National Diploma or Degree in Logistics / Purchasing / Materials / Inventory Management
Minimum of 3 years of materials / inventory-related experience in the automotive Industry
1-2 years of SAP systems experience, R3 production, controlled warehousing environment
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
Basic understanding of the logistics concept and production systems
Computer literacy, i.e. Microsoft Office package (MS Excel Advanced and MS PowerPoint Advanced)
Strong communication skills
Analytically minded and a systematic individual with a tenacious ability to resolve problems
RESPONSIBILITIES
Ensure the sufficient and timeous supply of quality CKD and direct purchase components to production, in the most economical manner to meet our customer demands as well as the company’s objectives towards quality, costs and schedule
Controlling inventory, namely, shortages, surplus, potential obsolescence and production run out
Ordering parts and determining the best possible solution to part shortage problems
Managing engineering changes
Controlling the budget of key performance items, i.e. airfreight costs, SV costs, road haulage costs, inventory value management and claims management
Analysing the daily critical parts report to identify potential production shortages
Initiating stock count requests against parts which have not been recently stock-counted and / or where the stock base appears incorrect
Analysing packing data files to ensure that stock receipts are in accordance with CKD order volumes
Calculating stock balancing quantities and placing SV stock replenishment orders with consideration of airfreight costs
Liaising and following up with expeditors to ensure that stock for production arrives on time
Liaising with the logistics service provider and the expediting officer to expedite containers timeously
Identifying potential obsolete stock and initiating deviations through product engineering to exhaust surplus stock
Monitoring and controlling stock movement against run-out ECR to minimise obsolescence
Ensure accurate and stable forecasting of volumes that will be released via the VDA on the day of transmission
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Material Control Analyst Temp • Kariega, South Africa