Demand & Supply Planner

Join one of the leading suppliers for construction chemicals and solutions
worldwide! Master Builders Solutions offers advanced chemical solutions for
the construction, maintenance, repair and renovation of structures. The brand
is built on more than ‎100 years of experience in the construction industry.
Our comprehensive portfolio encompasses concrete admixtures, cement additives,
chemical solutions for underground construction, waterproofing systems,
sealants, concrete repair & protection systems, performance grouts,
performance flooring systems, tile-fixing systems, expansion joints & control
systems and wood protection solutions. Master Builders Solutions is a brand of
MBCC Group, a leading supplier of construction chemicals products and
solutions with operating production facilities and sales offices in more than
‎60 countries worldwide.

Job Summary

Mainly involved in the overall demand and supply planning activities of raw
materials, packaging and merchandise/traded goods. Also manage and control the
inventory levels of all materials within his/her scope with acceptable level
of dysfunctional stocks and ensure demand and supply bottlenecks are promptly
addressed in the planning process

Responsibilities

Demand Planning:
* Lead S&OP meetings, prepare Pre-S&OP works, ensure S&OP process applied
* Consolidate all data needed to create the demand plan such as historical sales, market trends, seasonality, promotions, budget sales targets and inventory targeted levels.
* Translate raw sales forecasts into final demand plans to be used in capacity planning, production planning and inventory planning
* Ensure visibility is provided to the supply chain on unexpected demand or events through the demand signaling process.
* Collect demand input from all sources
* Review ABC/XYZ products
* Document significant market risks associated with updated Demand plan
* Achieve consensus agreement of demand plans
Supply Planning:
* Manage master production plan, make sure process runs thru MRP results
* SAP MRP maturity to be at least ‎99% and reacts on exceptions
* Check purchase requisitions generation, follow-up in case of issues, and make sure conversions to POs happen on time
* Creates and sends out to stakeholder's monthly reports on supply chain performance of the respective FG, MERCH & RM.
* Assumes accountability for overall supply planning performance (stock availability, inventory levels, slow movers) for dedicated materials groups
* Leads the management and resolution of supply chain bottlenecks
* Establishes and maintains safety stock and inventory balances appropriate to meet production requirements but at lowest feasible levels. Initiates and determines disposition of excess, obsolete and slow-moving inventories, and coordination of shelf-life extension with relevant quality department and warehouses.
* Coordinates activities and workflow (finished goods, raw material, and packaging) with operational schedulers to ensure production and material handling are aligned. Resolves materials management issues causing deviations.
* Interacts and co-ordinates with manufacturing for regular review of production abidance with the plan.
* Manages supply planning activities related to the phase-in and phase-out of finished goods and raw materials.
* During budgeting, collects next year demand by technology to assess the available capacity and provides guidance on bottlenecks or risks. Per technology, gives indication to purchasing of general trends in future raw material consumptions
* Master data - update MRP master data (e.g. safety stock, lead times, Make-to Strategy, MOQs) based upon rules

Inventory and service monitoring and balancing:
* Analyses and follows-up outstanding customer and intercompany orders, inventory deviations from targets, non-saleable and maximum shelf-life period (MSP) stocks and on-time/late shipments
* Ensures that full demand requirements are considered in the production plan Determines optimal settings for supply planning parameters (such as safety stock level and planning strategy). Initiates updates on the supply planning master data where necessary.
Communication & Exception Handling:
* Tracks & communicates proactively with internal and external suppliers about major deviations in supply and demand balance.
* Communicates proactively all stakeholders regarding and deviations or expected delays
* Handles urgent orders/ exception requests from business
* Handles unexpected product availability issues

Educational Qualifications and Experience

Education: Education & Training required:
* Bachelor's degree in business administration or equivalent
* A minimum of ‎5+ years of experience within a similar role
* Excellent knowledge in SAP.
Required Behaviours & Competencies include:
* Effective verbal and written skills with ability to provide feedback
* Demonstrated planning and analytical skills
* Ability to adapt; flexible regarding change; and ability to prioritize
* Strong focus on customer service
* Superior problem-solving skills.
* Effective at presenting information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization, including management.
* SAP, P2P, MS Office, MRP knowledge
* Cross-functional understanding in Demand and Supply Planning, Production Planning and Supply Chain Execution

We are committed to provide an environment of mutual respect and equal
employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without
regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, physical and mental
disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military and
veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. MBCC
Group believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to
our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain
the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.