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Job description / Role
The RM Planner is responsible for maintaining proper RM inventory to fulfill demand requirements of all Production Lines.
Major Accountabilities
1 Ensures right materials are available at the right time in the right quantity at the minimum cost.
- Ensures Packaging Materials are available in required quantity with required specification for production.
- Ensures timeliness of product delivery and the quality of the product delivered through frequent interaction with vendors.
- Identifies slow moving inventory and initiates supplier returns and /or works cross-functionally to devise ways to sell through the inventory.
- Assists in implementing supplier strategies with procurement.
- Reviews supplier performance and meets with suppliers to address issues and negotiate improvement opportunities and follow up steps in close coordination with Procurement dept.
- Works on process improvement teams and cross-functional initiatives.
- Coordinates and communicates daily production, procurement and distribution plans.
- Responsible for managing inventory levels for assigned suppliers / product lines and developing / implementing plans as needed to achieve inventory turns goals.
- Develops and implements corrective action plans as needed to address service issues caused by supplier performance.
- Coordinates with suppliers and procurement to identify and reconcile gaps and supply shortages, providing an early warning system for issue identification.
- Works with demand planners to develop predefined scenarios for demand shaping or supply relocation, capacity to balance / optimize supply and demand.
- Expedites and devises alternative solutions to resolve backorders in a timely manner.
- Develops internal cross-functional relationships to enhance the planning process.
- Provide quarterly/monthly forecast for materials.
- Monitor inventory levels and minimize stock level.
- Ensures safety stock is maintained.
- Runs MRP for packaging materials on weekly basis.
- Prepares and send out call off schedule to vendors.
- Follow up with vendors for timely receipt of materials.
- Works closely with procurement dept. and warehouse to follow up on orders and receipt status.
- Works in close partnership with Commercial, Manufacturing and Logistics during product retirement phase to ensure a smooth product delisting from companys portfolio in order to reduce raw material write offs.
- Notify procurement & vendor in case of receipt of out of spec. materials.
- Monitor production performance, changes in plan and arrange materials according to the revised plan.
- Analyze PRs for packaging materials created every day in the system.
- Release required PRs for approval.
- Check status of PRs and POs.
- Attend daily planning meeting and share daily KPIs.
2 Provides support during commercialization process to ensure timely launch of new products.
- Initiate CPA process for new products.
- Create, collect data for BOMs and Routings and obtain necessary approvals.
- Liaise with Marketing dept. for artworks.
- Avoid or reduce loss of material due to layout or formula change and adjust the procurement plan according to the requirement timely.
- Ensure all required new materials are made available in line with production plan.
- Complete the process according to the New product launch template with timelines.
3 Ensures Co-packing facility is effectively used to support AGL sales requirements
- Run MRP according to production schedule.
- Monitor inventory and raise PRs.
- Follow up with vendors on materials delivery.
- Request for materials transfer from Plant.
- Analyze material consumption and highlight variances if any.
4 Reports
- Packaging materials yields.
- Stock movements.
- Warehouse RM stock overview.
5 KPIs
- RM DOI.
- Inventory Turns.
- %OOS.
- Packaging Materials inventory at risk for write offs.
- Manufacturing Cost per case.
- USLE.
Requirements
- University Degree in any discipline or the equivalent experience.
- Experience with Forecasting or Demand Planning.
- APICs Certification or equivalent.
- Computer literacy and proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet and ERP.
- Excellent organizational and planning skills.
- Basic negotiation, follow up, and facilitation skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Basic knowledge of descriptive statistics.
About the Company
The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) is the world's largest beverage company, refreshing consumers around the world for over 137 years. Our unrivaled portfolio includes more than 500 sparkling and still brands and more than 3,800 beverage choices, with iconic brands such as Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, Costa Coffee, Monster, Powerade, Minute Maid, Nutri Boost, and Schweppes.
The Coca-Cola Bottling Investments Group (BIG) is TCCC’s global bottling arm whose operations are primarily focused on markets in Asia and the Middle East, covering 13 countries with 45 plants and over 38,000 employees, serving 1.8 billion consumers. BIG has evolved over the years and the future is exciting — it is currently regarded as a world-class bottler and a role model for system alignment, with many years of experience winning in the market and developing talent and innovations in the countries where it operates.
The Gulf Coca-Cola Beverages (GCCB) is a bottling company of The Coca-Cola Company and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. The joint venture operates in four (4) countries namely, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The company produces and distributes a variety of non-alcoholic beverages under the Coca-Cola brand in the Gulf region. It is a place where you can make a positive mark on the world. Whether through our sustainability initiatives, human rights work, or the ripple economic impact each person creates by simply doing their job well, there are endless opportunities to build shareholder value and make an impactful contribution to many communities.