Job Description
MATERIALS ASSISTANT
What you will do
- Maintain optimum inventory levels to ensure on-time deliveries to meet customer requirements.
- Oversee the planning and the coordination of the company’s inventory.
- Prepare the reports for the monthly Global Inventory Meetings.
- Participate in the monthly Global inventory meetings.
- Collaborate with product and sales management to plan forecasting models.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain Management on delivery and inventory strategies.
- Create and follow up on the implantation of Inventory add requests.
- Analyze and optimize the inventory levels of the Finished Goods (FG) inventory.
- Analyze and optimize the inventory levels of the Component Inventory.
- Prepare and review the Kanban calculation for all branches in cooperation with Branch Operations and the Branch Managers.
- Analyse and put action plan together for excess and obsolete inventory.
- Monitor out of region shipments and define action plan.
- Prepare and review the weekly Sales & Operations inventory reports.
- Review the weekly On Time Delivery (OTD) reports and propose actions.
- Daily review of the Branch Stock Out reports.
- Ensure that the company standard practices and procedures are followed in connection with all materials department functions.
- Development and implementation of inventory policies, procedures and processes.
About you :
- Bachelor’s degree
- Experience with ERP systems.
- Must have proficient software skills such as Microsoft Office - Word, Excel
- Shows good oral and written communications skills.
- Solid understanding of supply chain and inventory management.
- Advanced knowledge of forecasting and budgeting processes.
- Willing to make infrequent overnight travel.
- Language skills (minimum English, every other language is an asset).