Material Planner

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

The Materials Planner is required to ensure the availability of raw and packaging materials in accordance with manufacturing requirements. The Materials Planner is also required to provide forecasts to vendors in a timely manner, monitor supplier delivery performance and assist in action plans to ensure overall supplier performance is at target levels. The Material Planner also needs to ensure raw & packaging material stock levels are in line with the targets set by the Supply Chain Manager.

• Review Safety Stocks, Minimum Order Quantities (MOQs) & Lot Sizes on a monthly basis
• Manage run-out raw materials and change over to alternatives
• Ensure inventory levels are maintained at predetermined levels
• Communicate and assist with action plans with relevant departments to eliminate/use at risk, slow moving inventories
• Ensure the MRP Suggested Purchases are actioned on a daily basis to ensure production schedules are not compromised
• Ensure timely delivery of materials whilst striving to minimize stock levels and assist with warehouse capacity constraints
• Review and action supplier delivery confirmations - make any necessary changes, advise planning and production if orders cannot be met
• Review & Action MRP Exception Monitor alerts to ensure orders are bought forward or pushed out as required
• Ensure inbounds overdue are reviewed to allow timely follow up of late/problem deliveries
• Ensure timely & accurate set-up & ordering of new raw material/packaging items by effective liaison with relevant functions.

• Minimum Degree in Business / Logistics / Supply Chain / Finance or related discipline is preferred
• Solid understanding of basic supply chain theory coupled with hands on inventory / materials planning experience
• Intermediate to Advanced ERP knowledge, SAP preferable
• Must have a strong business understanding and insight

Kerry is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Consistent with our policy of providing equality of opportunity for all, we are required to seek particular information from applicants. As part of your application you will be asked to answer a short number of questions. This information will be held separate to your application and treated in the strictest of confidence.

Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar).

Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.