Strategic Raw Material Planner | Supply Chain Excellence

Ontex; Stokesdale (NC); Sur place; USD 65 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Ontex is seeking a Raw Material Planner to join the Supply Chain, Planning, and Logistics team. You will develop and execute raw material planning strategies to ensure uninterrupted supply for manufacturing operations worldwide, review MRP exception messages, and manage purchase orders to maintain material availability.

Collaborating with production, procurement, and quality teams, you will monitor supplier performance, optimize safety stock, and support new product launches, transitions, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Operations Management, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in supply planning, demand planning, operations, or inventory management.
• Proficiency in MS Office, ERP systems, and SAP.
• Lean Six Sigma or CPIM certification or equivalent experience.

Responsabilités

• Develop, manage, and execute raw material planning strategies to ensure uninterrupted supply for manufacturing operations.
• Execute and analyze MRP processes and planning parameters to determine purchasing requirements aligned with production plans and customer demand.
• Review and manage MRP exception messages, shortages, and replenishment recommendations.
• Create and manage purchase requisitions and purchase orders to ensure timely material availability.
• Balance material demand and supply through proactive planning, rescheduling activities, and inventory optimization.
• Maintain appropriate safety stock levels and inventory policies to meet business objectives while minimizing excess inventory and obsolescence.
• Support material ramp-up and ramp-down activities associated with new product launches, transitions, and discontinuations. Monitor logistics performance and coordinate expedited freight as necessary.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for suppliers regarding forecasts, purchase orders, delivery performance, shortages, and issue resolution.
• Conduct regular supplier reviews to assess capacity, delivery performance, and risk exposure.
• Communicate long-term forecasts and purchasing requirements to suppliers to ensure supply continuity.
• Coordinate supplier development initiatives and support qualification of new suppliers when required.
• Monitor and improve supplier OTIF performance through collaboration and corrective actions.
• Manage supplier escalations and drive resolution of supply disruptions.
• Analyze and control inventory levels to achieve business targets for working capital, service, and inventory turns.
• Identify and implement inventory reduction opportunities while protecting customer service and production continuity.
• Monitor slow-moving and obsolete inventory and develop mitigation strategies.
• Drive inventory accuracy and support cycle count and inventory reconciliation activities.
• Develop inventory projections and risk assessments for management review.
• Will need to back up production planning as and when needed by the business.

Connaissances

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Engineering/Operations Management

Lean Six Sigma or CPIM certification

Outils

MS Office

ERP systems

SAP

Description du poste

Ontex is seeking a Raw Material Planner to join the Supply Chain, Planning, and Logistics team. You will develop and execute raw material planning strategies to ensure uninterrupted supply for manufacturing operations worldwide, review MRP exception messages, and manage purchase orders to maintain material availability.

Collaborating with production, procurement, and quality teams, you will monitor supplier performance, optimize safety stock, and support new product launches, transitions, and