Supply Planner

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: . Translate the demand plan into a purchase & inventory plan . Validate Supply Value Plan & Demand over Capacity Files with demand analyst . Organize / Prepare monthly Collaborative Supply Operation Planning (CSOP) meetings & minutes of meeting (in house or by suppliers, visit) . Feedback / communicate supply issues to Demand Planning team . Issue purchase orders & purchase plans to vendors (ZPOD) . Follow up on spend . Follow-up on outstanding purchase orders & chase suppliers . Issue priority lists . Vendor Shipping Performance & Past Due weekly reporting . Clean up the order book (vendor reconciliations) . Build / maintain good relation with suppliers (conference calls, emails, communicator) . Monitor and redistribute excess inventory between different warehouses . Stock redistribution / follow up on inventory target . Analyze / recommend on prime warehousing strategy . Monitor non/slow moving inventory and recommend actions (e.g. repacking) . Analysis / Follow up IQR (Inventory Quality Report) . Coordinate repacking & rebranding initiatives . Coordinate corrective actions to restore product & package quality . Answer customer availability inquiries & Key Customer backorder follow up . Follow up Customer Fill Rate, analyze missed lines (NNA) and root cause . Coordinate with Product marketing on New Product Introduction and promotions . Follow up NPI (GRE) - Place orders and communicate first delivery to Product Marketing . Manage Master data & forecast availability . Manage material master data . Understanding master data + keep data base clean . Coordinate with DC-staff and suppliers on physical logistics (lean supply program) . MOQ / RV based on unit packs / layer sizes / pallet sizes . Continuously improve processes . Manage blocked invoice (Unipay) /follow up on EDI errors . Assist product & purchasing team with YN parts / constraint parts KEY INTERFACES: . Internal: Internal stakeholders (Plants, Marketing, Product Management, Purchasing, Pricing, Finance, Logistics, management) . External: Suppliers REQUIREMENTS: EDUCATION: . Minimum/Essential: Bachelor's degree preferably in business, logistics, supply chain orengineering . Desirable:Master's degree in applied economics, engineering or similar JOB REQUIREMENTS : . Good knowledge of MRP: SAP (material master data knowledge) . Elaborated Excel skills ( pivot tables) .Power BI visualization skills are considered a plus . Fluent in English, other languages are an asset CORE COMPETENCIES: . Analytical / Methodical thinking . Action oriented & Problem solving . Communicative . Attention to details