MATERIAL PLANNER

McCormick & Company, Inc.; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Supply Chain professional to enhance their operations. This role involves managing material shortages, optimizing inventory levels, and collaborating with suppliers to ensure timely delivery. The ideal candidate will possess a degree in a relevant field and demonstrate solid experience in supply chain management, particularly within the FMCG sector. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and offers opportunities for career growth in a fast-paced environment. If you are a proactive problem solver with excellent leadership skills, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in a supply chain role with customers and suppliers.
• Practical experience in material planning in the FMCG sector.
• Proven experience in managing and executing CI projects.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate action plans to manage materials shortages effectively.
• Minimize excess inventory and eliminate slow-moving stock.
• Provide material schedules to suppliers as required.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Material Planning

Leadership Skills

Presentation Skills

Problem Solving

Stakeholder Management

Education

Degree in Industrial/Supply Chain/Business/Accounting

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office (Excel)

Job description

• Initiate and co-ordinate action plans to manage materials shortages.
• Satisfactory complete shortage and over reports as per communicated deadline.
• Expedite material as per SAP recommendations to support business requirements timeously.
• Ensure maintenance of SAP relevant parameters as regulated by management.
• Propose and evaluate continuous improvements and cost reduction initiatives.
• Provide material schedules to all suppliers on a frequency determined by the business.
• Minimize or eliminate excess inventory.
• Proactively eliminate Slow-moving and Obsolete stock (SLOB).
• Maintain safety stock levels.
• Identify short to medium term risk.
• Manage working capital in accordance with the identified days in inventory target.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Solid experience in a supply chain role working with customers, suppliers, and other internal stakeholders.
• Practical experience of material planning in FMCG company (preferably in food industry).
• Experience in managing run in - run out (face in - face out) of materials.
• Degree in Industrial / Supply Chain / Business / Accounting.
• Proven leadership skills and ability to influence stakeholders on all levels in the organization.
• Excellent presentation skills and ability to proactively contribute to customer presentations.
• Proven experience in managing and executing CI projects within a dynamic environment.
• Cross functional team player and able to operate effectively within a matrix structure.
• Flexible approach & innovative problem solver.
• Exposure to ERP / SC systems (SAP) and Advanced level Microsoft Office (Excel).
• Potential and desire to build career within Supply Chain.
• Flexibility in complex, ambiguous and fast-paced environment with changing priorities. #LI-DNI

Agencies : McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.

McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy / ies.