Supply Planner
Core
Responsible for scheduling, maintaining master data, balancing customer service levels, optimizing resource use, and managing inventory levels to support production and supply chain operations.
Role type
Supply Planner
Builds
Production schedules, inventory levels, and supply chain coordination
Domain
Food ingredients and pharmaceutical excipients supply chain
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Supply planning theory, stock management, MS Office, analytical and quantitative skills, business English communication
Preferred skills
Continuous improvement attitude
Technologies
SAP PPDS, SAP APO, MRP, FINI, MS Office
Responsibilities
Issue detailed production schedules using SAP PPDS; manage production details aligned with business strategy (cost, rate, inventory, uptime); maintain and communicate schedules throughout the supply chain; identify and resolve inventory, order, and quality issues; serve as primary contact with customer service; monitor process orders and ensure data integrity; interface between manufacturing and supply chain planning; optimize plant schedules with manufacturing capabilities; maintain SAP master data for scheduling and ATP; monitor KPIs for assets (slow-moving inventory, capacity loading, production to plan, delivery to promise); analyze daily demand during lead time and verify causes with sales/marketing; determine SKU inventory levels, locations, and safety stocks; pull FINI material requirements based on regional demand plans; manage supply issues during short supply periods.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC