Material planner

ALSTOM Transmission & Distribution; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology leader in Saudi Arabia seeks a candidate to manage supplier portfolios ensuring timely delivery of goods. Responsibilities include tracking supplier performance and collaborating with procurement teams, necessitating strong experience in materials planning and data analytics. This role is crucial for improving supply chain efficiency and supports project objectives.

Qualifications

• Experience in materials requirements planning and inventory management.
• Proven skills in supplier delivery performance management.
• Familiarity with supply chain information systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage Purchase Requisition until Material Planning documents creation.
• Follow up with Procurement for Purchase Requisition level maturity.
• Communicate Material Planning documents to Suppliers.

Skills

Materials requirements planning

Supplier Delivery Performance Management

Inventory management & Material Planning techniques

Industrial scheduling

Transport & Distribution

Supply Chain information systems

Data analytics

Procurement

Project Management Basics

Entrepreneurship

Agility

Collaboration

Job description

Overview

purpose of job

Manage his Supplier's portfolio (Internal and/or External suppliers) for ensuring goods delivery at right time, quantity and place based on Alstom needs.

§ Express delivery needs to suppliers and contribute to governance of the Supplier's delivery performances.

§ Drive action plan for performance improvement & contribute to risk management.

§ Collaborate with the Procurement team to ensure the contractual agreements are reflected in the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system.

Qualifications

• Materials requirements planning
• Supplier Delivery Performance Management
• Inventory management & Material Planning techniques
• Industrial scheduling
• Transport & Distribution
• Supply Chain information systems
• Data analytics
• Procurement
• Project Management Basics
• Entrepreneurship
• Agility
• Collaboration

Responsibilities

• Internal suppliers: Manage Purchase Requisition until Material Planning documents creation*
• External suppliers: Follow up with Procurement the Purchase Requisition level maturity for launching Material Planning documents
• *
• Ensure and update the accuracy of material planning master data (in compliance with stock and logistic constraints) *
• Create the Material Planning documents (Call-off, Schedule Agreement) & respective Source List and Quota Management *
• Communicate the Material Planning documents to Suppliers and follow Suppliers confirmation
• Analyze Suppliers confirmations vs. Alstom needs and evaluate the risk/impact anticipation on production/projects
• Identify priorities associated with risk/impact anticipation and set up recovery actions
• Organize and maintain regular reviews with Suppliers in order to check the status of deliveries and their delivery performances
• Analyze and manage MRP exception messages and anticipate supply problems (backlogs, shortages, no demand…)
• Maintain delivery dates in ERP
• Track missing parts until stock availability
• Ensure non-conformities replacement through NCR process
• Resolve Goods Receipts issues with the applied means of communication (overstock, shortage, damage, documentation, quantity mismatch, Invoices, etc.)
• Analyze and share deliveries performances KPI's with different stakeholders (Internal & External)
• Collaborate with Material Planning Management/SDPM to validate worst Suppliers and define appropriate action plan
• Contribute (when involved) to Supplier Capacity Assessment
• Contribute (when involved) to Supplier's Light Capability Assessment (LSCA)
• Contribute to new business risk assessments and mitigation action plan *
• *Applicable in line with GSI deployment roadmap

Missions

• Express delivery needs to Suppliers using the dedicated tools
• Follow up deliveries and ensure the availability of goods for Alstom projects
• Monitor Supplier's performances KPI's
• Participate/lead Supplier's performances improvement
• Contribute with SC inputs for supplier selection
• Contribute to the project SC objectives and targets by ensuring material planning and ERP settings are in line with these objectives.