4M considering a defined time schedule to synchronize all related material planning tasks / activities. The material planner covers all planning and control processes regarding material disposition from suppliers, assuring required material availability at minimum total costs (stock, transport costs, etc.).

- Communication with suppliers and discuss/agree changes inside fix horizon for material schedules

- Plan and order production materials according actual production plan and process related SAP transactions (MD04,MD06) daily.

- Secure material supply of external suppliers to production, including bottleneck management and deduction of measurements.

- Check and correct COGI List for materials, check online availability for 3 weeks, (check range of coverage list)

- Check Exception messages (acc. to fix horizon of supplier)

- Check new materials by new parts list, check discontinued parts list

- Maintain new materials parameters in SAP

- Create shipping notifications according to "real" shipments

- Adjust delivery lines according to real shipments if necessary

Logistics and shipment tracking:

- Coordination of inbound logistics, including shipment tracking

- Check if documents/goods are ready for future shipment and coordinate Shipments with HUB Nauen

- Daily alignment and common problem solving with Production planning

- Plan and order materials according to customer service demands

New Material tracking and vendor evualuation:

- Logistic parameter control for all supply relevant processes (SAP Parameter)

- Supplier performance evaluation in SAP as per the delivery and quality

- Logistic agreement preparation for suppliers

Coordination for other topics:

- Support in custom processes of imported production material, including priority lists for custom clearance.

- Coordination with production planning, quality, purchasing and production

Phase Out Planning & raw material Master data Maintaining:

- MRP parameter check

- Stock check for obsolete status and update scrap cost file

- Planning for phase out variant raw materials

- Check with DE if the raw material can be used for alternate variant

Communicate to supplier for last shipment

Container planning for import shipments:

- Check FTL and consol shipments - adjust delivery lines in order to optimize container utilization

Check with freight forwarder for container loading and organize pick up with suppliers

ECO topics and new material (phase-in) trial production:

- ECO meeting discussion to implement the new ECO change and plan the consumption of old material before introduction

- For phase in topics- check and updated new material parameter and align with DE for SOP dates

Specific knowledge

Material supply planning and execution processes / supplier management

SAP (MM & PP)

SAP (SD & WM)

Microsoft Office

Fluent in Eng (verbal and written)

Intercultural experience

Change management