Buyer / Planner

CPL

LIMERICK

Planner/Buyer. This position is responsible for managing material inventory levels and/or the production planning of finished goods according to customer demands and company objectives. The position will also advise management and cross-functional team members of the current and future status of material and product supply related information for existing and new products. The Planner/Buyer will be responsible for: Execution as Back-up for a Core Planning Area: Planning of finished goods for sales warehouses and distribution centres to meet sales and distribution demand. Raw Material availability; working closely with suppliers to deliver materials as plan and follow agreed criteria, i.e. MOQ, Remaining shelf-life. Execution and development of reports to keep service management aware of potential trends, shortages, back orders, and status of service as required. Accountability for system accuracy for key planning parameters and bill-of-materials. Reviewing and analysing stock control records and information such as consumption rate, characteristics of items in storage, and current market conditions and recommends replenishment plan. Recommending improvement to inventory system where errors could affect the replenishment systems, financial position, credibility, or overall operation. Auditing warehouse locations especially problem inbound/outbound staging locations. Preparing special reports, statistics and graphs used to analyse data. Providing information and assistance on inventory policies and/or procedures. Supporting New Product Launch teams for the timely implementation of new products. Qualifications. A Bachelors Degree is preferred, a focus in Supply Chain Management, Engineering or Logistics is preferred. A minimum of four (4) years of supply chain operations including (logistics, planning, forecasting, distribution, warehouse and procurement) experience is required. Inventory management experience is preferred. Intermediate proficiency in MS Excel is required (i.e. creating Pivot Tables and V-lookups), advanced ability is preferred. Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills are required. Experience with ERP system is required. APICS certification is preferred. Interacts and collaborates well with the team; persuading and influencing others, Working in fast-paced environment, Flexible and prioritizes actions, Communicate across functions/levels.

1489 days ago