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The role is dedicated to candidates based in Amiens, France or Luxembourg.
Purpose of the role:
- Management (planning, inventory tracking, import, etc.) of raw materials (fillers, chemicals, miscellaneous such as bags) in line with corporate/regional policies, procedures, and systems.
- Implementing legal and Goodyear-related requirements regarding Environment & Safety.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities:
Demand & Inventory Tracking:
- Daily control of on-hand and in-transit inventories of raw materials to avoid shortfalls and/or unnecessary inventories, reducing working capital.
- Safety stock calculations considering consumption changes, delivery lead times, and supply chain risks.
- Communication (via Macos, VMI, etc.) with Purchasing (Lux & Akron) regarding latest demand from plants.
- Weekly & monthly inventory reports as requested.
- Support Yearly AOP process.
Purchase Order Creation & Follow Up:
- Create P.O. via SAP.
- Communicate P.O. to suppliers and follow up on confirmation.
- Create inbound delivery.
- Follow up on transportation of orders.
- Approve invoices through VIM workflow.
Document Processing & Customs Operations:
- Request and check invoice quality from suppliers.
- Follow up with customs service providers.
- Prepare daily & weekly raw material shipment lists.
- Detect raw material run-out risks (delays, customs issues, supplier capacity problems, etc.).
- Communicate with relevant parties (region, purchasing, plants, suppliers) to create and execute countermeasures and action plans.
- Follow up until run-out risks are resolved.
- Manage source changes (communication, trial orders, new supplier-material creation, transition management).
- Coordinate with Purchasing & Qtech on source changes.
Consignment Operations Management:
- Weekly usage, stock, and invoice management with suppliers.
- Approve invoices via VIM workflow.
Others:
- Optimize allocation of incoming raw materials to minimize costs.
- Manage CAR costs.
- Follow up on permanent packaging activities (pallet exports, etc.).
Language requirements: English & French mandatory. Experience in logistics and SAP is a plus.