Planning and Purchasing Specialist

A multinational company in the building materials industry is expanding its team and is looking for a Planning and Purchasing Specialist.

Requirements

• University degree in economics;
• Min. 5 years’ experience in production planning, supply chain;
• Strong knowledge related to planning and purchasing processes;
• Very good command of English language (written and spoken);
• Strong analytical and organizational skills;
• Ability to work independently with team player mindset;
• Good communication and cooperation skills;
• Flexible and able to work under pressure;
• Act as a problem solver;
• Advanced knowledge and use of MS Office (Excel, Word, Power Point);
• Experience in SAP (MRP Planning and Execution SAP, especially production planning, in order to calculate quantities of raw material and components required for upcoming production);
• Driving license;

Responsibilities

• Planning and purchasing of raw materials, packaging materials and other products according to defined ordering points;
• Ensure optimum levels of inventory (establish reorder points, monitor stock level, minimize surplus or obsolete inventory);
• Continuous control and optimization of material planning;
• Work closely with purchasing/procurement to ensure raw materials are ordered and delivered according to production lead time;
• Actively adjust schedules in response to equipment breakdowns, material shortages or sudden shifts in customer demand;
• Maintaining/updating price and conditions in the SAP system
• Checking invoice deviations and clearances together with supplier;
• Register, review and process supplier claims;
• Maintaining of MRP parameters in the system and define the working parameters in case of new/existing materials;
• Conduct supplier evaluation according to company standards and improve supplier performance;
• Regular tracking and reporting of relevant KPI’s.
• Maintain material master data management;
• Reporting obligations regarding the packaging materials placed on the market.