443 Purchasing Planner jobs in the Philippines

Applications from Manila-nearby provinces like Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan will be considered but must be willing to report to the Pasay office when needed.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the Branch Manager, Supply Chain Manager, Project Manager, and Vendor team members in all aspects of day-to-day operations to ensure that the day-to-day supply chain business results are achieved.
• Ensure all material requisition orders, regular sales orders, and transfer warehouse orders are fulfilled on a regular basis.
• Assist, support, and provide backup coverage for all Supply Chain team members.
• Understand and execute all Supply Chain activities such as stock take, inventory accuracy in allocation and consumption, material demand, and purchase order.
• Assess and manage inventory levels to ensure continuity of supply.
• Liaise with project managers, vendors, and suppliers to ensure materials availability.
• Communicating with vendors about order status, shipping details and other concerns.
• Respond to all vendor inquiries in a timely manner.
• Coordinating with Operations Team in Vernon – Logistics, Shipping & Receiving, Production, and QC.
• Communicating with Customer Support.
• Managing excel logs, documentation, and claims.

• Graduate of any 4-yr business course
• With at least 2 years of related experience
• Experience in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods or Food industry is an advantage
• Above average written and verbal English communication skills
• Above average proficiency in MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Teams
• Logical and critical thinking
• Strong analytical skills and attention to details
• Can work in a high-pressure environment with a high sense of responsibility and accountability
• Willing to work in the graveyard shift

• Permanent opportunity
• Career Growth
• Fully remote working setup
• Equipment provided
• Government-mandated benefits
• HMO
• Night shift differentials
• Flexible Benefit Allowance
• Internet Allowance

This position will be remote, but onsite presence is required for important meetings and events at Pasay office. Hired candidates must be willing to report to the Pasay office when needed.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the Branch Manager, Supply Chain Manager, Project Manager, and Vendor team members in all aspects of day-to-day operations to ensure that the day-to-day supply chain business results are achieved.
• Ensure all material requisition orders, regular sales orders, and transfer warehouse orders are fulfilled on a regular basis.
• Assist, support, and provide backup coverage for all Supply Chain team members.
• Understand and execute all Supply Chain activities such as stock take, inventory accuracy in allocation and consumption, material demand, and purchase order.
• Assess and manage inventory levels to ensure continuity of supply.
• Liaise with project managers, vendors, and suppliers to ensure materials availability.
• Communicating with vendors about order status, shipping details and other concerns.
• Respond to all vendor inquiries in a timely manner.
• Coordinating with Operations Team in Vernon – Logistics, Shipping & Receiving, Production, and QC.
• Communicating with Customer Support.
• Managing excel logs, documentation, and claims.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate of any 4-yr business course
• With at least 2 years of related experience
• Experience in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods or Food industry is an advantage
• Above average written and verbal English communication skills
• Above average proficiency in MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Teams
• Logical and critical thinking
• Strong analytical skills and attention to details
• Can work in a high-pressure environment with a high sense of responsibility and accountability
• Willing to work in the graveyard shift

Job Location
Taguig City

Job Description
This is a non-management role which you will play an important role in the core operational planning of the whole supply chain in P&G. You will work on a value stream within a category that engage with different markets or countries. You will be responsible for developing and communicating valid production schedules for finished products and material requirements, working with manufacturing plants and suppliers to deliver consistent service performance to P&G customers. You will also be the key drivers in performance metrics to drive supply network improvements in cash, cost, and customer service through digitization.

Your team
You will work with a group of highly diverse individuals and report to the department leader

How Success Looks Like

• Understand operating strategy and standard work process, and planning parameter.
• Understand existing tool and solution available to perform work following standard work process efficiently
• Operates independently to consistently deliver high quality results
• Demonstrate ability to drive continuous improvement

Responsibilities Of The Role

• Planners perform planning with tools and maintain master data. Planners perform review, analysis, and make decision to meet service and cost target in daily operation.
• Drive continual improvement via standard work processes
• Interface with different teams to support requests and help resolve issues
• Performs trend analysis for key measures and drives continual improvement in standard work processes.

Job Qualifications

• Minimum Diploma with background/skills in Engineering/Logistics or Information Technology/Computer Science
• At least 0 - 3 year of relevant experience
• High proficiency in PC skills (specifically MS Excel)
• Strong analytical and data management skills
• Strong problem-solving and priority-setting skills
• Operational excellence

About Us
We produce globally recognized brands and we grow the best business leaders in the industry. With a portfolio of trusted brands as diverse as ours, it is paramount our leaders are able to lead with courage the vast array of brands, categories and functions. We serve consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always, Ariel, Gillette, Head & Shoulders, Herbal Essences, Oral-B, Pampers, Pantene, Tampax and more. Our community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide.

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Our consumers are diverse and our talents - internally - mirror this diversity to best serve it. That is why we're committed to building a winning culture based on Inclusion and our ideal candidate is passionate about the same principle: you will join our daily effort of being "in touch" so we craft brands and products to improve the lives of the world's consumers now and in the future. We want you to inspire us with your unrivaled ideas.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor.

Job Schedule
Full time

Job Number
R

Job Segmentation
Entry Level

Job Summary
As a global leader in food, beverage, health, biosciences and sensorial experiences, we are always looking to add passionate and innovative members to our team.

We are looking for a motivated individual to work within the Health & Biosciences Global Supply Planning team. This position will operate within a global, team-based environment and requires strong communication and interpersonal skills. The role is located in the Manila office in the Philippines.

How You Will Contribute:

• Execute short term supply / demand balance in line with longer term plan for certain warehouses whilst balancing competing priorities, optimizing inventory levels and dealing with variability in customer demand.
• Continually monitor open orders, production/quality/raw material issues that will impact the production plan so that changes can be implemented proactively to ensure supply reliability to the customer.
• Own order confirmation process for selected warehouses. Confirm orders according business guidance and make sure orders are shipped according to requests.
• Manage short term supply/demand disruptions and lead collaboration with customer service, manufacturing, logistics, transportation, 3rd party service providers and business partners to meet business obligations.
• Routinely check and track inventory quantity, slow moving or other inventory statuses. Drive resolution in identifying solutions and disposition on inventories and taking action to implement those solutions.
• Proactively communicate, solve and respond with customer service, supply chain planner, marketing/commercial and supply chain operations regarding issues with product availability where service level will be affected, e.g. order will not ship on time.
• Facilitate regular scheduling meetings with stakeholders to ensure operating plan alignment. Create and track metrics which indicate the performance of the execution of schedule against plan.
• Identify and implement improvement opportunities.
• Maintain & monitor key KPIs for assets (i.e. slow-moving & obsolete inventory, inventory, delivery to promise, etc.)

What You Will Need To Be Successful:

• Bachelor degree in Supply Chain, Business, Science or Engineering or equivalent work experience
• 2-3 years of Supply Chain or Operations experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of supply planning theory and stock management
• Strong English and Local Language communication skills and ability to work effectively within a multi-functional- and cultural team environment
• Continuous improvement mind set
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• SAP/APO/BW experience strongly preferred
• APICS CPIM certification (or equivalent) desirable

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

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Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute both short- and long-term plans to balance supply and demand in support of inventory requirements.
• Lead collaboration meetings with stakeholders and vendors to review purchase forecasts, proposed orders, and resolve operational concerns.
• Monitor the movement of materials across purchasing, storage, production, and retail distribution channels.
• Establish optimal stock levels to prevent shortages and minimize excess or obsolete inventory.
• Proactively address raw material shortages and ensure smooth coordination with local material coordinators and site supply chain managers.
• Drive optimization and continuous improvement in material availability, inventory days, write-offs, and slow-moving stock.
• Design and implement tools and processes to strengthen supply chain planning functions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers to ensure product quality, on-time delivery, and compliance with contractual terms.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in operational planning, supply chain, or a similar role.
• Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel.
• Strong command of business English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Analytical mindset with strong quantitative and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure while maintaining accountability.
• Proactive attitude with a focus on continuous improvement.

Preferred Training / Certifications:

• SAP, APO, or MRP functional training.
• APICS Module I: Basics of Supply Chain Management (or equivalent).

Contract Duration: 6 months

The Allegro team is united by a clear purpose—advancing technologies that make the world safer, more efficient, and more sustainable. With over 30 years of experience in semiconductor innovation, we bring that purpose to life across every part of the business—from breakthrough product development and customer success to how we show up for each other and the communities we serve.

