Supply Management Planner

Supply Management Planner

Job Description

Supply Management Planner II - Supply Management (IM&S Planner)

Your Responsibilities
As an Indirect Materials & Services Central Planner, for the client you will….
Convert requisitions and shopping carts to purchase orders
Resolve blocked invoices, delinquent orders, PO transmission and shopping cart errors
Educate, train, and provide on-demand customer support to suppliers and internal stakeholders
Execute Annual Framework process

Major Purpose
Performs the duties of a Supply Management Planner II. Manages the day- to-day performance and relationship of a group of suppliers for several assigned commodities to support factory operations. Works with the Supply Base to drive continuous improvement in quality and delivery.

Major Duties
Execute, in a supply chain of low complexity, planning activities within a defined framework/system that mainly affect own organization/unit.
Maintain day-to-day contact with business-critical suppliers and respond to complex incidents with suppliers or supplies/services to analyze performance and provide feedback on key supplier management indicators.
Collect and collate information on the key cost drivers, market dynamics and issues, areas of innovation, and alternative suppliers to provide solid market information to more senior colleagues for decision-making.
Contribute to reviewing existing operations in own area of work, and support in generating new ideas to assist in identifying continuous improvements.
Gather and report on information on existing contract performance and provide it as input to the new contract process for negotiations/renegotiations.
Manage inventory for a site or factory, with guidance when discrepancies or issues are identified, following existing procedures.
Support stakeholder engagement by arranging actions, meetings, and events.
Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching. Develop and maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

What Skills You Need
Effective communication skills (written/verbal)
Efficiency with Microsoft Office products

What Makes You Stand Out
1 or more years Supply Management & Logistics experience
1 or more years SAP Materials Management experience
1 or more years Customer Service Procure to Pay experience (Req. to Purchase order)
Knowledge/experience with the client Supply Network applications
Data & analytics experience using tools such as Power BI and Tableau

Education
Ideally you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent related work experiences

Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary Education

Will consider recent grads with excellent communication skills and eagerness to learn.

Skills, Abilities, Knowledge
Action Planning
Planning and Organizing
Data Collection and Analysis
Verbal Communication
Procurement Process Management
Traffic and Vehicle Planning
Assessment
Costing and Budgeting
Reporting
Review and Reporting

Work Experience
Basic experience of simple office / operational systems (4 to 6 months)
Very limited (0 to 3 months)

Notes:
Onsite

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.