Location: Cork Role: Contract Contract Length: 12 month

Details:

Expanding chemical manufacturing company on a 12 month contract.

The role will be responsible for Critical analysis and maintenance of inventory levels through the evaluation of demand signals per SKU in order to generate supply replenishment plans and control the physical distribution of the right finished product to the right location at the right time in the right quantity to meet desirable customer service levels.

Responsibilities:
Analyze demand during lead time (daily), identify abnormal demand patterns and verify causes with our sales/marketing team and demand.
Determine the SKU inventory levels, locations, and safety stocks by customer/warehouse to support the desired level of customer service while maintaining cost effective levels of inventory
Pull FINI material requirements into the region of sales based on local/regional demand plans and sales history.
Be accountable for master data set-up for material management in the assigned warehouses;
Execute standard availability to promise date for customer delivery (imported products only) based on lead times and communicates changes to Customer Service.
Manage Inventory levels and Health – be accountable for Non-Productive Inventory, and proactive shelf-life monitoring
Manage supply issues during times of short supply

Experience

Bachelor’s degree and 3 - 4 years' in manufacturing, customer service, sales, production planning role
Analytical and quantitative skills
SAP, APO, MRP training on functional areas of expertise essential
APICS Module I (Basics of Supply Chain Management) training Desired
Six Sigma certification an advantage