The Opportunity
Allegro MicroSystems is looking for a highly skilled and experienced
Senior Supply Chain Planner
to join our dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing robust supply chain plans to ensure the timely and cost-effective delivery of our products. You will leverage your expertise in forecasting, inventory management, and S&OP processes to optimize our supply chain performance, mitigate risks, and drive continuous improvement. This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on our operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

What You Will Do

• Develop and execute comprehensive supply plans that align with demand forecasts, production capabilities, and inventory targets.
• Lead demand and supply planning activities for assigned product lines, ensuring accuracy and responsiveness to market changes.
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Product Management teams to integrate business plans into the S&OP process.
• Analyze supply chain data to identify trends, forecast accuracy issues, and opportunities for optimization.
• Manage inventory levels to balance customer service requirements with working capital objectives.
• Identify potential supply chain risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure continuity of supply.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within supply chain planning processes, leveraging best practices and analytical tools.
• Participate in cross-functional projects aimed at enhancing overall supply chain efficiency and effectiveness.
• Prepare and present reports on supply chain performance, key metrics, and recommendations to stakeholders.

What You Will Need

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in supply chain planning, preferably within the semiconductor or electronics manufacturing industry.
• Proven expertise in demand forecasting, supply planning, inventory management, and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP).
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in supply chain planning software (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Kinaxis) and advanced Excel.
• Solid understanding of ERP systems and their application in supply chain processes.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, global environment.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., APICS CSCP, CPIM) are a plus.

Who You Are

• A highly analytical and detail-oriented individual with a strong problem-solving mindset.
• An excellent communicator and collaborator, capable of building strong relationships across various departments and with external partners.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Committed to driving results and continuous improvement in supply chain operations.
• A strong team player who can also work independently to achieve objectives.

Job Summary

Are you ready to take your skills to the next level and make a real impact?

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences, we deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Ensuring excellence in execution—from procurement to supply chain and reliability—delivering quality, safety, efficiency and sustainability across the value chain.

The role is based in Manila, Philippines (hybrid role). Be part of a creative, solution-oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

Where You'll Make a Difference

• Ensuring global six-sigma raw material availability to deliver 98% on-time performance to customers via operational buying, continuous improvement, and vendor management.
• Daily management of demands from 6 manufacturing plants in EAME and making the purchases to replenish stock including monitoring, follow-up including inbound deliveries and resolving raw material shortages.
• Liaise with the Local Supply chain planners / site supply chain managers to ensure a smooth and aligned day-to-day planning process.
• Together with the procurement department, work with vendors to improve processes and performance. E.g. delivery schedules, mutual process improvement.
• Optimization and continuous improvement of raw material availability, global inventory days, inventory write-off and obsolete/slow moving inventory.
• Participate in cross-functional initiatives as the accountable person for Taste raw material planning.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Bachelor Degree in Logistics, supply management or operations management.
• At least 4 years of experiences in planning or operational buying.
• Understanding of MRP and related applications in managing demand and supply and the material flow through the supply chain.
• Ability to manage expectations in an international environment with geographically dispersed stakeholders from various functions

How Would You Stand Out?

• Experiences in a role that required a deep understanding of customer requirements.
• Strong communication abilities.
• Solution oriented mindset with ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Why Choose Us?

• A Competitive remuneration package in accordance with the weighting of your role, your seniority and experience.
• An exciting career opportunity with one of the global leaders in the industry

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

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Where You Fit In
If you are passionate about supply chain operations, planning, and driving performance across complex networks, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact. As part of Shell's commitment to powering progress by delivering more and cleaner energy solutions, these roles contribute directly to ensuring product availability, optimizing inventory, and enhancing customer satisfaction.

We are currently looking for candidates to fill the following roles:

• Supply Planner

3P PROJECT PLANNER
The role will be focused on various tolling and turnkey plants for the daily work within the E2E Performance Team to deliver KPI targets. A 3P Planner will be expected to work with 3P suppliers to ensure our finished goods are available based on production schedule as well as communicate back to a broader team if there are delays/changes that impact product availability. As such, the 3P Planner has a very significant impact on customer experience and overall supply chain performance for pack and bulk finished goods which will filter down to product availability concerns for our customers. This is mostly an operational and tactical role, but a successful applicant will also need to show commercial knowledge when taking into account inventory targets across each regional distribution centers including technical knowledge in creating reports, dashboard, and data analytics.

