Material Planner (1 Year Renewable Contract)
VDL Enabling Technologies Group (Singapore)The Material Planner monitors and drives material needs for the Systems Integration Department to mitigate delivery risks and meet project commitments. Responsibilities include planning overall materials and assembly operations, executing project closing, facilitating RMA orders, activating projects, and monitoring economic stock. Candidates must hold a diploma or degree in engineering, supply chain, logistics, or a related discipline, along with at least two years of planning experience in the manufacturing industry.
Purpose: Responsible for monitoring and driving material needs for Systems Integration Department (SID). Mitigate any risk to deliveries and provide timely escalations to the Sales & Program Team to deploy and coordinate resources to meet committed delivery (based on project monitoring).
Key Area of Responsibilities:
- Plan overall materials and Assembly operations to meet PCDs in Baan are key to identifying bottlenecks thereby mitigating the risk to missed committed dates for order completion.
- Execute Project Closing once Sales Orders (S/O) have been maintained for Finance to begin accounting process.
- Facilitate Return Material Authorization (RMA) orders from customer to address warranty claims or refurbished orders.
- Support and participate in company continuous improvement program to advise on areas for improvements within the scope of Plan to Deliver.
- Activate Project (Build Plan/ Non-Build Plan) to start all relevant transactions to order the required materials for a customer order across different stakeholders ranging from Sales, Operations to Supply Chain.
- Monitor and mitigate economic stock to reduce overall project economic stock for reallocation for future orders or claiming liability from customers.
Requirements
- Diploma/Degree in Engineering/Supply Chain/Logistics Management or other relevant discipline.
- Minimum 2 year of experience as planner in manufacturing industry or equivalent.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Proficient in Advance Microsoft Excel functions.
- Good communication skills.
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