The Major Responsibilities Include:

• Calculates and timely places orders to suppliers for raw and packaging materials in accordance with production needs based on production plans.
• Manages the provision of a short-term requirements plan for the consumption of materials for suppliers and/or procurement upon request.
• Identify risks in material supply plans and escalation to enable decisions to be made to achieve business goals and protect customer service.
• Performs these operations in accordance with the internal guidelines of the company.
• Work with scheduler and plant PIL to optimize raw and packaging material introduction and depletion.
• Work with suppliers, central material planners, procurement, and other key stakeholders to ensure sufficient capacity to meet business flexibility, managing stock and requirements to cover outages, maintenance and maintain supply.
• Manage the supplier relationship for locally managed suppliers, in collaboration with the central materials planning team.
• Set-up and maintain SLAs with key suppliers.
• Support contingency activities across the network.
• Liaise external warehouse capacity to ensure a smooth supply at the least cost for the manufacturing unit is achieved.
• Ensure the availability of correct documents for regular deliveries (internal/external).
• Manage the material change aspects of new material introductions/run outs to least cost & raise final obsolescence requests.
• Work closely with PIL and suppliers on projects, like regulatory changes, renovations, or introductions.
• Work with Quality to manage the impact of non-conforming materials and services.
• Key Member of OPS meetings.
• Involved in the deployment of MOS initiatives and continuous improvement projects.
• Uses standard MOS and continuous improvement tools.
• Understand and eradicate losses associated with material shortages (RCA).
• Act as a role model for safety.
• Complies with all SHE rules and (food) quality and safety according to the company Guidelines.

• Minimum 3 years of working experience in a manufacturing/ logistic/ supply chain/ new product development job.
• Experience with SAP.
• Experience in a FMCG company is a must.
• Strong planning & supply chain experience with ability to manage multiple inputs from different departments with effective prioritization.
• University degree in a relevant area.
• Fluent English.
• PC proficiency - MS office, SAP.
• Excellent communication skills at all levels of the business and the ability to demonstrate strong facilitation and meetings management skills.
• Ability to apply MOS/LEAN tools (e.g. VSM, SMED, KAIZEN to improve operations, planning & logistical processes).
• Ability to manage relationships at all levels across a wide variety of functions to achieve results with limited authority.
• High level of drive and self-motivation, ambitious to succeed and prepared to go the extra mile.