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Material Specialist / Aberdeen
Added: | 2022-09-19 |
Location: | Aberdeen |
Salary: | |
Apjid | 3 |
The client is currently recruiting for the position of Material Specialist, based in Aberdeen.
Responsibilities:
* Works with the region sales and operations to create the regional forecast and global forecasts
* Works with the sales and operations team to convert the demand plans into physical orders.
Understands business trends, opportunities and how they impact the demand forecast
* Incoming demand: identifies order exceptions, misalignment with product rationalization strategy and opportunities to utilize existing inventory
* Plans and schedules order timelines to be consistent with customer requirements while minimizing inventory and shipping costs
* Works with the Product Line/Sales/Service Delivery to prioritize deliver dates as needed (push outs, pull ins)
* Performs various material management analysis such as statistical material consumption and forecasts, aged inventory, aged purchase orders, in-transit material analysis, safety stock, etc.
* Implements inventory stocking strategies
* Monitor levels of safety stock, global and aging inventory and works with regions and manufacturing plants to address accordingly
* Works with the AMO organization to ensure spare parts and asset demands are captured
* Works to ensure new assets, repaired assets and spares are captured with the Sales & Operations Planning process
* Assists in executing continuous improvement projects to maximize value
Experience & Qualifications:
* Associate degree in Supply Chain or related field or equivalent experience (Relevant experience)
* Experience in order management, inventory optimization and management, asset utilization and management
* Basic understanding of SAP and MRP functionality
* Ability to work with and influence stakeholders
* Tactical execution with a sense of urgency
Contract position