Zona Franca

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 KPI’s 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).

About the role

About You

• 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.

What we offer

• 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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