Regional Vendor Scheduler

Function Specific Activities:

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join our Supply Chain team and work with a world renowned global brand?

We are currently seeking an experienced Regional Vendor Scheduler for a 12 month temporary contract.

You will have overall responsibility and be involved in a number of exciting activities as follows:

- Ensure that the supply of materials meet production & sales plans taking into consideration contracts, batch sizes, inventory policies and storage capacity. 

- Procurement of packaging materials and direct materials of a dedicated categories in our 4 Commercial Product Supply (CPS) plants.

- Lead the relationship management activities with suppliers, as they relate to operational or tactical processes.

What you can do for us

• Purchase Order Management
• Materials Inventory Management
• Supplier Management and development
• Master Data maintenance
• Registration of materials / ingredients with relevant Authorities
• Supplier Management
• Drive improvement initiatives

Educational requirements & related skills:

• Degree or Diploma in Business, Chemistry or Food Science or equivalent. Supply Chain post-graduate studies APICS certification would be considered as an advantage.
• MRPII or ERP knowledge is preferred. Preference for candidates with good working knowledge of SAP.
• Quality systems ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 experience would be considered an advantage
• Relevant experience in multinational organization’s Supply Chain/ Purchasing / Procurement function desirable.
• Excellent communication skills, with proficiency in English. 
• Excellent PC skills in Microsoft and Power point.   
• Good level of analytical, problem solving and strategic thinking skills.
• Good negotiation and vendor management skills.
• Good analytical skills on inventory management and optimization.

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