Material Expeditor/Planner - Staff Solutions
Kariega / Uitenhage
8 hour(s) ago
Permanent
Salary - Market Related
Our client in the automotive industry based in Kariega is seeking a Material Expeditor/Planner who will be responsible for planning and arranging manufacturing components, managing logistics costs, and protecting continuity of supply
Skills
Automotive Logistics Material Expeditor Material Planner Supply ChainKey Responsibilities
Strategy – Ability to think and act strategically
- Ensure the 52-week long-horizon forecast is extended to all suppliers.
- Understand customer demand and forecasts.
- Work closely with Production Planners to understand production-line schedules.
- Analyse MRP reports and send weekly releases to suppliers.
- Closely expedite raw materials from local and international suppliers.
- Ensure raw materials are available on time for production.
- Communicate daily with freight forwarders regarding imports of raw materials.
- Maintain inventory at acceptable levels.
- Improve daily utilisation of planned trucks with freight forwarders and transporters.
- Improve internal supply chain and materials flow between client plants using Value Stream Mapping.
- Work cross-functionally to optimise freight and warehouse networks, aligning forecasts with order-management logic.
- Escalate potential supply issues to the Materials Manager when required.
- Allocate parts between client plants when required.
- Send weekly purchase orders to suppliers.
- Ensure suppliers have the required parts ready for collection in line with weekly purchase orders.
- Manage all material alarms in One Network.
- Avoid stopping internal customers.
- Reduce or eliminate airfreight costs.
- Keep obsolescence to an absolute minimum.
- Maintain inventory at an acceptable level in line with the forecast.
- Bachelor’s degree and experience in materials planning, logistics and/or supply chain.
- Excellent computer skills and thorough knowledge of MRP, MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
- Understanding of the automotive and commercial vehicle industries is preferred.
- Proficiency in eBusiness tools and the Microsoft Office Suite.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience in assembly, machining and forging operations is preferred.
- Detail-oriented, proactive and able to anticipate requirements and work efficiently with minimal direction in a high-pressure environment.
- Skilled in composing written correspondence and preparing presentations for senior management.
- Able to work effectively with a dispersed leadership team and colleagues across functions and sites.
- Strong organisation, planning and follow-through skills.
- Able to solve a broad range of problems independently and take ownership of tasks.
- Willingness to work flexible hours.
Strategy – Ability to think and act strategically
- Lead and act consistently with the company’s strategy and values.
- Demonstrate strategic problem-solving, sound decision-making and judgement.
- Demonstrate sound business and technical acumen.
- Show intellectual rigour during problem-solving.
- Demonstrate the ability to develop oneself and others.
- Show evidence of continuous learning.
- Demonstrate performance leadership.
- Build trust and engage others.
- Build or contribute to an inclusive team environment.
- Demonstrate strong interpersonal communication.
- Maintain a strong professional presence.
- Demonstrate customer focus through planning and actions.
- Act with initiative and urgency.
- Lead change with adaptability and continuous improvement.
- Hold oneself and others accountable for results.
- Leverage available resources to achieve results.
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