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Background & Purpose of the Job

  • Ensure availability of all imported materials
  • Maintain stock levels of ordered materials as per the agreed stock norms
  • Help in achieving the supply chain objectives of reducing working capital and supplying the demand at the lowest cost.

Who You Are & What You’ll Do

Materials Planning

  • Establish material requirements for Production Plans with the use of MRP Planned Orders.
  • Monitor stock levels and ensure material availability for current production requirements. Establish and maintain appropriate safety stock levels.
  • Highlight material constraints that could impact production plans
  • Communicate with suppliers on material requirement forecasts on an ongoing basis.


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Purchasing

  • Raise Purchase orders and call-offs to suppliers based on planned requirements.
  • Follow-up on supplier confirmation of Purchase Orders and shipments.
  • Monitor shipments of all imported materials and take action when necessary to ensure timely arrival of material on-site, thereby avoiding disruption to production plans.
  • Coordinate with Internal Logistics to ensure availability of all imported materials at BUL
  • Establish requirements of specified packaging materials both local and imported based medium-term requirements. Place purchase orders and issue call-offs according to Production Schedules.
  • Liaise with Suppliers on rejected materials or short shipped consignments.

Co-ordinate on Sourcing issues

  • Coordinate with Planners / Sourcing on new raw and packaging materials.
  • Provide data to establish Supplier Performance rating.

Materials Requirement Planning (MRP)

  • Ensure MRP (planning) and call-off procedures are followed.
  • Update MRP Master Data.
  • Obtain information on MOQ, shipping and clearance lead-times and update planning information in Fourth Shift.


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REPORTS

  • Provide necessary information and maintain necessary records to enable proper control of inventory and prices
  • Working Capital reports
  • Critical Material Report
  • Purchase Order Report
  • SLOBS List Report

What You’ll Need To Succeed

  • University Degree
  • At least 1 Year experience of in procuring local and imported materials and dealing with overseas suppliers
  • High analytical skills
  • Advance excel skills
  • Familiar with MRP systems (SAP, Fourth Shift etc)
  • Should have good interpersonal skills
  • Planning and organizing skills

Key Contacts

Internal

  • Supply Management
  • Research and Development
  • Warehousing Teams

External

Import Suppliers

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business.


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