Location: Kampala
Number of Post: 1
Job Overview
Reporting to Supply Chain Manager
The job entails alignment of inventories and ensure that material resources are consistent with production schedules while keeping production flowing smoothly with the needed materials. Ensures a steady supply of products to customers. You’ll create and maintain an inventory schedule by watching trends and customer demands to make sure there are always enough products and manufacturing materials.
In this position, you are responsible for planning and monitoring the materials and products used by your company. You ensure that the company doesn’t run out of the materials needed to produce its products. You also manage the flow of inventory and | make sure customer information; you help to set up a schedule for ordering materials and maintaining an efficient inventory.

Material Planner Responsibilities:
• Determining the required materials necessary for production and initiating respective purchase orders.
• Aligning raw material requirement with the production plan
• Ensuring materials meet specifications, quality standards, and are cost-efficient
• Ensuring the consistent and adequate supply of materials necessary for production. Coordinating with other departments regarding production goals, timelines, supplier payments, etc. Tracking production volume and monitoring customer demand patterns and purchasing trends. Scheduling and overseeing the supply and delivery of materials and products.
• Liaising with customers, suppliers, and distributors.
• Managing inventory issues, schedule changes, and cancellations.
• Preparing cost estimates and performance reports.
• In charge of collecting Data for Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) from both internal and external sources Provide weekly overview of S&OP to Supply Chain Manager for analysis Coordinating between the production and other departments.
• Determining the timeline for production completion.
• Working in collaboration with accounting department for shipping payment issues. Developing cost estimates reports and their performance analysis.
• Adhering to all the health, safety, and environmental rules and regulations.
• Coordinate with operations, engineering, purchasing and quality to attain production goals.
• Resolve capacity issues by prioritized scheduling and suggestions
• Update production tracking and reporting reports.
• Analyze changing material demand patterns.
• Plan material to attain company metrics like turns and customer fill rate.
• Interface with vendors and forecast material integrity.
• Determine, research and correct material inventory discrepancy causes.

Material Planner Requirements:
• Degree in business, logistics, inventory management, or a related field preferred. 2+ years of experience in material planning, inventory management, purchasing, production scheduling or a related position.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and supply chain management. Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and material management systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Should work in a team as well as independently. Excellent mathematical and analytical skills.
• A keen eye for details