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

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.