Material planner (m/f/d)

Gulp Ag; Kassel; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Gulp Ag in Kassel, Germany seeks a Materials Coordinator (m/f/d) to mediate between planning, production and logistics, ensuring smooth material flows in a high-tech industrial setting.

Responsibilities include coordinating order planning with production, verifying SAP-driven orders, and managing inventory, including cold and aging stock. The role requires a commercial background and strong teamwork in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Completed commercial vocational training of at least three years, ideally with a focus on logistics.

Responsibilities

• Serve as central interface between planning, scheduling and production to ensure smooth material flows.
• Coordinate between order planning and control, material planning, warehousing, shipping and business units.
• Verify production and shipping orders in the warehouse management system for completeness and plausibility.
• Process, analyse and clarify complaints from production and assembly areas.
• Identify and process missing parts and inventory discrepancies, including system differences and quantity deviations.
• Take on production control tasks for defined cost centers and starter tasks.
• Organize, coordinate and support external warehouse locations (e.g., BTD, Becker).
• Monitor materials with a minimum shelf life and dispose of expired stock.

Skills

Logistics experience

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Commercial understanding

German language skills

Inventory control

Education

Commercial vocational training (min 3 years)

Tools

SAP R/3 (SD, CS, PP, MM)

SAP EWM

MS Office

Job description

Are you looking for a challenging interface role in a state-of-the-art industrial environment? For our partner – a leading international technology group and systems provider of highly complex industrial and security solutions located in Kassel – we are seeking a dedicated Materials Coordinator (m/f/d) to join their team as soon as possible. In this key position, you will be the central link between planning, scheduling, and production, ensuring smooth manufacturing processes and reliable material flows. Interface coordination between order planning and control, material planning, production, warehousing, shipping, and the respective business units. Verification of production and shipping orders in the warehouse management system for completeness and plausibility. Processing, analysis, and clarification of complaints from the production and assembly areas. Identification and processing of missing parts and inventory discrepancies, including clarification of system differences and quantity deviations. Assumption of tasks within the scope of production control, particularly for defined starter or basic cost centers. Organization, coordination, and support of external warehouse locations (e.g., BTD, Becker). Management and monitoring of materials with a minimum shelf life, including the disposal of expired stock. Creation and processing of purchase requisitions in the SAP system. Verification of service provider invoices and subsequent performance recording and posting in SAP. Analysis, clarification, and resolution of system deviations in SAP, for example, at interfaces. Support of the key user with administrative and system-related tasks. Participation in the planning, execution, and follow-up of inventories.

• Successfully completed commercial vocational training of at least three years, ideally with a focus on logistics
• Several years of relevant professional experience in the logistics or materials management environment
• Excellent knowledge of ERP and warehouse management systems, preferably SAP R/3 with the modules SD, CS, PP and MM as well as SAP EWM.
• Proficient use of common MS Office applications
• Strong knowledge of office organization and a high level of commercial understanding.
• Excellent German skills, both spoken and written.
• Strong teamwork and cooperation skills
• Excellent organizational skills and a structured way of working