Strategic Material Planner | Inventory & Sourcing Optimizer

McCormick & Company; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

McCormick & Company is seeking a Material Planner to oversee end-to-end raw material planning, aligning with production needs and procurement efficiency. You will analyze daily production schedules to optimize material purchases and develop short- and medium-term material plans.

The role requires strong analytics, proactive problem-solving, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to maintain inventory levels, streamline processes, and support cost reductions.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in a supply chain role with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• Practical experience of material planning in FMCG (food industry preferred).
• Experience in managing run-in/run-out (face-in/face-out) of materials.

Responsibilities

• Proactively mitigate material shortages to ensure production continuity.
• Monitor inventory levels and optimize stock, including slow-moving and obsolete items.
• Provide material schedules to suppliers to align with business needs.
• Expedite materials per SAP recommendations to support timely fulfilment.
• Ensure SAP parameters are maintained accurately and up-to-date.
• Propose and evaluate process improvements to optimize material flow and reduce costs.
• Identify and mitigate short- to medium-term supply chain risks.
• Oversee working capital by managing inventory levels within targets.
• Prepare shortage and surplus reports and provide accurate data for decision-making.
• Maintain optimal safety stock levels to guard against demand fluctuations.

Skills

Leadership

SAP

Excel

Education

Industrial/Supply Chain/Business/Accounting degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

McCormick & Company is seeking a Material Planner to oversee end-to-end raw material planning, aligning with production needs and procurement efficiency. You will analyze daily production schedules to optimize material purchases and develop short- and medium-term material plans.

The role requires strong analytics, proactive problem-solving, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to maintain inventory levels, streamline processes, and support cost reductions.