Material Planner
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s Degree / National Diploma in Logistics or related field
- At least five (5) years’ experience in Material Planning / Logistics within the Automotive Industry
- Plastic Moulding experience advantageous
- Experience in the following: Master Scheduling, MRP Implementation, Planning System development, Capacity Planning and Inventory Management
DUITES:
- Analyze the financial impact of proposed logistics changes, such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes or mixes, or carriers
- Collaborate with other departments to integrate logistics with business systems or processes, such as customer sales, order management, accounting, or shipping
- Create policies or procedures for logistics activities
- Direct inbound or outbound logistics operations, such as transportation or warehouse activities, safety performance, or logistics quality management
- Establish or monitor specific supply chain-based performance measurement systems
- Implement specific customer requirements, such as internal reporting or customized transportation metrics
- Maintain metrics, reports, process documentation, customer service logs, or training or safety records
- Negotiate with suppliers or customers to improve supply chain efficiency or sustainability
- Plan or implement improvements to internal or external logistics systems or processes
- Recommend purchase of new or improved technology, such as automated systems
- Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports or exports, or customer issues
- Supervise the work of logistics specialists, planners, or schedulers
- Communicate freight transportation information to customers or suppliers, using transportation management, electronic logistics marketplace, or electronic freight information systems, to improve efficiency, speed, or quality of transportation services
- Direct or coordinate comprehensive logistical or reverse logistical functions for product life cycles, including acquisition, distribution, internal allocation, delivery, recycling, reuse, or final disposal of resources
- Knowledge of Legal requirement of Inward / Outward, Subcontracting Process, Production Planning, Material Scheduling, Transport Management and Manpower Handling
- Liaison with Customer Service and Sales in order to understand & satisfy customer needs and where necessary provide support communicating with external customers
- Management of the inventory levels throughout the business driving to have the right inventory in the right levels to best balance market needs and business requirements
- Liaison with production staff, including production manager to assist with level loading of the plant and plan future capacity requirements
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