Materials Planner

MEGA PRIME FOODS INCORPORATED; Philippines; On-site; PHP 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

MEGA PRIME FOODS INCORPORATED is seeking a Materials Planner to ensure uninterrupted material availability for manufacturing and customer delivery. This role executes MRP, coordinates replenishment with Procurement, and mitigates supply risks for raw materials, packaging, and imported finished goods.

You will collaborate with Production Planning, Procurement, and Logistics to resolve constraints, maintain target stock levels, and ensure accurate SAP master data and BOM parameters.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or related discipline.
• Experience: 6 months to 1 year in supply chain, materials management, or finance functions.
• Technical Skills: SAP/ERP planning modules, spreadsheet modeling, data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Execute daily MRP routines in SAP/ERP to calculate material requirements and replenishment priorities.
• Coordinate purchase orders, planned quantities, and delivery schedules with Procurement to secure supply.
• Maintain target stock parameters, reorder points, and coverage levels to optimize working capital.
• Track delayed purchase orders, import shipment risks, and shortages to implement prompt recovery plans.

Skills

SAP/ERP planning modules

Spreadsheet modeling

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management

Job description

Role Purpose

The Materials Planner ensures uninterrupted material availability for manufacturing operations and customer delivery while maintaining target inventory levels. This role executes material requirements planning (MRP), coordinates replenishment schedules with Procurement, and proactively resolves supply risks for raw materials, packaging, and imported finished goods.

Key Responsibilities

• Material Requirements Planning: Execute daily MRP routines in SAP/ERP to calculate material requirements and replenishment priorities based on sales demand, lead times, and production plans.

• Replenishment & Order Management: Coordinate purchase orders, planned quantities, and delivery schedules with Procurement to secure supply while preventing stockouts or excess inventory buildup.

• Inventory Control & Policy Execution: Maintain target stock parameters, reorder points, and coverage levels (~3 months standard, adjusted for long-lead items) to optimize working capital.

• Supply Risk Mitigation: Track delayed purchase orders, import shipment risks, and potential material shortages to implement prompt recovery plans and protect production timelines.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Align daily with Production Planning, Procurement, and Logistics to resolve supply constraints, adjust schedules, and communicate inventory risks.

• Master Data & System Integrity: Govern material master data, bill of materials (BOM) parameters, and stock reconciliations in SAP to maintain accurate system visibility.

• New Product & Transition Support: Assess material readiness and delivery timelines for new product launches, trial runs, packaging transitions, and imported FG rollouts.

Qualifications & Competencies

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Industrial Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline.

• Experience: 6 months to 1 year of hands-on experience in supply chain, materials management, or finance functions.

• Technical Skills: Proficiency in SAP/ERP planning modules, spreadsheet modeling, and basic-to-intermediate data analysis.

• Core Competencies: Foundational knowledge of MRP logic, inventory management principles, clear cross-functional communication, and proactive problem-solving.