Material Planner

Job description:Department: Supply Chain                                     Job Position: Material PlannerReports to: Supply Planning Lead - AMETLocation: Sakarya Main purpose of the role: Ensure material supply (raw and packing materials) to meet the planned requirements in the short term horizon. Maintaining packing materials inventory to agreed policies. Establish and execute the material call off schedules to support production plans. Monitors supplier delivery performance (VMI, Call-off, and/or Order based). Adheres to the Supplier order policy i.e. lead times and MOQ as defined in the Service Level Agreements.  Main Accountabilities:Material Management: Run Daily MRP on the agreed production plan Prepare reports for the Planning Manager and teams Do daily call-offs, follow up with the deliveries Responsible for keeping the material stocks at target stock level Quarterly updates on target stock levels through stock modelling Chair monthly S&OP meetings with suppliers to address operational issues and drive improvements in the process Run up/down of packaging materials in times of innovations/promotions to ensure limited business waste and on time availability of new materials Maintain lines of communication with suppliers and/or Supply Management on the performance of the suppliers. Execute savings projects in coordination with Supply Management team Leading Supplier flexibility projects (VMI, Milkrun, etc.) to improve responsiveness Master Data maintenance and system hygiene maintenance Ensure OTIF implementation of SNC (Supply Network Collaboration) Being part of Manufacturing Excellence program Strong Cooperation with Production, Quality, Logistics, Procurement, Demand Planning, R&D and Marketing Teams  Key Competencies:              Passion for Growth Team Commitment Objective Analytical Power Influencing Others Developing yourself Being responsible and accountable  Essential Requirements 1-2 Years Supply Planning/Material Planning/Import Planning required. Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering, Engineering or Business Admin. Supply chain (APICS etc) qualification advantage Excellent communication skills Experience on ERP (S&D, MM, MPS, APO modules) Fluent in English & Turkish.  Preferred Requirements FMCG background is preferred SAP experience is a must. Kinaxis experience is a plus Factory Experience is a plus Skilled with Excel Skilled with PowerBI Preferably no military obligation for male candidates  Contacts:Internal: Logistics, planning functions Supply Management Team R&D Finance department I.T and Master Data team Factory team External: Packaging suppliers Raw Materials suppliers