Material Planner

**ABOUT UNILEVER** With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people - we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future. **JOB PURPOSE** Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do - creating a better business and a better world. If you are an effective communicator, have high problem-solving skills, have great time management skills & high attention to detail then this role is just for you **WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE** **Materials Planning** - Ensure materials/FGI requirements are reflected in SAP. - Establish material requirements for Production Plans with the use of MRP Planned Orders/Purchase Requisitions & Purchase Orders. - Run & maintain IPM model. - Monitor Stock levels and ensure material availability for current production requirements. - Establish and maintain appropriate safety stock levels. - Highlight material constraints that could impact production plans for the coming 3 months at least - Communicate with suppliers/Sourcing units on material requirement forecasts on an ongoing basis. - Identify materials with continuous bottlenecks situations & plan to mitigate them or debottleneck them. - Anticipate constraints in materials availability On Time In Full. - Plan materials with near expiries or expired to replenish them. - Plan new innovations or projects materials orders with alignment of Supply Planners & Innovation Planner respecting the innovation/projects network & alignments - Plan [To be delisted/To be obsolete] materials rundowns/depletion based on alignment of project network - Cross check with suppliers on materials development of projects/innovations **Purchasing** - Raise Purchase orders and call offs to suppliers based on planned requirements. - Follow-up on supplier confirmation of Purchase Orders and shipments. - Monitor shipments of all imported materials and take action when necessary to ensure timely arrival of material on site, thereby avoid disruption to production plans. - Co-ordinate with Internal Logistics to ensure availability of all imported materials - Establish requirements of specified packaging materials both local and imported based medium-term requirements. - Place purchase orders and issue call offs according to Production Schedules. - Liaise with Suppliers on rejected materials or short shipped consignments. **Co-ordinate on Sourcing issues** - Co-ordinate with Planners / Sourcing on new raw and packaging materials. - Provide data to establish Supplier Performance rating. **SAP** - Ensure MRP (planning) and call-off procedures are followed. - Update MRP Master Data. - Obtain information on MOQ, shipping and clearance lead-times and update planning information in SAP. **REPORTS** - Provide necessary information and maintain necessary records to enable proper control of inventory and prices - Reports such as: -Working Capital reports Critical Material Report Purchase Order Report SLOBS List Report Critical Materials Report (CMR) Neary Expiry Materials Report (Raw Materials Planning mainly)" **WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED** **Experiences & Qualifications** - Engineering / Supply chain educational background - 1 to 3 years of experience in similar / related role - High degree of analytical skills - Knowledge of principles of Material Requirements Planning (MRP II) - At least 1 Year experience of procuring local and imported materials and dealing with overseas suppliers - Communication skills - Familiar with SAP - advantage - FMCG experience is preferable **Skills** - Effective Communication - High problem-solving skills - Time management skills - High attention to detail - Team player