Supply Chain Scheduler

About the role

Is in charge of the inventory level of his raw materials and components families.

Follows up the MPS achievement and proposes preventive actions regarding material availability to ensure MPS realization.

Responsible for setting up proper raw materials and components inventory levels.

Defines and leads actions connected with inventory reductions with his components families.

Measures the Supplier Service Rate – SSR - for each supplier.

Proposes action plans to improve the service level.

Follows up and reports daily the inventory level of his raw material and components families.

Makes sure that the materials and components are available to meet the complete customer demand.

Plans the raw materials and components requirements based upon Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning and Master Production Schedule and anticipates potential impacts with suppliers and with production.

Validates and sends weekly forecasts to the suppliers.

Makes sure that raw materials and components are available to meet customer demand.

Follows up daily the material arrivals according to firm orders and makes sure suppliers ship parts on time according to firm orders.

On a regular basis, communicates complete, precise & reliable information to the Supplier contacts.

Adapts the chosen method of communication to the level of the Supplier contact.

Adapts the frequency to the situation (preventative, curative, crisis).

Identifies blocking points and plans appropriate quick actions to solve them.

Responsibilities

• Attend Logistics/Purchasing meetings and follow up related action plans.
• Support the implementation with the appropriate departments (APU, Logistics, Purchasing, VPS) tools and methods in order to improve the supply chain organization like Pull flow, Kanban, EDI, Milk run.
• Define with the External flow analyst the inbound transportation plans.
• Support actively the inventory counting and propose actions to maintain accuracy of inventory in cooperation with the ERP and inventory control analyst.
• Alert sales in the event of a crisis (Customer or internal), to define priorities with the Customer & internally (management, VS for the aftermarket), follow the evolution of any associated action plans. If necessary, escalate.
• Meet the Suppliers contacts on a regular basis (once a year for major Suppliers).
• Proposes logistics protocol with suppliers in co-operation with External flow analyst and Purchasing.
• Makes sure that there is a backup for each Suppliers & trains the backup on the way to manage the Suppliers’ account; ensures that during holidays the position is covered & that both suppliers and internal customers are notified in advance of the absence and informed of the person that will be temporarily managing the Suppliers’ account.

Qualifications

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