- Supply Chain Management
- Scheduling and planning
- Use of SAP
Job Description / Specification
Job Title:
Supply Chain Co-ordinator
Reporting to
Planning Manager
Department:
Planning
Purpose of the Position
To provide effective and collaborative account management of the established supply chain and be responsible for ensuring all planning, ordering and delivery of materials is done accurately and on time in line with latest production plans.
Key Responsibilities
Accountable for the scheduling of materials of designated commodities to meet the needs of the manufacturing schedule, delivering the agreed level of material availability within budgeted inventory targets.
Creation of purchase orders and communication of requirements with suppliers.
Actioning of MRP messages/alerts daily to ensure material supply is aligned to production schedule requirements.
Liaising with Production Schedulers/Supply Planner following the identification of late to schedule or missing parts to ensure alignment to the plan is maintained.
Track progress against schedule, make changes as necessary to accommodate priorities and constraints
Build and maintain operational partnerships with assigned commodity suppliers and act as the primary interface on delivery status, issues and resolution.
Monitor material consumption & product lead times, liaising closely with Procurement to support vendor management and attending quarterly review meetings with suppliers
Cross function collaboration with the Quality team to ensure issue resolution/mitigation with the supplier and relaying any key information back into the Planning team.
Review relevant commodity inventory, identifying risk of obsoletion, developing and executing mitigating action plans.
Proactively communicate with the Supply Planner and/or Planning Manager any issues/concerns that will impact the plan success.
Provide support and cover for other roles within the department for periods of colleague absence.
Specific Skill Requirements
Education / Technical Skills
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong mathematical skills
- Attention to detail and quality conscientious.
- Experience of working within an S&OP framework
- Experience of discrete manufacturing
- SAP APO/SCM preferably, SAP ECC as a minimum
Behaviour
Good communication both verbal and written format
Demonstrates attention to detail.
Shows an aptitude for learning new skills and processes.
Self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure.
Demonstrates confidence to make decisions.
Can maintain a good level of organisation to ensure deadlines are achieved.
Ability to work well within a team.
Can be flexible to be able to meet the demands of work performance.
Capability to problem solve.
Expresses an interest in identifying opportunities to continuously improve ways of working.
Customer focused individual able to build up a positive rapport with internal key stakeholders.