A successful applicant will require:

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to make decisions in a timely manner with incomplete and changing information.
• Ability to root cause issues and take corrective actions quickly.
• Customer/commercial focused
• Demonstrate proactive thinking to work to improve/adjust the supply chain prior to any disruption.
• Self-starter who can apply Continuous Improvement thinking and practices (prior C training is a plus).
• Technical Skills / Capacity to pick up new systems quickly: SAP APO/GSAP, DDMRP and Microsoft Excel.

Key Challenges:

• Learning a planning system (DDMRP) and using it in the daily standard work.
• Changing customer expectations across multiple market segments and the associated complexities that this will bring.
• Supporting various new product launches and transitions, and coordinating with PLM and other teams to deliver on customer expectations.
• Working through competing priorities, especially around inventory and customer delivery targets.
• Working virtually with 3P suppliers, contract holders, and other relevant stakeholders.

Business Dimensions

• The 3P Planner will be 1 in a team of 8 people focusing on these tasks.
• This role will be based in Manila.
• Will need to have customer focus as a priority; understanding how the planning of finished goods directly impacts customers' experience with Shell.
• Regular engagements with the 3P suppliers, contract holders, and other planning teams as needed.
• Interaction with other Lubricants Supply Chain teams to coordinate and deliver value saving opportunities.
• Focus on various reports and drive root cause fixes to increase performance.

SUPPLY PLANNER
Pack finished good planning from a Shell owned Lube Oil Blend Plants (LOBPs)
The supply planner in charge of pack finished good planning at the LOBPs will manage the pack portfolio for 1-2 LOBPs in the North American Shell network. This task will require daily use of Shell's planning systems to determine production quantities at a material level to ensure that customer service metrics are delivered across the network while also balancing how much inventory is built to help keep working capital stay at proper levels.

Management of inventory settings and helping with order prioritization
The supply planner will manage the inventory and prioritization at the RDCs will work to set inventory targets across all SKUs at each RDC in their remit to help manage customer delivery targets vs. the inventory $ at each site. This planner will review monthly proposals for inventory targets and then make trade off decisions as needed based on RDC physical capacity and customer expectations. These planners will also help launch new products as they are introduced to the portfolio.

Coordination of deployment activities of pack and bulk finished goods between Shell sites.
Finally, the supply planner that coordinate deployment activities will review a region of the US and Canada daily to build truck load shipments between Shell sites (these are broken into South, Northeast and West/Canada). The planner will manage the movement of package goods between RDCs as well as bulk goods between LOBPs based on the region they support. These planners will also support the Deployment Inbox which is the gateway for Customer Ops to work with the team on product availability problems for customer orders.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Volume: Deliver on regional OTIF (on time and in full delivery) targets for pack finished goods
• E2E Cost Competitiveness: Inventory management to keep working capital lower for Shell and help deliver overall regional DIO (days inventory outstanding) targets.
• Optimize Cost to Serve: Meet DDMRP compliance targets based on daily performance vs. the system recommendations
• Free Cash Flow: Reduction of backorders to customers by region
• Deliver Goal Zero individually
• Help deliver the Lubricants Sustainability Agenda
• Be a key driver of new customer product launches / projects

Key Challenges:

• Learning a planning system (DDMRP & KINAXIS) and using it in the daily standard work
• Changing customer expectations across multiple market segments and the associated complexities that this will bring
• Supporting various new product launches and transitions and coordinating with PLM and other teams to deliver on customer expectations
• Working through competing priorities, especially around inventory and customer delivery targets
• Working virtually with LOBPs/RDCs and the E2E Performance Team

Dimensions:
The key stakeholders for this role will be:

• Broader E2E Performance team (Houston based)
• Coordination with production scheduling team as needed (plant based) as well as the materials scheduling team (Manila based)
• Customer Ops and Lubricants Sales
• PLM and Project Delivery teams
• 3P Operators throughout RDC network

Business dimensions will focus on:

