Materials Planner

Akzo Nobel Inc.; Eastern Province; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading chemicals company in Saudi Arabia seeks a Materials Planner to support inbound materials planning and optimize inventory management. The role requires strong analytical skills, experience with SAP, and a solid understanding of FMCG supply planning processes to ensure timely delivery, cost-effectiveness, and adherence to customer service metrics.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years experience in FMCG Supply planning.
• Experienced with SAP ECC-PP.
• Understanding of production planning and local customs clearance.

Responsibilities

• Plan materials balancing cost and customer service.
• Analyze supplier performance for corrective actions.
• Manage inventory planning and stock levels.

Skills

Analytical skills

Relationship building

Inventory management

Continuous improvement

Education

University Graduate in relevant field

Tools

SAP ECC-PP

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Job Purpose
• Inbound materials planning to ensure short and long term sales requirements are supported, by sound and achievable decision making.
• Strong relationship building with key stakeholders procurement, external suppliers, manufacturing, demand planning.
• Ensure planning process optimizes materials availability to achieve customer service metrics (OTIF) whilst maximizing inventory turns and minimizing costs (OWC & SLOB management).
• Support local customs clearance process of inbound materials.
Key Accountabilities
Planning:
• Analysis of demand for translation to purchase plan for locally sourced and imported materials.
• Plan materials with an understanding of balancing cost and customer service.
• Analysis to correct and prevent over/under stocking short and long-term inventory planning, out of stock management.
• Manage reduction and prevention of slow and obsolete stock, including phase out and phase in.
• Maintain materials delivery schedule with suppliers per requirements.
• Analysis of supplier performance for corrective and preventative actions on service failures drive improvement plans.
• Balance replenishment with an understanding of site warehouse capacity.
• Takes ownership for continuous improvement and performance management processes.
• Co-ordinate customs clearance process with relevant parties.
SAP experience :
• MRP for analysis of nett requirements.
• Create purchase orders
• Maintenance of purchase orders reflecting the reality of the replenishment plan.
• Manage MRP exceptions daily/ weekly
• Analysis of material shortages for resolution.
Continuous improvement:
• Data management: review and maintenance of master data in accordance with inventory replenishment policies & MRP parameters i.e. ABCXYZ segmentation, lead times, safety stock levels etc
• Support implementation of respective continuous improvement projects.
Experience
• University Graduate in relevant field
• Minimum 4 years experience, in FMCG Supply planning.
• Experienced with SAP ECC-PP
• Understanding of production planning and inter-dependencies with Material Planning.
• Experience in local customs clearance process.
• Microsoft: Outlook & Excel

Company Industry

• Chemicals
• Polymers

Department / Functional Area

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