Senior Material Planner

As a Senior Material Planner, you will perform forecasting and purchasing of bulk solvents, raw materials and purchased custom manufactured intermediates. You will also be involved in the following:
Ensure continuing manufacture of all products in the Tuas Site, in compliance with the appropriate governance and procurement processes, while delivering value to the company through cost and inventory optimization in partnership with internal functions and stakeholders
Maintain stocking parameters for purchase of bulk solvents, raw materials and purchased custom manufactured intermediates
Collaborate with Quality, Production and Procurement teams to ensure security of supply of bulk solvents, raw materials and purchased custom manufactured intermediates, taking into account supply base risk assessments and business objectives.
Actively involved in projects agreed with the Planning and Logistics Manager (Inbound) for personal development.

**Responsibilties**:
To manage material forecasting for production requirements
Ensure all MRP systems and processes are fit for purpose, accurate and robust
Build in continuous improvements to move towards simplicity
Regularly review stock parameters and policies for key process raw materials so that they are optimized according to product needs, value, and supply risk profile.
Recommend proposals for new stock parameters and policies to the Planning and Logistics Manager (Inbound), to take through appropriate governance.
Track and actively manage inventory actual usage and forecasts according to the latest production plan, taking into account stock turnover rate and trend development
Maintain and update performance management standards and key performance indicators (KPIs)
Collaborate with Procurement and site users in adherence to agreed processes, Way of Working (WoW) in compliance with all appropriate governance and procurement processes including (where nominated) support in P2P or DP as Superusers or Subject Matter Experts (SME)
Perform system transactions in the Corporate ERP system for Raw material purchasing processes (e.g. creation of Purchase Orders) and master data maintenance (e.g. PIR)
Maintain correct data in SAP systems related to replenishment of raw materials including safety stock and/or buffer time
Monitor goods delivery schedule and coordinate with suppliers and/or forwarders on delivery plans and requirements. This includes any issues with deliveries. In the event of an issue related to raw material delivery delay, quantity, or quality, to actively develop mitigation plans in partnership with Production. Procurement and the Global Supply Planning Team, taking a lead in coordinating site functional responses related to ensuring raw material is released in time for the revised production schedule.
Ensure compliance -Effective L1 Audits for EHS and GMP are carried out per agreed schedule, CAPAs are developed and routinely updated to ensure relevance and sustainability

This is a contact role, but it is convertible to a permanent role depending on your performance.

Why you?

**Basic Qualifications**:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 3 - 5 years of good knowledge, planning and relevant working experience in supply chain.
GMP planning experience
Ability to perform effective problem solving, strong analytical and cross-functional engagement skills
Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, both written and oral, including strong listening and presentation skills

**Preferred Qualifications**:
**If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus**:
Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering
6+ years related experience
Good communication and presentation skills
Basic understanding of supply chain process
Ability to process large amounts of data
Demonstrated computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, ERP systems)