Material Planning Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for proper replenishment of raw ingredients to meet production demand requirements in a dynamic environment
• Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate processes for materials delivery including safety stock and supply strategy
• Assess volume requirements against planning assumptions balancing requirements with inventory levels.
• Understand and manage risks to minimize impact on production schedule.
• Take follow up actions in relation to material shortages that affect production.
• Assess Material Requirements Planning system (MRP) that is in place and ensure that data is accurate and up to date and resolve any issues as required.
• Monitor inventory levels against agreed target levels.
• Review and present vendor forecast as requested.
• Monitor the integrity of Bill of Materials (BOM) and manage inventory accuracy.
• Implement all processes to agreed standards and targets and support continuous improvement initiatives and identify areas of improvement.
• Coordinating with cross functional departments regarding production goals, timelines, etc. i.e. effective transition of graphics redesign.
• Performs other duties as assigned.