Manager Material Requirements Planning

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Job Title: Manager Material Requirements Planning

Role Definition
Managing a material planning team supporting multiple facilities production requirements defining processes and structure to optimise efficiency across the team.

Responsibilities

Coordinating with multiple functions such as manufacturing procurement etc. to acquire appropriate requirements to meet development and accuracy standards.
Managing day-to-day activities of material planning staff; supporting them with high complexity and high value component supply
Participating in planning inventory and defining optimal inventory levels and adjustment authority; monitoring inventory levels using parameters to mitigate supply risk
Coordinating NPI and NSI activities for material planning
Lead process improvements and standardisation across the group and support project work
Ensuring compliance with established policies and procedures; implementing loss prevention procedures and practices.
ent software.

Degree Requirement
Degree or equivalent experience desired

Skill Descriptors
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Level Working Knowledge:
Applies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision-making process.
Identifies obtains and organizes relevant data and ideas.
Participates in documenting data ideas players stakeholders and processes.
Recognizes clarifies and prioritizes concerns.
Assists in assessing risks benefits and consideration of alternatives.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit receive and accurately interpret ideas information and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Level Working Knowledge:
Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

Inventory Management - MFG: Knowledge of processes and methods of inventory management; ability to effectively manage local or distributed inventories of raw materials work-in-progress and finished goods.
Level Working Knowledge:
Follows processes to take stock release inventory or return into processing; resolves discrepancies.
Tracks inventory information for a specific product group or location.
Works with basic tasks of inventory management for a specific location.
Produces basic inventory management reports for senior staff to reconcile the inventory balances.
Performs the receiving ticketing checking in and distributing of inventory items for a specific location.

Logistics Management: Knowledge of logistics and management; ability to follow proper processes and run operations for effective and efficient movement of materials and finished products.
Level Working Knowledge:
Assists in the development of process flows to track lead time by activity.
Uses tools with guidance to forecast delivery times determine costs and assess performance.
Maintains records of all shipments and invoices using an established system.
Participates in integrating logistics processes and developing effective networks.
Works with logistics in a domestic environment.

Performance Management: Knowledge of successful performance management techniques; ability to apply organizations performance management system practices and tools to developing and improving individual team and organizational performance.
Level Working Knowledge:
Identifies opportunities to enhance performance e.g. practice assignments training shadowing.
Ensures performance goals checkpoints and feedback focus on behaviors.
Provides documented input to formal performance review conducted by manager.
Observes individual performance and provides fair and objective feedback.
Uses formal and informal rewards and recognition programs for employees.

Planning and Organizing: Knowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way.
Level Basic Understanding:
Seeks help to modify priorities as new information surfaces or conditions change.
Demonstrates the ability to estimate the time and resources required to complete tasks.
Identifies own key assignments schedules and process steps.
Applies the concept of critical path in order to complete work in a timely manner and keep larger tasks on track.

Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches tools techniques for recognizing anticipating and resolving organizational operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Working Knowledge:
Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.
Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.

Supply Chain Management - MFG: Knowledge of functions principles and techniques used in supply chain management; ability to develop and use strategies practices and tools for controlling the logistical processes.
Level Working Knowledge:
Discusses considerations for integrating partner and supplier transactions.
Recognizes software systems or components used to manage supply chain.
Summarizes supply chain considerations for different types of products or components.
Participates in supply chain analysis and uses it to spot trends and improvement opportunities.
Works with a specific part of supply chain management process.

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the worlds leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment off-highway diesel and natural gas engines industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years weve been helping customers build a better more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services backed by our global dealer network provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.

Pending the number of applications the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting. #LI

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Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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