• The supply planner will be 1 in a team of 11 people focusing on these tasks
• This role will be based in Manila and the manager will be located on site
• Will need to have a strong customer focus to meet the ever-changing needs of the market + deliver OTIF targets
• Regular engagements with the production scheduling team, materials scheduling team and logistics focal points for addressing issues and continuous improvement opportunities
• Interaction with other Lubricants Supply Chain teams to coordinate and deliver value saving opportunities
• Focus on DDMRP compliance individually and drive root cause fixes of issues instead of working around the problems

ADDITIVES PLANNER
The purpose of the Additives Planner role is to plan and schedule all inbound components to a blending facility and toller third party plants in North America to ensure that additives are available to deliver the bulk and pack production plan each day. This role has an indirect influence to ensure a high customer service index (CSI) score as well as meeting internal supply chain metrics such as inventory targets (DIO) and on time/in full delivery (OTIF).

These roles will be focused on 2-5 plants for the daily work but will also be expected to be able to cover other areas of the US network as needed and work within the E2E Performance Team to deliver team targets. An additive planner will be expected to work with the operations team at the plant(s) to ensure additives are available for the daily production schedule as well as communicate back to a broader team if there are delays/changes that impact product availability. As such, the Additives Planner has a very significant impact on customer experience and overall supply chain performance for pack and bulk finished goods, as if the components are not available then the production schedule will be negatively impacted, which will filter down to product availability concerns for our customers. This is mostly an operational and tactical role, but a successful applicant will also need to show commercial knowledge when taking in to account inventory targets for their portfolio.

Mainly managing the inbounds for additives, this role includes management of truck schedule, railcar/railyard traffic management and cost management (demurrage, logistics, etc)

The Additives planner also owns and manages all master data / buffers for their respective plants and portfolio ensuring that this is regularly updated and reflects what the current need is.

The US Lubricants packed network consists of 6 Lube Oil Blend Plants and 7 Regional Distribution Centers, with pack and bulk product moving amongst all of these sites daily.

A successful applicant will require:

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to make decisions in a timely manner with incomplete and changing information
• Ability to root cause issues and take corrective actions quickly
• Customer/commercial focused
• Demonstrate proactive thinking to work to improve/adjust the supply chain prior to any disruption
• Self-starter who can apply Continuous Improvement thinking and practices (prior C training is a plus)
• Technical Skills / Capacity to pick up new systems quickly: SAP APO/GSAP, DDMRP and Microsoft Excel

Key Challenges

• Learning a planning system (DDMRP) and using it in the daily standard work
• Changing customer expectations across multiple market segments and the associated complexities that this will bring
• Supporting various new product launches and transitions and coordinating with PLM and other teams to deliver on customer expectations
• Working through competing priorities, especially around inventory and customer delivery targets
• Working virtually with LOBPs, 3Ps, production schedulers and other Houston based colleagues

Dimensions

• The Additives Planner will be 1 in a team of 9 people focusing on these tasks
• This role will be based in Manila and the manager will be located on site
• Will need to have customer focus as a priority; understanding how the planning of raw materials directly impacts customers' experience with Shell
• Regular engagements with the suppliers, production scheduling team, supply planning team and contract holders
• Interaction with other Lubricants Supply Chain teams to coordinate and deliver value saving opportunities
• Focus on DDMRP compliance individually and drive root cause fixes of issues instead of working around the problems

What We Need from You?

• With at least 3 years of relevant work experience
• Amenable to a 6 months fixed-term/project contract
• Ability to manage an ever-changing scope of activities based on the business needs
• Supply Chain Project Management - Knowledge
• Facility Operations - Knowledge
• Value Chain Management & E2E Profitability - Knowledge
• Commercial & Economic Acumen - Knowledge
• Supply Chain Customer Service - Knowledge
• Supply Chain Integration & Management - Skill
• Supply Chain Scheduling & Analysis - Skill
• Supply Chain Tactical Planning - Skill

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An innovative place to work
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Universal Robina Corporation is looking for a Materials Supply Planner

Materials Planner orchestrates the overall supply plan per assigned category for imported and local raw and packaging materials, by planning and ordering the material requirements. Maintain the desired levels of inventory in order to support production plans with the right quantity, at the right time, and in the most cost-effective manner.

The Materials Planner coordinates container vans and material deliveries with plant, and other potential issues that will affect production and material planning to Procurement /Import Managers. Discusses, reviews and aligns schedules with orders; inform possible stock outs and supply constraints to Area Supply Planning Team Lead and Export and Food Service Supply Planning Manager. Coordinates schedules, current issues and discuss other plant concerns that will affect production and material planning to Plant Operations and SC Operations. Discusses SAP-MRP projects and issues to concern ISD Group. Discusses, reviews and aligns Bill of Materials master data, updating of RMPM usages in the SAP system to HQ Technical Support Group and Corp IE. Externally discusses, reviews and aligns schedules with orders; inform possible stock outs and supply constraints to URC Affiliates, Toll Packers /SMI Suppliers. Reports to Category Supply Planning Manager / Materials Supply Planning Manager

What are the responsibilities?

1. Define Materials Planning Rules, Goals and Strategies

· Maintain the correct master data and importantly, in the system for each material, such as EOQ, MOQ, Safety Stocks, Replenishment Lead Times, Shipping Mode, and other required data for both imported and local materials.

· Provides warehouse operations the monthly requirement for warehouse space analysis for both imported and local materials to come up with the allocated space per commodity specification.

· Coordinate with the Plant Logistics on the special handling requirements as may be specified by Technology, QA, procurement, or supplier.

· Maintains the inventory day's supply for each material per location that will support the production plans.

· Engages in the conceptualization, planning stages and phases every time there are new products for launching.

1. Generate Materials Plan

· Reviews material status reports, pending orders, and validates with Procurement and Import on the timing of arrivals at the local port.

· Generates MRP based on the Bill of Materials explosion derived from the finished goods forecast per default production location.

· Prepares Purchase Orders for local materials with manual Purchase Requests from each plant.

· Converts "For Orders" in the MRP report to Purchase Order particularly, for the imported materials.

· Audits the production usage from time to time to ensure inventory consumption is based on updated and reliable quantities.

1. Order Management

· Consolidates material requirements.

· Generates volume for contract loading.

· Purchases order processing.

· Facilitates order processing documents (Proforma, Approved PO, Info Sheet, Import Permit).

1. Delivery and Payment Fulfilment

· Allocates incoming shipments per plant.

· Payment monitoring.

· Provides document needed for releasing from the port.

· Review, closing and cancellation of open purchase orders

1. Supplier Coordination

· Review and align supplier delivery performance versus target.

1. Review and Resolve Exceptions

· Reviews the dependent demand signals and patterns that causes variability on the safety stocks established per material.

· Identifies and escalate possible constraints or bottlenecks, such as, Supplier's capacity and capability, internal storage space, and other concern ahead of time for the production scheduling analysis.

· Communicates to procurement or to key suppliers during bi-monthly collaborative reviews and planning routines.

· Recommends final MRP, inventory day's level and initiate possible interplant transfers to meet the overall production plans.

· Review monthly critical reports.

1. Planning Evaluation and Improvement

· Reduce variability in material supply by establishing root-causes of continuity failures and adjusting master data accordingly.

· Reviews KPIs and metrics such as, production compliance to plans, to ensure the material plan is performing to the desired company targets.

· Monitors the on-time supplier deliveries and cycle times.

· Monitors actual material usage versus plans.

1. Inventory Day's Supply Optimization

· Plans imported and local materials inventory levels based on criticality and seasonality of the materials.

· Orchestrates the inventory of imported and local materials with Economic Order Quantities or during procurement hedging.

· Reviews and evaluates ageing inventories per plant vs. usage. Suggests possible transfer to other plants.

What are the qualifications?

Education

· A Bachelor in Science graduate preferably of Industrial Engineering, or any four-year course

with Supply Chain related or Linear Programming subjects.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

· At least two (2) years of experience in the Planning environment particularly, in the Production Planning and /or Materials Planning.

· With exposure to Inbound and Outbound Logistics Operations and Distribution.

· With hands-on experience or knowledgeable in the SAP-APO Planning and Inventory Management modules.

· Must be a computer literate, particularly, on the MS Excel, MS Word, MS Powerpoint and other optimization tools in SAP-APO.

· With leadership qualities, assertive, honest and hard working.

· Ability to communicate effectively and can work well with others as a team player.

· Work with least supervision

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