Inventory PLanner 3 month

Ref. no.: Glan/FH

Tags: Inventory Controller Inventory Planner

Location(s): Dublin West

Salary range (€): Not disclosed

Additional benefits:

Minimum experience required: 2 - 3 Years

Employment type: Temporary Full-time

Minimum qualification: See Description

Contact person: Fiona Hickey

Contact e-mail: scientificengineering@manpower.ie

Job description:  My Client is seeking an Inventory Planner (3-month placement, which may be extended) who has production planning experience to take responsibility for forecasting, planning and scheduling activities.

Based in City West (but with infrequent travel to plants / suppliers / depot locations) and reporting to the Inventory Master Planner, the successful candidate will have the following responsibilities;

Key Responsibilities:

• Forecast market requirements at SKU level and monitor thereafter performance versus actual.
• Work with the supplier base to develop rolling inventory management schedules that ensure external service levels are reached whilst minimising levels of waste.
• Monitor and report progress against plan on a continual basis, interacting with the supplier base to initiate corrective actions where required.
• Interact with Commercial activities in respect of new sku introductions and deletions, promotional forecasting, sampling, and general trade activities.
• Liaise with Telesales Centre personnel and warehouse personnel to ensure actions are identified to progress short dated inventory.
• Produce regular KPIs to validate effectiveness of role.
• Assist local management in developing longer term capacity planning options.
• Lead / participate in localised improvement projects as deemed appropriate.

Prospective candidates should note the following:

• Minimum 3 years experience in an inventory management environment with developed knowledge of forecasting methodologies and order requirements determination.
• A solid working knowledge of production planning, scheduling logic, and material requirements planning activities, ideally in an ERP environment, and preferably on SAP.
• A supply chain qualification would be advantageous with IIPMM/APICS / IBF qualifications a distinct advantage.
• Experience in a unionised environment would be preferable.
• A background in FMCG employing both batch and continuous manufacturing technologies would be advantageous.
• Specific production planning experience in a manufacturing environment would be advantageous.

Salary .

Negotiable: Depends on Experience


For more information please contact Fiona on 01-6455270