Inventory & Materials Engineer

Job description

Job Description Summary

He/she will operationally support the plant in improving their levels of inventories & turns. The Inventory & Material supervisor is responsible for leading Initiatives & projects in order to improve supply chain.

Job Description

He/she will operationally support the plant in improving their levels of inventories & turns. The Inventory  & Material supervisor is responsible for leading Initiatives & projects in order to improve supply chain.

Essential Responsibilities:

1. Coordinate actions & Support the plant towards the objective of Material Management 100% through the ERP:

·  MRP Policy : Measure & Improve the material ordering process to put them under control through the right MRP parameters set up – Safety stock, Minimum quantities, lot size, lead time
· 
Material data accuracy : driving initiatives & Implementing a continuous process to review material data accuracy

2. Coordinate actions & support the plant towards optimized Procurement mode:

·  Pushing Inventory carrying cost to supplier -Vendor Buffer Stock, consignment, Vendor Advanced Stock- jointly with local Sourcing teams & Procurement teams
· 
Promoting in sequence (JIT) material delivery to production – Scheduling agreement, Vendor Managed Inventory, Kanban .

3. Inventory monitoring:

· 
Monthly Inventory monitoring & reporting with Material Manager.

· 
Driving punctual analysis on excess inventory level according to the priorities SMI, Obsolete, Excess.

· 
Work on global initiative as the PSR & the Inventory action plan.

Requirements

·  Bachelor’s Degree in Management Engineering or related discipline from an accredited university or college; or equivalent experience
·  SAP MM module knowledge
·  Fluency in Italian and English

Desired Characteristics

·  Proven experience in material management or supply chain management
·  Ability to drive results
·  Ability to work independently
·  Strong problem solving skills

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No