Strategic Supply Chain Planner

SANDERSON RECRUITMENT IRELAND

MEATH

Strategic Supply Chain Planner. A great new opportunity to join a growing division of a well- established company. You will be an experienced strategic planner who can drive the supply chain of manufacturing from start to finish. Key Responsibilities you will have are: - Forming an effective & efficient production plan. Forecasting, capacity & scheduling tools to ensure customer delivery & efficient production planning. Work across 4 production lines & various material substrates. Collating customer orders & forecasts from both int/external customers. Production scheduling & planning for lines & planning for assembly. Purchasing PC chip requirements & other components for the facility. Co-ordinating delivery & stock management. Liaising with Internal customers on requirements, identifying opportunities to gain efficiencies in the supply chain. Key KPIs will be. Number & type of stock keeping units. Stock levels. Lead-times. Container & truck load utilisations. Reduction in change over. To assist in the preparation of BOMs & ensure systems are updated with accurate costs. Place purchase orders to meet the production plan & manage stock of main material resins & other critical manufacturing materials. Manage procurement reports, indices, contract administration, rebate monitoring & other procurement functions as required. To provide cover for other office functions as necessary. General Duties & Responsibilities. Develop strong relationships. Create production plan & be a S/Chain champion. Establish good relationships with supplier, depts & divisions. Create simple, clear processes thorough records & procedures & share product & production requirements. Give feedback on issues impacting operations & fix. Eensure knowledge & learning are shared across the team. Experience & Knowledge. A proven track record in production scheduling planning, capacity analysis & forecasting. Min of 6 plus years exp. in production planning & scheduling in manufacturing. Understanding of plastic moulding or extrusion. Excellent numeracy & Excel, & use of lookups, macros & pivot tables. Develop planning systems as business grows. Excellent interpersonal skills - spoken & written. Can prioritise; strong under pressure with good time management. Self-motivated & organised; great telephone manner, oral & written presentation. Qualifications & Training. Leavers Certificate, ideally Degree or 3rd level qualification. Your Excel skills must be outstanding. Familiarity with SAP system including its purchasing module. Great salary and benefits on offer - so please apply to discuss in more detail.

1483 days ago