Logistics Material Planner - Sr. Engineer

• Material procurement planning and capacity planning as per the customer order
• Release of schedules / forecast to supplier within defined period.
• Raw material replenishment as per the plan, lead times & the inventory - Imports & Local
• Tracking of shipments delivery & arrivals - Local & Imports
• Working along with LSP on Import shipment.
• Close co-ordination with manufacturing & align the materials as per production plan
• Monitoring & improvement of Supplier Service levels
• Working in tandem with PUR in New sourcing project implementation
• Addressing material supply issues with problem solving approach
• Close co-ordination with physical logistics - Milk-run plan, Invoice bookings, etc
• Demand fluctuation analysis & measures to minimize effect on supply chain
• Inventory management as per the targets deployed
• Vendor inventory management
• Freight cost - Tracking, Control & measures to reduce
• Supply chain Improvement projects

• B.E.(Mech) Engineering with 3 - 5 years experience in Supply chain functions

Functional Knowledge Skills required:

• Knowledge on lean logistics, Value Stream concepts, lean manufacturing concepts, Data analytics
• Strong entrepreneurial thinking and actions
• Working with cross functional teams across the organization
• Goal oriented structured way of working
• Knowledge on MRP tools & methods (e.g. SAP, Add ONE, Excel, Word) ,advanced knowledge in Excel is preferred
• Exception handling
• Strong communication, negotiation, conflict management & stake holder management skills
• Work experience preferably in Automotive / Consumer goods manufacturing  set-up
• Knowledge on lean logistics, Value Stream concepts, lean manufacturing concepts, Data analytics
• Strong entrepreneurial thinking and actions
• Goal oriented structured way of working
• Knowledge on MRP tools & methods (e.g. SAP, Add ONE, Excel, Word)
• Exception handling