Procurement Planner

Welcome to RIMOWA, the first German Maison of the Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVMH) Group. We are a global lifestyle brand with a mission to create the essential tools for a lifetime of travel. For more than 120 years, we have dedicated ourselves to developing unique products where function coexists with luxury, heritage with innovation, and craftsmanship with design.

We seek to attract, recruit and develop the most talented individuals with all levels of experience. The diversity of our ecosystem offers each person unparalleled career opportunities and therefore holds a definite appeal for candidates. Thanks to our exemplary sourcing and recruitment approach, we are widely recognized as a preferred employer.

Our products are created with longevity in mind because the most meaningful journeys last more than a trip, they last a lifetime. Join us to discover your own.

Description

The Procurement Planner is responsible for ensuring raw materials, components and sub-assemblies are delivered to the Cambridge production sites to support production needs, at optimal efficiency. This individual must fully understand RIMOWA’s supply chain and production operations, as well as be an expert on their assigned product or commodities. They will deploy inventory strategies, be responsible for product change and associated material planning implications, manage and solve exceptions, and drive supplier execution.

This role involves daily management of supply and constraints, status reporting and escalation, supplier engagement and the relentless pursuit of operational excellence and continuous improvement.

We’ll look to you to coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between departments according to daily and weekly production schedules. At RIMOWA we value our people and their ideas, this role offers the opportunity to broaden your capabilities and grow technically while contributing to innovative solutions that can genuinely affect change.

Operational Procurement & Material Availability

• Ensuring Material Supply: Define the manufacturing needs for components based on the production plan, stock of components available, lead times and stock policy.
• Order Management & On-Time Delivery: Create and deploy supply requirements via MRP that achieves production, inventory, and cost objectives. Monitor open purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery
• Expediting & Deferring Orders: Expedite or defer orders based on schedule/inventory changes to maintain production flow and optimize inventory.
• Managing Inter-company Material Flow: Manage the inter-company flow of materials between warehouse locations
• Issue Resolution (Day-to-Day): Manage and resolve PO issues to invoice discrepancies, returns, and quality problems with suppliers

Inventory Optimization & Strategic Material Management

• Inventory Level Determination: Determine and establish optimal inventory levels based on forecast, demand variation, and material lead times to balance availability and cost.
• System Parameter Management: Set up and maintain material master system planning parameters (MOQ, lead time, safety stocks).
• Material Flow Coordination (Product Changes): Coordinate material flows throughout product/BOM changes, obsolescence, and the introduction of new suppliers and/or materials due to new product development.
• Engineering Change Management: Manage engineering changes to minimize obsolete inventory and ensure continuous supply.
• Analytical Optimization: Apply analytics and supply chain expertise to manage system parameters, meet target inventory and service level goals while minimizing costs and obsolescence.

Supplier Relationship & Strategic Sourcing

• Building Supplier Partnerships: Build and maintain operational partnerships with assigned suppliers, acting as the primary interface for delivery status, issues, and resolution, escalating when required.
• New Supplier Development & Local Sourcing: Actively seek and develop new local suppliers for cost savings and reducing the carbon footprint. Support onboarding and training of new suppliers ensuring operational excellence and compliance
• Supplier Compliance & Audit Preparation: Proac…