Sr, Engineer Material Planning | alfanar Electric

Alfanar; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in Riyadh is seeking a professional to ensure effective material planning and inventory control. The ideal candidate will align procurement activities with production needs, optimize stock levels, and support logistical coordination. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 4 to 6 years of relevant experience. This role offers an opportunity to drive continuous improvement in planning processes.

Qualifications

• 4 to 6 years of experience in material planning and inventory control.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Determine optimal procurement quantities and timing.
• Manage safety stock levels for all active materials.
• Coordinate with logistics teams to ensure on-time delivery.

Skills

Inventory Management

Problem-Solving

Quality Assurance

Education

Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

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Job Purpose

To ensure effective material planning and inventory control by aligning procurement activities with production needs, optimizing stock levels, and coordinating with procurement and logistics teams to support timely and cost-effective material availability while driving continuous improvement in planning processes.

Key Accountability Areas

Inventory Management

• Determine optimal procurement quantities and timing in alignment with production schedules and warehouse capacity constraints
• Minimize inventory levels and eliminate delivery delays to improve inventory turnover and operational efficiency

Safety Stock and Material Segmentation

• Maintain and regularly update safety stock levels for all active materials
• Implement and manage material segmentation strategies (e.g., ABC, XYZ classifications) along with relevant planning parameters

Procurement and Logistics Coordination

• Generate timely purchase requests based on material requirements
• Coordinate with procurement and logistics teams to ensure on-time delivery and proactively escalate potential stockout risks

Delivery and Quality Assurance

• Ensure material deliveries meet timeline, budget, and quality expectations
• Review material availability in relation to production plans and incoming customer orders

Stock Optimization and Lifecycle Management

• Lead initiatives to reduce excess and obsolete inventory through structured action plans
• Oversee material lifecycle activities including phase-in and phase-out transitions

Performance Monitoring and Continuous Improvement

• Track performance against material planning objectives and address deviations as needed
• Drive continuous improvement in planning processes, tools, and procedures

Role Accountability

HR Proficiency:

• Ability to obtain updated soft and technical skills related to the job
• To have a vision and a plan for the career path and how to achieve it.

Delivery:

• Perform the planned activities to meet the operational and development targets as per delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time.
• Provide a periodic report formatted by detailing the deviation and execution of planned tasks.

Problem-Solving:

• Solve any related problems arise and escalate any complex operational issues.

Quality:

• Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes including specifications for products or processes or related activities.

Business Process Improvements:

• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automations opportunities as much as possible.

Compliance:

• Comply to related policy and procedures and work instructions.

Health, Safety, and Environment:

• Ensure compliance of relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within defined area of work activity to guarantee safety, legislative compliance, and delivery of high-quality products/services.

Academic Qualification

Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Work Experience

4 to 6 Years

Technical / Functional Competencies

Materials Flow Analysis Materials Management