Material Planner

Job Title

Material Planner

Department

Supply Chain – Planning

Reports To

Planning Manager

Job Purpose

The Material Planner is responsible for ensuring the continuous availability of raw materials and packaging materials required for production while maintaining optimum inventory levels. The role focuses on balancing material availability, inventory investment, supplier performance, and production requirements to support business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Material Planning

• Prepare short, medium, and long-term material requirements based on the production plan.


• Convert production plans into Raw Material (RM) and Packaging Material (PM) requirements.


• Monitor inventory levels to avoid shortages and excess stock.


• Maintain safety stock and reorder levels for all materials.

Procurement Coordination

• Generate Purchase Requisitions (PRs) according to planning requirements.


• Follow up Purchase Orders (POs) with the Purchasing Department.


• Monitor supplier delivery schedules and resolve supply delays.


• Coordinate with suppliers regarding delivery commitments.

Inventory Management

• Optimize inventory while maintaining required service levels.


• Monitor slow-moving, obsolete, and excess inventory.


• Review material shelf life and expiry dates.


• Recommend actions to reduce inventory carrying costs.

Production Support

• Ensure material availability before production starts.


• Identify material shortages and communicate risks proactively.


• Support production rescheduling when materials are delayed.


• Coordinate substitute materials when approved.

Planning & Analysis

• Analyze material consumption trends.


• Review forecast changes and assess material impact.


• Update planning parameters:




• Lead Time


• MOQ


• Safety Stock


• Reorder Point


• Lot Size




• Maintain accurate planning master data.

ERP / SAP Management

• Maintain material master data.


• Execute MRP runs.


• Review MRP exception messages.


• Validate planning parameters in SAP.


• Ensure system data accuracy.

Cross Functional Coordination

Work closely with:

• Purchasing


• Production Planning


• Warehouse


• Quality


• R&D


• Finance


• Suppliers

Reporting

Prepare periodic reports including:

• Material Availability


• Material Shortage Report


• Inventory Status


• Supplier Delivery Performance


• Slow Moving Inventory


• Inventory Days of Supply (DOS)


• Purchase Order Tracking


• Material Risk Assessment

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or related field.

Experience

• 3–5 years in Material Planning, Supply Planning, or Inventory Management.


• FMCG experience is preferred.


• Experience with SAP ERP (PP/MM) is highly preferred.

Required Skills

Technical Skills

• Material Requirements Planning (MRP)


• Inventory Management


• SAP MM / PP


• ERP Systems


• Advanced Microsoft Excel


• Forecast Analysis


• Supply Planning


• Data Analysis


• Power BI (preferred)

Soft Skills

• Analytical thinking


• Problem-solving


• Communication


• Time management


• Decision-making


• Attention to detail


• Teamwork


• Ability to work under pressure