• Application Deadline:
• Position: Material Planning Manager


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 4 - 6 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Procurement / Store-keeping / Supply Chain 
  

Material Requirements Planning

Stock is to be managed within working capital targets.

Ensure regular update and maintenance of MRP Master Data.

Ensure planning parameters and information on MOQ, Lot size, shipping and clearance lead-times are updated in SAP.

Ensure the integrity of Material Forecasts generated by ERP and work closely with suppliers to ensure supply capacity and reliability.

Communicate with suppliers on material requirement forecasts on an ongoing basis and ensure purchase orders are issued to suppliers within the agreed lead-time and lot sizes.

Establish material requirements to meet Production Plans with the use of MRP Planned Orders and ensure that all MRP orders are based on the latest production plans.

Work closely with Supply Planning to ensure production plans are met timeously and ensuring that supply constraints are built into the forward plans.

Establish and maintain appropriate safety stock levels for materials and highlight material constraints that could impact production plans.

Monitor stock levels and work closely with the Procurement team and suppliers to ensure appropriate stock levels are maintained both on-site and at the suppliers to ensure that service level targets are met.

Ensure MRP and call-off procedures are followed.

Coordinate in conjunction with Procurement on material planning and sourcing activities. Keep track of materials usage versus BOM target and flag concerns to stakeholders accordingly. Manage relationship with suppliers

Meet suppliers on a regular basis to identify and manage possible constraints, up to 52 weeks forward

Work with Procurement to manage and ensure supply consistency and Supplier reliability. Provide data to establish and report Supplier performance rating scores.

Attend supplier meetings with the Procurement team when needed and co-create SLAs with Procurement

Input into the development, maintenance and monitoring of stock holding policy for materials at suppliers in line with projected volume requirements and agreed volatility (owned by Procurement Ops).

Procurement

Ensure the timeous delivery of stocks to site and escalate to Procurement where required

Track Working Capital of packaging and raw materials on a weekly basis.

Support the annual financial planning process to ensure a robust supply plan is issued to Procurement for volume and cost planning purposes.

Liaise with Suppliers on damages, rejected materials and short shipped consignments. Working Capital

Use appropriate tools and Inventory Planning Models to determine safety stock targets.

Manage call offs to suppliers in a manner that meets both working capital targets and cash flow needs

Identify opportunities to reduce stock in transit values through reduced lead times and improved INCO terms.

Conduct monthly analysis of full working capital portfolio and identify the key drivers and opportunities for stock day reduction.

Managing slow and obsolete R&PM and ensure that provisions are raised timeously and ensure prompt write-offs.

Projects/Innovations

Manage materials availability for innovation, launches, re-launches, SKU rationalisation, projects by working closely with Supply Planning to ensure that all plans are optimized and run out schedules are accurately maintained to ensure write-offs are minimised.

Manage work-off plan for packaging and raw materials for projects and ensure that material write off risks are identified, and that write-off provisions are included in project plans.

Liaise with R&D on all new packaging and raw material items.

Provide timeous write off documentation and ensure that all materials are disposed of accurately and that these are correctly removed from the SAP system.

General

Compile and issue all relevant reports and information as required.

Support the team of material planners on site; ensure a consolidated approach on key initiatives and ensure support is available for resolution of endemic system or other issues preventing the team from operating at their full capacity.

Work closely with Supply Planning team in providing necessary information and maintain necessary records to enable proper control of inventory and prices

Generate reports such as: Working Capital & Inventory reports, Critical Materials Report, Purchase Order Report, SLOBS List Report etc.

S&OP meeting preparation and attendance for Supply Planning and Demand & Supply reconciliation meetings.

Qualifications

University Degree, Supply Chain (APICS) qualification advantage

4-6 Years exposure to broad based procurement.

Working Knowledge of Operations Planning / Supply Chain modelling and optimisation

Experience in managing external parties.

Experience working and interacting with all levels in a business.

Additional Information

FMCG experience

Result Orientation

Strong service mindset

Strong Bias for Action

Attention to details

Strong Accountability & Responsibility

Well developed, mature emotional intelligence

Skills:

Planning and functional business process knowledge

Strong analytical skills

Excellent communication skills

Excellent rigor and order

Knowledge of SAP or any ERP is required

Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point