Material Planner / Shipping

Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Job Description


Education/Experience: Tertiary qualification in Supply Chain Management with at least 3-5 years practical experience within an automotive component manufacturing industry. Thorough and in-depth knowledge of shipping laws and processes. Required Capabilities:

  • Strong SAP Material Control experience.
  • Shipping Experience;
  • MS Excel experience necessary.
  • Communications skills essential.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Send monthly forecasting and releases to suppliers based on SAP demand. This incorporates manual transmission of releases, EDI transmission with certain Suppliers and through Supplier Network Collaboration (SNC) Portal
  • Call in component stock in accordance with production plan from suppliers.
  • Report any short supply or potential short supply to Supply Chain Manager and Master Production Scheduler.
  • Reconcile all outstanding orders on a daily basis.
  • Ensure that all changes are communicated to all suppliers timorously.
  • Manage inbound shipment notifications on SAP, and re-align/reschedule shipments where necessary.
  • Liaise with Freight forwarders regarding collections and deliveryxe2x80x99s from foreign suppliers. Reconcile all outstanding orders prior to subsequent releases.
  • Manage engineering changes and stock run outs.
  • Continuously explore option to reduce component obsolescence.
  • Update supplier rating on a monthly basis and supply purchasing with the score for each supplier.
  • Manage importation files and ensure timorous submission to Supply Chain Manager for approval in line with agreed SOPxe2x80x99s from freight forwarders. (Import controllers)

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1272899
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned