Planning Intern

In line with the Global Planning Processes and Policies, as well as local Planning Procedures, provide Material Planning analysis and support to the Research, Engineering, Manufacture and Supply Chain (REMS) Organisation.

The Planner will support the REMS Organisation, monitoring and expediting Material Demand, influencing Material Supply Strategy, performing Commodity Planning and offering Material Analysis, Interpretation & Intervention in support of Master Production Schedule(s) commitments.

The planner will provide advice and guidance to other functions related to Material Management.

The Planner is responsible and/or accountable for:

Engineering Change Management
Manage Master data in ERP
Commodity Planning
Support Product Standardization /Utilization
Plan externally procured materials
Manage Exceptions / Deviations to the plan for externally procured materials
Manage Inventory Levels
Service orders Management.

 

Creation and Maintenance of Service orders.

Creation of Task lists.

Review and approve any new material master extension or any material master change in the ERP system for externally procured or subcontracted materials within their responsibility.

Validate use of project vs common stock following financial standards and procurement strategy

Work in commodity planning in conjunction with procurement and engineering to define strategy per commodity. Act on standardization, stocking and order quantity initiatives with the goal to ensure material is available on time to site needs, managing inventory levels and seeking optimum costs and lead times.

Work in conjunction with sourcing and procurement teams to define the planning strategy for all materials under their responsibility. Interact with buyers to mitigate any possible deviations to the plan

Analyze MRP and initiate actions to exception messages

Release purchase requisitions to buyers, when required, so they can execute procurement of the material.

Provide progress reports for materials being externally procured, keeping Master Schedulers, Project Delivery Planners and Production Planners informed about any risks associated to the plan

Assign routings to all inhouse make parts

Ensure proper management of inventory levels, based on the planned activity levels and mix of products.

Capable of processing Engineering Changes (ECN s), from all plants, in Supporting Plant while checking that all information is accurate and complete to ensure all plant data accurately reflects SAP Client/TCE data.
Maintain the accuracy of plant material masters and bills of materials for materials under their responsibility in line with changes issued by engineering by issuing requested changes to all relevant departments and checking all demand is correct once changes are carried out.

Technical
Knowledge on SAP MM module
General analysis and reporting

Personal

Good attention to detail
Enquiring, questioning and inquisitive
Able to chair and contribute to meetings
Strong communication and presentation skills - written and verbal
Demonstrates ownership, initiative, proactive behavior and positive approach (can-do attitude)
Be committed and proactive, have a strong sense of collaboration, able to make decisions and learn from every situation.