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About AkzoNobel
Since 1792 weve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color peoples lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands including Dulux International Sikkens and Interpon is trusted by customers around the globe. Were active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. Its what youd expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company thats dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today while creating an even better tomorrow. Lets paint the future together.
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Junior Material Planner
The main objective for this role will be:
Responsible for the planning of raw materials and packaging materials ensuring that the production plan can be executed. Through close contact with procurement and suppliers you ensure a solid supplier relationship and performance.
High-level understanding of the trade-offs between service inventory and costs.
The role requires a comprehensive understanding of existing and future capacity plans/constraints at the manufacturing plant and distribution network and knowledge of how production capacity can be flexed to meet demand.
Manage exceptions and all activities related to material planning to ensure availability for the master production plan in line with MRP parameters and supplier contracts.
Ensure master data correctness & proper housekeeping of transactional data.
Ensure good communication and integration with other planning teams manufacturing (scheduling) logistics customer care and other stakeholders. Drive MDI meeting & gate keeping meetings with other departments and support with providing relevant KPIs to measure performance. Escalate material availability issues to procurement according to the guidelines.
Support projects and process improvement to enhance performance and efficiency of the required planning activities (SLOBs Inventories and Service across scope site / supply points).
Review/ update material planning and manage material availability: planning of raw & packaging materials ensuring that the production plan can be executed.
Creation of purchase orders and inform production planning on timelines. Review the 12wk outlook for the material plan taking into account capacity agreements and storage capacity on the site.
Support the material controllers and the site with analyses when needed to create visibility
Manage MRP exception messages.
Drive gate keeping meetings with the other departments and support with providing relevant KPIs to measure performance.
Provide impact analysis when needed to show the impact of decisions or scenarios to the plan. Support on reporting where necessary.
Reviewing with Supplier flexibility to support Material Planning with respect to supplier capacity and suppliers 2nd tier material availability.
Link to Procurement and Inbound Supply Chain Manager to improve Supplier Performance and escalate in case of structural material availability issues (& inform stakeholders).
Balance service level (OTIF) and inventory targets (OWC) of raw and pack materials whilst understanding cost impacts on manufacturing.
Manage reduction and prevention of slow and obsolete stock (raw & pack). Ensure rework and scrapping at the site/primary DC.
Inputs to inventory strategy including safety stock settings on raw & pack materials for existing new and phase-out products.
Inputs and maintains inventory stocking policies of raw & pack materials safety stock levels in ERP system.
Ensure master data correctness & proper housekeeping of transactional data.
Support projects and process improvement to enhance performance and efficiency of the required material planning activities.
- University Education (e.g. Engineering Business Administration Economics Supply Chain Management Logistics or other relevant discipline) with Degree or equivalent qualification.
- At least 1-year experience in Supply Planning in FMCG Paint/Coating or Retail.
- Experience on Supply Planning in SAP and BI.
- Fluent and able to work in English. Understanding and sensitivity to different cultural behaviours.
- Focused on results.
- Good problem-solving skills able to identify and structure issues run accurate analyses and synthesize recommendations.
- Strong desire to challenge and improve status-quo.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills flexibility and able to work under-pressure.
- Join a growing multinational company.
- Stable project.
- Professional and personal development in a dynamic environment.
- Hybrid teleworking modality.
- Dining room benefits.
- Flexible remuneration.
- Access to training platform.
- Free parking and metro 5 minutes walking.
- Paddle/tennis and football court free to use on site.
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At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when our organization all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age or disability.
Requisition ID:53730
Required Experience:
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About Company
We’ve been pioneering a world of possibilities to bring surfaces to life for well over 200 years. As experts in making coatings, there’s a good chance you’re only ever a few meters away from one of our products. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sik ... View more
