Material Planner (La Cañada)

Job Description

• Adheres to the stock strategy guidelines that is supplied by BA SCM and align with Plant SCM.
• Manage exceptions messages and review raw material requirements daily in MRP.
• Convert Purchase Reqs to Purchase Orders where needed.
• Analyzes raw material supply to ensure we are staying balanced with inventory.
• Responsible for monitoring of supply by ensuring confirmation on purchase orders following up on expected and late deliveries.
• Communicates with vendors to obtain product or service information, availability, and delivery schedule.
• Works closely with receiving, supply chain, finance, production and management.
• Provides good customer service to internal and external customers assisting and supports requests, needs etc.
• Expedites orders and requests as needed.
• Owns the raw material debottlenecking process and aligns with BA Procurement if not resolved, provides details for escalation.
• Communicates frequently with BA Procurement on areas of concern.
• Supports BA Procurement team members in shortage or allocations.
• Constantly and proactively evaluation of materials and single source materials for risk mitigation.
• Maintains all required paperwork in an organized and accessible way relating to purchase orders, inventories, deliveries etc.
• Supports annual physical inventory or cyclic stock taking process.
• In-charge of maintaining SAP master data related to raw materals and other materials procured by position to ensure the integrated planning model.
• Actively working towards full automation to support the Integrated Supply Chain Planning Model set by the CT Group Sector.
• Attends trainings, webinars, conference calls as needed to ensure that we are following proper process and procedures, and supporting other teams as needed.
• Supports with inventory numbers when Supply Chain Manager is unavailable.
• Continue to learn and develop knowledge oneself.