Execution Planner: Materials Rmpm - Durban, South Africa - Unilever

Unilever

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Durban, South Africa

1 week ago

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Materials RMPM MW

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 dedicated and an innovative individual with a passion for Planning this role covers Material Scheduling:

receives the Production Schedule - and schedules and executes the daily call offs of Raw and Packaging Materials from suppliers.

then this role is just for you

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

Material Scheduling

Schedule the delivery of materials with Suppliers, monitor delivery logistics (Call off)
Liaise with local Suppliers to ensure material availability to meet schedules and define and execute corrective actions when necessary
Manage and resolve week 0 to 4 material availability crises with suppliers
Execute SLOB management actions proposed by the Inventory Optimisation Specialist
Maintain delivery due list with inbound warehouse personnel
Ensure the tracking document is populated with integrity of materials by ensuring prompt write offs of obsolete stocks (following global policy)
Recommend changes on POs to L2 team (MRP Coordinator)

Liaison with other parties:

Escalate to Procurement planned material availability issues
Liaise with inbound stores on overdue deliveries and follow up with suppliers
Liaise with inbound stores and Suppliers for most desirable delivery days
Liaise with Suppliers of rejected materials and ensure that all materials are returned to the suppliers
Ensure that all GRN on materials on week 0 to 4 are capture timelessly, and if not escalate to the Market & Site Collaboration Planner
Advise Suppliers of all changes in stock holding policy to ensure that stock is appropriately managed

Transition Management:

Manage RMPM material write offs at product launches, relaunches, SKU rationalisation, 5S projects, working closely with the MRP Coordinator to ensure that all plans are optimised and runout schedules are accurately maintained
Ensure material availability for RMPM on week 0 to production trials, ramp up and ramp down
Provide input into MOC for RMPM

Working Capital Management

Work closely with the Procurement team and suppliers to ensure appropriate stock levels for bulks are maintained both onsite and at the suppliers to ensure material availability
Execute actions proposed by the Inventory Specialist and End to End Planners on Slow and Obsolete (SLOB) raw and packaging materials and ensure that provisions are raised timeously

Data Maintenance

Provide feedback to Parameter Optimisation Specialist to ensure run strategy is workable
Provide and validate input data to the Inventory Specialist for generation of the Inventory Planning Model and agree output prior to implementation
Provide and validate other planning master data required by the L2 Hub
Ensure proper maintenance of relevant data in the system as defined by the Master Data templates
Perform regular scheduling data health checks

Reporting

Experiences & Qualifications

Tertiary degree with Supply Chain and/ or Business Management is preferred. An engineering degree will also be considered, with experience in the general supply chain being an advantage
Further studies in supply chain, including a APICS/SAPICS qualification, would be beneficial
A good understanding of, and the use of SAP is essential
13 Years exposure to broad based Supply Chain management.
Understand 'Make' and 'Source' processes
Fully operational in 'Plan' processes
Experience in managing external parties.
Experience working and interacting with all levels in a business.
FMCG experience

Skills

Future fit planning skills is an advantage (Curiosity and Agility; Impact through technology)
Planning and functional business process knowledge
Excellent communication skills and ability to influence stakeholders to achieve results
Strong change, service and agile mindset
Strong accountability and responsibility
Standards