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Planner

Employer
Manpower Ireland
Location
Galway
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
14 Feb 2022

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Sector
Manufacturing
Job Type
Contract
Hours
Full-time

For more than 100 years, our passionate mission of safety empowers us to protect lives.

MSA Safety is a global leader in the development of safety equipment and pioneering technology that helps protect people and facility infrastructures around the world. We are committed to providing the latest in innovative, best-in class safety solutions that feature integrated systems capability and allow our customers to return safely to their families and friends. Every day our customers place their lives in our hands. In response, we provide them with protection they can trust. It is gratifying to lead the way as a source of inspiration. Would you like to join our team of more than 5,000 employees world-wide dedicated to this purpose? We hope so.

Responsibilities:

  • Responsibility for supply chain / procurement activities across a range of products within the Galway site portfolio, focusing on quality, cost and all aspects of supply.
  • Understanding previous selling patterns and forecasted forward demand, utilizing report systems to ensure stock levels are in line with demand and maintain minimum stock levels.
  • Constantly review and adjust stock levels to suit.
  • SAP master data maintenance and optimisation
  • Support for new product introduction activities and Phase In / Phase Out
  • Ownership of relevant KPI's and action trackers driving performance
  • Compliance to company policy, Limits of Authority, internal & external audits
  • Engage with and maintain disciplines around the MSA Operating System
  • Continuous improvement activity through projects, project team membership and leadership and the pursuit of annual strategic objectives that drive value for the site

Experience Required:

  • Experience in Materials Management / Logistics / Operations / or other related disciplines
  • Strong analytical experience
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
  • Experience with SAP or similar tier 1 ERP
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Experience at building strong work relationships / teams
  • Experience in driving change

Experience Preferred:

  • Knowledge of SI&OP, logistics & related supply chain processes
  • Experience of inbound product transfers from other company sites
  • ERP system 'super user' background

Education Required:

  • 3rd Level College / University Degree or Diploma in a supply chain, business, finance or other discipline complementary to the demands of the buyer planner role.

Education (Preferred):

  • APICS, CIPS or other related certification
  • Courses completed in Lean manufacturing, 6 sigma, continuous improvement philosophy

If you would like to make an impact to ensure that Men and Women may work in safety and that they, their families, and their communities may live in health throughout the world, we want to hear from you.

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