DirecciónWe supply the sustainable and innovative paints and coatings that our customers, communities and the environment are increasingly relying on.
Our world class portfolio of brands including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon is trusted by customers around the globe.
We’re active in more than countries and have set our sights on becoming the global industry leader. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering paints company that’s committed to science-based targets and is taking genuine action to address globally relevant challenges and protect future generations.
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Job Purpose
Reporting to the Material Planning Manager ASC, the main objectives for this position will be :
Responsible for the planning of raw materials and packaging materials, ensuring that the production plan can be executed.
Through close contact with procurement and suppliers you ensure a solid supplier relationship and performance.
- High-level understanding of the trade-offs between service, inventory and costs.
- The role requires a comprehensive understanding of existing and future capacity plans / constraints at the manufacturing plant and distribution network, and knowledge of how production capacity can be flexed to meet demand.
- Manage exceptions and all activities related to material planning to ensure availability for the master production plan in line with MRP parameters and supplier contracts.
- Ensure master data correctness & proper housekeeping of transactional data.
- Ensure good communication and integration with other planning teams, manufacturing (scheduling), logistics, customer care and other stakeholders.
Drive MDI meeting & gate keeping meetings with other departments and support with providing relevant KPI’s to measure performance.
Escalate material availability issues to procurement according to the guidelines.
Support projects and process improvement to enhance performance and efficiency of the required planning activities (SLOBs, Inventories and Service across scope site / supply points).
Key Activities
- Review / update material planning and manage material availability : planning of raw & packaging materials, ensuring that the production plan can be executed.
- Creation of purchase orders and inform production planning on timelines. Review the 12wk outlook for the material plan, taking into account capacity agreements and storage capacity on the site.
- Support the material controllers and the site with analyses when needed to create visibility.
- Manage MRP exception messages.
- Drive gate keeping meetings with the other departments and support with providing relevant KPI’s to measure performance.
- Provide impact analysis when needed to show the impact of decisions or scenarios to the plan. Support on reporting where necessary.
- Reviewing with Supplier flexibility to support Material Planning with respect to supplier capacity and suppliers 2nd tier material availability.
- Balance service level (OTIF) and inventory targets (OWC) of raw and pack materials, whilst understanding cost impacts on manufacturing.
- Manage reduction and prevention of slow and obsolete stock (raw & pack). Ensure rework and scrapping at the site / primary DC.
- Inputs to inventory strategy including safety stock settings on raw & pack materials for existing, new and phase-out products.
- Inputs and maintains inventory stocking policies of raw & pack materials, safety stock levels in ERP system.
- Ensure master data correctness & proper housekeeping of transactional data.
- Support projects and process improvement to enhance performance and efficiency of the required material planning activities.
Requirements
- University Education (e.g. Engineering, Business Administration, Economics, Supply Chain Management, Logistics or other relevant discipline) with Degree or equivalent qualification.
- Fluent and able to work in English. Understanding and sensitivity to different cultural behaviours.
- Fluent and able to work in Spanish. The position will be located in Barcelona.
- At least 1 / 2-years experience in Supply Planning in FMCG, Paint / Coating or Retail.
- Experience in Logistics will be also valuable.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, flexibility and able to work under-pressure.
- Be able to come to the office 3 days per week.
At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self.
We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment.
For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable.
In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.
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