Material Planner

Mission:

Ensure that suppliers have accurate forecast of releases ensuring that components are delivered, in order to meet production requirements

Competencies:

• College degree or strong relevant experience
• 5 years experience working with domestic and international suppliers
• Experience with transportation/logistics industry helpful
• Strong working knowledge of SAP
• JIT/JIS experience
• Strong organizational skills
• MS Office applications (Excel and powerpoint)
• Self-disciplined
• Good communication skills (Assertive)

Main Activities

• Using data in SAP to prepare forecast
• Based on forecast, plan orders for components from suppliers
• Escalating suppliers for past due materials or delivery issues.
• Create quality notifications for suppliers past due.
• Monitor stock levels of components/material and ensure on-time delivery from suppliers
• Releasing orders from suppliers for components, replanning when necessary. 
• Reviewing and updating released and planned orders daily
• Communication and follow-up of orders to suppliers.  Expediting when necessary. 
• Maintaining and controlling inventory balances
• Review obsolescence and off balance stocks.  (LH vs RH inventory not matching)
• Reviewing supplier deliveries vs invoicing.
• Review WMS errors with shop floor teams.
• Review supplier packaging and packaging inventory.
• Forecast and manage engineering change run out and run in. 

As a responsible company, OPmobility pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally.