Logistica

Logistics Specialist

Purpose of the job / Position description

• Ensure that material resources are consistent with production schedules. The material planner's responsibilities are to order, create and maintain delivery schedules, coordinating with plant teams and managing external stakeholder relations.
• Providing site consolidated forecast to the relevant raw material category managers
• Support the strategic objectives by balancing the contracts volumes assignment among the preferred suppliers and reporting them to category management.
• Performing transactional procurement activities
• Managing transactional procurement tasks and activities in the Procure to Pay (P2P) process area.
• Execute the Group procurement policies.
• Ensuring activities are performed according to agreed controls and processes.
• Support the incoming good department with a special attention to waste management

Main responsibilities

PRICE AND CONDITION MANAGEMENT (material planning)

• Ensure that the Purchase orders are placed with reference to the contract when applies.

MASTER DATA

• Gather information and enter the request for vendor creation in the tool and follow up creation
• Update material information for Purchasing and general information.

P2P

• Direct and indirect material PO management to reflect supplier delivery schedule in the system.
• Process and transform Purchase Requisitions (PRs) into Purchase orders (POs). Creates PO reflecting the business needs and negotiations.
• Acts as 1st line of contact for P2P related inquiries, issues and transactions for indirect categories. Managing purchasing document changes and cancellations, handling returns
• Act as 1st line of contact for invoice 3-way matching error handling.
• Archiving of the signed contracts in ARIBA S2C.

MATERIAL PLANNING

• Calculate raw material volume requirements for annual budget based on the sales team input and communicate this volume to Global Direct Category Manager
• Manage the supply of materials according to the manufacturing schedule and stock levels (MRP); monitor raw materials supply schedule and manage the raw materials flow; managing inventory issues, schedule changes, and cancellations.
• Collaborate with logistic team to manage the supply of materials according to the site logistics constraints

PROCESSES SUPPORT

• Suggest methods to update, simplify, and enhance processes, procedures, and tools

PROCUREMENT STRATEGY SUPPORT

• Identify spend not driven through preferred suppliers / Spot by alignment with the category management.
• Support the strategic objectives by balancing the contracts volumes assignment among the preferred suppliers and reporting them to category management.

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

• Manage supplier claims as well as supplier evaluations of plant according to Ahlstrom tools and procedures for Direct Materials.
• Track each supplier raw material delivery service.

SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

• Be the first point of contact for the supplier customer service.

Qualifications

(minimum level of knowledge and skills to fulfill one’s responsibilities)

Work experience needed

• Min 2 years of experience in material planning and / or procurement
• Proven experience in supplier relationship management
• Proven experience in driving and executing tasks and activities in P2P
• Bachelor’s degree in economics

Required competencies

Primary competencies (mapped to job role)

• Ownership mindset’ with strong working ethic and ability comply with policies and processes.
• Customer service focus and excellent interpersonal skills
• Critical thinking, good problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet critical deadlines
• Collaborative and a true team player, supporting initiatives in a proactive manner to improve own and teamwork practices
• Willingness and ability to challenge own and others’ beliefs and thinking in a constructive manner
• Attention to details but capability to “see the big picture” as well
• Good IT skills including knowledge of SAP
• Fluent in English and local language.

Additional competencies/ Other requirements

• Requires travelling to supplier meetings, sites in the same region and team meetings.
• Valid driving license

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