OverviewThis role is responsible for leading the weekly Make planning cycle, creating and releasing the Material Plan for particular categories. MRP plan will also need to be issued to the Bern Make planning organisation on a agreed frequency. Working with the Bern team, the individual will escalate any Make supply issue and support resolution, monitoring and managing supply exceptionsAlso accountable for completing the Monthly Materials Plan for 24-month rolling horizon for SKUs using the production plan and Suppliers’ feedback as key inputs to ensure supply. Utilises escalation path to MRP Planning Lead & Procurement for any material issue that may become a potential risk.This role will be recruited for GCC and as such there will be a level of initial ambiguity in activity as the processes are adopted across during transition. It is expected that the role will therefore require an initial flexibility of approach as processes are primarily fixed then shifted and improved over following strategy cyclesResponsibilitiesMaterials Planning:Create Monthly MRP Plan based on production needs and available inventoriesEnsures MRP plan is shared (Country Front End) with Bern Make planning organisation for relevant SKU’sIdentify risks and opportunities and propose constrained scenarios to maximize service (liaising with MRP Planning Coordinator, Suppliers and Procurement if applies)Validate production and material plans in Weekly Plan Review Meeting Validate medium- and long-term material availability based on supplier feedbackMonitor PR conversions and release of POs to suppliersMonitor Suppliers’ performance and feedback to ProcurementWorking Capital Management: Check materials’ availability and propose actions for excess / shortagesCreate inventory projections for RMPM ensuring alignment to targets. Analyse gaps and propose mitigation actionsBusiness Waste Management:Review weekly provision snapshot to be shared with FinanceCreate business waste projections for RMPM to minimize no-consumption risks (zero-based plan).Responsible for driving continuous improvements processArticulate MRP planning system issues to the system SME’s in order to find effective solutionsIdentify process gaps through monitoring of process metricsOwn training for planning populationShare best practiceOwn development of planning toolQualificationsExperience – 3 to 5 years in associated functionUniversity degree preferably engineering or logistics Experience in Material Planning or familiar Supply Planning tasksProficiency in product category planning FMCG background preferredAbilities:Problem solving know-howStrong Analytic skillsExperience in ERP (SAP) usage is a mustExperience in using planning systems, BY- JDA preferredVery good collaboration skills and ability to interact with multi-cultural teams spread across geographiesDemonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office: Outlook, Excel