MRP Planner

About the company

For our Client, an international manufacturing organization, we are looking for an MRP Planner to join the Supply Chain team and be responsible for the proper planning of material requirements and ensuring the continuity of production supply.

Your tasks

This is a role for someone who thrives at the intersection of production, purchasing, logistics, and planning. An important element of the position will be not only responding to the plant's current needs but also identifying potential problems in advance and taking action before they impact production.

• preparing and updating material requirements based on production needs,
• controlling component safety levels and responding to potential shortages and surpluses,
• analyzing MRP data and translating analysis results into concrete actions,
• cooperating with the purchasing department regarding delivery dates, order changes, and situations requiring additional attention,
• ongoing contact with Production, Warehouse, Customer Service, and other teams involved in the planning process,
• tracking changes in demand and assessing their impact on material availability,
• monitoring the implementation of planning assumptions and explaining any emerging discrepancies,
• participating in meetings and processes related to current production plan management and long-term planning,
• preparing summaries, analyses, and reports for the team and management,
• seeking ways to improve work with MRP, data, and planning processes,
• participating in projects regarding Supply Chain process optimization and the further development of planning tools.

Requirements

What are we particularly looking for? We are looking for a person with experience in material planning or MRP who:

• has a minimum of years of experience in planning within a manufacturing company,
• understands the dependencies between material requirements, production plans, purchasing, and inventory levels,
• has practical experience working with an ERP system (knowledge of SAP will be an additional asset),
• feels comfortable working with large amounts of data and can draw the right conclusions from them,
• can efficiently set priorities and respond to changing production needs,
• has experience in problem-solving and process improvement,
• is independent, well-organized, and consistent in action,
• collaborates freely with people from different departments,
• knows English at a level that allows for daily communication in an international environment (min. B2)

Must have: ERP

Nice to have: SAP