Planner Raw Material

Purpose of the role:

• Management (planning, inventory tracking, import) of raw materials (fillers, chemicals, miscellaneous (bags) in line with the corporate/regional policies,procedures and systems.
• Implementing legal and Goodyear related requirements regarding Environment & Safety.
   

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

Demand & Inventory Tracking:
- Daily control of on-hand and in-transit inventories of raw materials to avoid shortfalls and/or unnecessary inventories and to reduce working capital. 

- Safety stock calculations taking into account consumption changes, delivery lead times,  supply chain risks
- Communication (via Macos, VMI,....) with Purchasing (Lux & Akron) regarding latest demand from plants.
- Weekly & Monthly inventory reports as requested.
- Support Yearly AOP process.

Purchase Order Creation & Follow Up:
- Creation of P.O. via SAP - Communication of P.O. to suppliers. Confirmation follow up of P.O.`s.           
- Inbound delivery creation
- Transportation follow up of orders
- Invoice approval over VIM workflow.

Document Processing & Customs Operations:
- Invoice requests from suppliers & Invoice quality checks - Customs service provider follow up.     
- Daily & weekly raw material list for shipment planners.

Risk & "Source Change" Management:
- Detection of raw materials run-out risks. (delays in vessel arrivals,  problems in customs systems, supplier capacity/production problems, extraordinary consumption......) 

- Communcation with related parties (region, purchasing-Lux&Akron-, plants, suppliers…). Countermeasure & action plan creation and execution.
- Close follow up till run-out risk is over.
- Management (communication with purchasing & plant, trial orders, new supplier-material creation in GY systems, transition management of source changes.
- Close follow up with Purchasing & Qtech for source changes.

Consignment Operations Management:
- Weekly usage, stock,invoice man. with suppliers. - Invoice approval over VIM workflow

Others:
- Optimize allocation of incoming raw materials to plant warehouses & port storage to minimize extra costs. 

- CAR costs management
- Follow up of permanent packaging (pallets exports, etc.)
- Trial materials management 

Experience working in logistics and with SAP is a plus.

Applications can be submitted until Friday 16 May, 2025.