EMPREGO

Material Planner

Unilever-مصر, Egito

The company profile:
At Unilever you are more than your job title, you are part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us.

We produce world-leading brands including Knorr, Dove, Axe, Hellmann’s and Omo, alongside trusted local names and innovative-forward thinking brands like Tresemme, Rexona, Vaseline.

Be part of the most successful purpose-led business in the world. Have the opportunity to see the true impact that you’re having in the work you do - every small thing counts.

Job Main Purpose:

  • Ensure availability of all imported Materials / FGs
  • Ensure availability of Local Materials
  • Maintain stock levels of ordered materials as per the agreed stock norms
  • Help in achieving the supply chain objectives of reducing working capital and supplying the demand at the lowest cost.
  • Maintain system parameters (SAP) & related integrated systems (PLM & GMMD) activities those input main system (SAP)"

Main Responsibilities:
Materials Planning

  • Ensure materials/FGI requirements are reflected in SAP.
  • Establish material requirements for Production Plans with the use of MRP Planned Orders/Purchase Requisitions & Purchase 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 for the coming 3 months at least
  • Communicate with suppliers/Sourcing units on material requirement forecasts on an ongoing basis.
  • Identify materials with continuous bottlenecks situations & plan to mitigate them or debottleneck them
  • Anticipate constraints in materials availability On Time In Full
  • Plan materials with near expiries or expired to replenish them or request extensions from Quality (Raw Materials Planning mainly)
  • Plan new innovations or projects materials orders with alignment of Supply Planners & Innovation Planner respecting the innovation/projects network & alignments
  • Plan [To be delisted/To be obsolete] materials rundowns/depletion based on alignment of project network
  • Cross check with suppliers on materials development of projects/innovations

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
  • 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.
  • Liaise 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.

SAP

  • 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 SAP.

REPORTS

  • Provide necessary information and maintain necessary records to enable proper control of inventory and prices
  • Reports such as:
  • Working Capital reports
  • Critical Material Report
  • Purchase Order Report
  • SLOBS List Report
  • Critical Materials Report (CMR)
  • Neary Expiry Materials Report (Raw Materials Planning mainly)"

Job Requirements & Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree graduate Engineering or Supply chain
  • 1 to 3 years of experience in similar / related role
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Knowledge of principles of Material Requirements Planning (MRP II)
  • At least 1 Year experience of procuring local and imported materials and dealing with overseas suppliers
  • Communication skills
  • Digital skills and automation tools
  • Familiar with SAP - advantage
  • FMCG experience is preferable
  • Power BI is preferable