The posting
Job Title:
Master Resource Material Planner
Grade:
8
Division:
Operations
Dept. / Section:
Operations
Job Objective:
Generate and maintain material requirement plans (MRP) based on production schedules, forecast, and inventory targets against the MPS (Master Production Schedule) to ensure material demand is executed and available ahead of production builds. Liaise with Procurement, Warehouse and IT for providing solutions and counter measures on system issues to meet production demand. Conduct inventory analysis for spares to investigate and resolve discrepancies (excess and shortages).
Organizational Relationships:
Reporting to:
- Sr. Production Planning & IE Manager
Responsible for:
- Materials Management
- Demand management and planning / Procurement Coordination
- Inventory Management Control
Internal Communication:
- Production
- Procurement
- Production planning
- Warehouse
- Finance
- IT
External Communication:
- N/A
Key Responsibilities / Duties:
Managerial Role:
- N/A
Organizational Role:
- Adhere to the approved departmental structure.
Key Authorities:
- Financial: Applicable for Grades 6 & above only, refer to NIMR Automotive DOA version 1/2014
- Non-Financial: For all Grades 7 to 14, as per position scope
- OHSE: As per the Roles & Responsibilities Matrix # F-HR-043
Functional Role:
- Adhere to OHSE legislations, standards and the Organization Policy's & Procedures.
- Create, manage and maintain production MPS (Master Production Schedule) according to the released production baseline.
- Setup/create and adjust the MPS according to the released production base line and against the specific time period as specified.
- Create, manage/maintain the material demand for the ILS Spares Module from the released MBOM for planning and monitoring demand against planned (min/ max) Ordering Levels and Kanban setup.
- Creation and development of material shortage report for management reporting and decision making
- Management, control and monitoring of the full SAP MRP system including setup, parameters control, release to control of demand ordering through for procurement as per the production plan.
- Manage, control/monitor the MRP system orders and demand. Investigate and provide solutions related to no demand, excess ordering and material shortages for all models. Conduct inventory analysis and evaluation related to orders and material shortages.
- Provide solutions and recommendation to address demand specific problems integrated within Planning, Warehouse, Production and Procurement.
- Plan, develop, implement and evaluate processes from inbound receipt to line site supply and issues.
- Assess and evaluate volume demand /requirements against MRP parameters (day-to-day order/ demand) management and agreed inventory stock levels. Liaise with Procurement to resolve issues/discrepancies. Understand and manage risks to minimize impact on production schedule.
- Implement all processes to agreed standards and targets and support continuous improvement initiatives and identify areas of improvement.
- Conduct Excess Inventory analysis and drive actions to reduce excess materials and dispose scrap and obsolete material in coordination with Production Planning, Procurement, Warehouse and Finance.
- Prepare of management reports related to demand, inventory, management and Bill of Materials, .
- In liaison with IT, customize Inventory Management reports to support Procurement, Warehouse and Production planning activities. Monitor inventory levels against agreed target levels and ensure generation of reports.
- Support inventory checks to validate inventory accuracy. Minimize obsolete stock and ensure minimization of liabilities. Create regular statistical reports and analysis and update the stakeholders.
- Works within the limits of authority as defined by the line manager.
Key Accountabilities:
Key Performance Measures:
- Material planning master data that drives inventory and planning decisions.
- Demand creation and execution
- Accuracy of data and reporting
- Safety Stock Levels/ balancing inventory
- Maintain minimum and maximum order quantity setting.
- Coordination with demand and planning BOM teams.
- Reduction in excess inventory and waste
Job Specifications:
Technical Competencies:
Proficiency (please refer to the legend):
- Material management Planning
- Advanced
- EPR System Planning & Execution
- Advance
- Production Planning & Forecasting
- Advanced
- Inventory management and control
- Advanced
- Risk Management
- Advanced
- Computer Literacy (MS Office, SAP)
- Advanced
Core Competencies:
Proficiency:
- Communication
- Refer to the Competency Framework.
- Teamwork
- Refer to the Competency Framework.
- Pro Active Thinker
- Refer to the Competency Framework.
- Can Do Mindset
- Refer to the Competency Framework.
- Collaborative Leader
- Refer to the Competency Framework.
- Action Driver with Sense of Urgency
- Refer to the Competency Framework.
Functional Competencies:
Proficiency:
- Technical Credibility
- Refer to the Competency Framework.
- Decision Making
- Refer to the Competency Framework.
- Continuous Process Improvement
- Refer to the Competency Framework.
- Partnership Building
- Refer to the Competency Framework.
- Client/Customer Orientation
- Refer to the Competency Framework.
- Persuasion/Influencing
- Refer to the Competency Framework.
OHSE Competencies:
Proficiency:
- Environmental aspect impact assessment
- Intermediate (Able to identify the environmental aspect impact and perform the preliminary assessment)
- OSH hazard and risk assessment
- Intermediate (Able to identify OSH hazard and perform the preliminary assessment)
- Establish capacity to ensure safe & environmentally friendly work place
- Intermediate (Production/Station area)
Preferred Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Inventory Control, Material Planning, Operations planning, Purchasing, or related field is strongly preferred.
- Excellent Communication Skills in English(verbal/written).
Preferred Experience:
- Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience in an automotive manufacturing setup (Defense Industry).
- Advance Experience working with MRP/ERP systems especially SAP (Demand Planning and Controls, Production Planning & Operations / Logistics) is desirable. Requires purchasing, material planning, and knowledge of production planning.
- Advance material planning, management and control.
- Advance knowledge of inventory and supply chain management.
- Advance analytical skills.
- Advance excel skills and functionality for use of analytics.
- Extensive knowledge of the Production Planning Processes, Supply Chain Management and Inventory Control and related documentation.
Operating Environment:
- Must be able to deal with work related deadlines, accountabilities and responsibilities.
- Must be able to work under frequent job pressure generated by short deadlines.
- Must be able to work independently.
Statements in this job description are intended to reflect, in general, the duties and responsibilities of the position, but are not to be interpreted as fully inclusive.
Employee Name & Signature:
Approved by (Manager):
Date:
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Competency Levels
Definitions
Beginner
Requires monitoring and supervision to develop the competency.
Intermediate
Has working or functional command of the competency.
Advanced
Has in depth proficiency level; is able to consult or lead others.
Expert
Is recognized as an authority in exercising the competency.
