[Talent Pool] Material Planning Manager

[Talent Pool] Material Planning Manager
Unilever Kenya-Nairobi-Nairobi
Job description
Description

Unilever implements a proactive approach in expanding our Talent Pool - to reach out to prospective candidates while we don't have a current vacancy so that when an opportunity eventually arises, we will promptly get in contact to share more.

We are now expanding our Talent Pool for Material Planning Manager.Responsibilities: 

Materials Planning 

• Establish material requirements for Production Plans with the use of MRP Planned Orders.
• Monitor Stock levels and ensure material availability for current production requirements. Establish and maintain appropriate safety stock levels.
• Highlight material constraints that could impact production plans
• Communicate with suppliers on material requirement forecasts on an ongoing basis.Purchasing
• Raise Purchase orders and call offs to suppliers based on planned requirements
• Follow-up on supplier confirmation of Purchase Orders and shipments.

• Monitor shipments of all imported materials and take action when necessary to ensure timely arrival of material on site, thereby avoid disruption to production plans.
• Co-ordinate with Internal Logistics to ensure availability of all imported materials at BUL
• Establish requirements of specified packaging materials both local and imported based medium term requirements. Place purchase orders and issue call offs according to Production Schedules.
• Liase with Suppliers on rejected materials or short shipped consignments.Co-ordinate on sourcing issues
• Co-ordinate with Planners / Sourcing on new raw and packaging materials.
• Provide data to establish Supplier Performance rating.Materials Requirement Planning (MRP)
• Ensure MRP (planning) and call-off procedures are followed.
• Update MRP Master Data.
• Obtain information on MOQ, shipping and clearance lead-times and update planning information in Fourth Shift.

Requirements: 

• University Degree
• At least 3 Years experience of procuring local and imported materials and dealing with overseas suppliers
• High analytical skills
• Advance excel skills
• Familiar with MRP systems (SAP, Fourth Shift etc)
• Should have good interpersonal skills
• Planning and organizing skills

** Only qualified candidates will be progressed to next step.

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