Material Requirement Planner

Main Responsibilities:

• Perform all duties to ensure the Materials Requirements Plans are completed to ensure the timely availability of materials to support the product Supply Plan
• Responsible to liaise with all key functions to ensure timely updates to material plans considering changes to plans or material availability issues
• Execution of key tasks to support inventory plans and optimization initiatives
• Perform all routine tasks to convert planned orders into material plans (Purchase Requisition, BANF) including the creation and management of material planned requirements
• Liaison with Material Project Leads (MPLs) to ensure all material plans are up to date and responsive to changes in material requirements
• Creation and maintenance of detailed material planning parameters in Planning systems
• Conversion of the material requirements plan (purchase requisitions) into Purchase Orders
• Expediting material availability through liaison with procurement and teams involved with inbound material processing
• Creation and management of material related KPIs and measures to ensure accurate understanding of material availability
• Execution of key material availability, mobilization or write actions to support optimal management of inventory while reducing scrap/waste (SMOG)
• Liase with key stakeholders (MPLs, Material Analysts) to develop safety stock and inventory plans to meet production plans
• Close cooperation with Operational Buyers for supplier related questions
• Track, report and facilitate on-time material availability (drive escalations) including testing and accountability with material releases for production

Qualifications and Experience:

• Relevant working/residency permit or Swiss/EU-Citizenship required.
• Degree or equivalent experience in SCM, Procurement or any relevant field
• Min. of 5 years’ experience as a Material Requirement Planner
• Planning & Purchasing: Production Scheduling, Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Purchase Order (PO) Management, Supplier Expediting, Shortage Resolution, Work Order Execution, Bill of Materials (BOM) Management, New Product Introductions (NPI).
• ERP & Inventory Systems: JD Edwards, SAP (MM, WM, IBP), Advanced Inventory Control (ABC, EOQ, Reorder Point, Safety Stock, Aging Inventory Analysis).
• Supplier & Operational Management: Approved Supplier Collaboration, Supplier Scorecards, Vendor Performance Tracking, On-Time Delivery (OTD), Receiving/GRN & ASN Tracking, Contract Compliance.
• Analytics & Continuous Improvement: Advanced Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, Power Query), Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (DMAIC), Value Stream Mapping, cGMP Compliance.