Mission

Plan supply of materials according to production schedule to ensure production continuity and meet customer requirements. Maintain proper safety stock and inventory levels.

Main Responsibilities

PROCUREMENT

• Maintain the schedule by responding to alerts and working to balance demand and supply
• Continuously improve planning and scheduling processes through use of lean practices
• Lead materials improvement that relate to on time delivery
• Optimize material planning in MRP system
• Identify critical material deliveries and ensure program requirements are prioritized through the supply chain
• Work with critical suppliers to find solution how to cover material demand
• Review excess and shortage of material sources with purchasing
• Cooperate by revision of main production plan
• Cooperate by planning of mid-term and long-term supplies
• Manage stock inventory process maintaining optimum inventory level
• Recognize risks in supply of materials and possible negative impacts on production schedule, take action or escalate to direct supervisor
• Cooperate by definition of MRP policy
• Update of MRP parameters relative to security stocks, lead time, MOQ, rounding value with the main objective to reach defined stock values
• Management of communication with suppliers and the purchasing/SCM HQ office regarding critical issues or improvement plans.

BUDGET

• Analysis actual vs Budget/forecasts for stock values and material demand