Key Responsibilities:

Material Planning & Forecasting

• Develop and manage material requirement plans (MRP) based on production schedules and sales forecasts.
• Monitor stock levels and ensure adequate supply of raw materials, components, and packaging.
• Analyze consumption trends and adjust forecasts to prevent shortages or overstock situations.

Inventory Management

• Maintain optimal inventory levels in line with company targets (safety stock, reorder points, lead times).
• Track and reduce slow-moving, excess, and obsolete inventory.
• Ensure accurate inventory data in ERP systems (SAP / Oracle / Odoo / Others).

Supplier Coordination

• Coordinate with suppliers to ensure timely deliveries as per purchase orders and planning requirements.
• Track supplier performance
• Follow up on delays, shortages, and quality issues, escalating where required.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Procurement to support sourcing decisions and negotiate material availability.
• Collaborate with Production & Planning teams to align material readiness with production schedules.
• Partner with Quality teams to handle material inspection and non-conformity issues.

Reporting & Documentation

• Prepare daily/weekly/monthly reports on material status, shortages, and inventory health.
• Ensure all transactions, stock movements, and planning data are accurately updated in the system.
• Support audits and compliance requirements.