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Business Context and Main Purpose of the Job

• Ensure availability of all raw material, packaging materials and semi-finished goods 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 at the highest possible service

Main Accountabilities

Materials Planning

• Establish material requirements for Production Plans with the use of materials requirement planning 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 12 month rolling forecasts on a monthly basis
• Rigorous inventory management monitoring
• Ensure management of obsolete materials
• New product introduction management i.e. phase in phase out of new stock keeping units (SKU) and old stock keeping unit (SKUs)

Purchasing

• Raise weekly purchase orders and call offs on time to suppliers based on planned requirements and materials requirement planning rhythm.
• 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 avoid disruption to production plans.
• Co-ordinate with internal logistics to ensure availability of all imported materials.
• Clear DCIW and own supplier statement of account.
• 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.
• Liase with suppliers on rejected materials or short shipped consignments.
• Lead monthly supplier reviews and ensure minutes are shared and closed

Co-ordinate on Sourcing issues

• Co-ordinate with planners / sourcing on new raw and packaging materials.
• Provide data to establish supplier performance rating.

Materials Requirement Planning (MRP)

• Ensure materials requirement planning and call-off procedures are followed.
• Update materials requirement planning master data.
• Obtain information on minimum order quantity (MOQ) shipping and clearance lead-times and update planning information on SAP.

REPORTS

Provide necessary information and maintain necessary records to enable proper control of inventory and prices

• 26-week RM PM working file
• Working Capital reports
• Critical Material Report
• Purchase Order Report
• Slow moving obsoletes stock (SLOBS) list report
• Ensure adequate controls are in place for all demand planning workstreams
• Ensure standard operating procedures (SOPS) are up to date
• Ensure you have PBS license to operate as materials planner within 90 days of starting the role.

Direct Reports Key Interfaces

None. Internal

• Factory
• Quality
• Research and Development
• Warehousing Teams
• Finance

External

• Import Suppliers

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR THE JOB

Key Skills 1. Relevant Experience

• Strong communications & negotiation skills.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills, with an ability to make fact-based decisions.
• Proven ability to build strong relationships.
• Commitment to follow through with a high level of accountability.
• Willing to work in a high-performance group and ability to adjust to a constant changing environment.
• Autonomy in decision making and ability to back up decisions with supporting documentation.
• Proven ability to work within a team.
• Ability to take initiative and use determination to achieve positive results.
• Sense of urgency
• Self-driven.
• Proactive
• Passionate

Essential

• University Degree
• High analytical skills
• Advance excel skills
• Familiar with MRP systems (SAP)
• Should have good interpersonal

STANDARDS OF LEADERSHIP

• Works from purpose for the good of others
• Always brings their best self
• Constantly curious & courageous
• Generates value in channels and customers
• Develops and magnifies the power of people
• Creates better futures for our consumers, everyday
• Inspires the energy needed to win & grow

Skills Profile

Fully Operational

• Financial and business acumen for Supply Chain
• Long term capacity planning
• Supply network planning
• Master production scheduling (MPS)
• Production scheduling
• Inventory Management
• S&OP: Demand and supply reconciliation and optimization
• Constrained forecast building

Working Knowledge

• Materials requirements planning (MRP) and call off
• Developing and executing SC strategy aligned to business goals
• Project Management in Supply Chain
• Master Data lifecycle management
• Innovation Project Management
• Risk, resilience and quality in Supply Chain
• Stakeholder alignment
• Sourcing Capability Assessment
• Analyze and optimize Supply Chain performance to create value
• Building awareness and driving Unilever policies and standards for sustainability
• Planning Strategies

Basic Awareness

• Customer engagement and joint business planning
• Creating the consolidated unconstrained demand plan
• Operational warehouse management
• Managing customer service performance
• Generating the baseline forecast
• Event planning and market intelligence
• Distribution planning
• Cost and Capex management
• Creating a bespoke customer experience