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Date: 19 Apr 2024

Location: Gornji Milanovac, RS

Company: Tetra Pak

At Tetra Pak we commit to making food safe and available, everywhere; and we protect what's good – protecting food, protecting people, and protecting the planet. By doing so we touch millions of people's lives every day. And we need people like you to make it happen.

Job Summary

We are looking for a Material Planner to join the team in Europe&Central Asia Supply Chain Operations.
 
The Planning organization is responsible for driving material replenishment, tactical planning of production, and operational planning with factory daily management systems. 

You will deal with the replenishment of Base Material (paper, film, PE, foil) or Additional Material categories and will belong to a virtual Planning Hub. As such you will be working remotely from our Converting factory on a variety of exciting challenges.

You will be reporting to a Material Team Lead and work closely with other material planners, capacity planners, and suppliers. 
 
In this position you will be based in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia.

What you will do

  • Regularly challenge/update safety stock and maintain inventory in an optimal level
  • Deploy KPI losses and drive improvement actions and follow through
  • Ensure accurate planning by maintaining Master Data in the systems & tools timely
  • Place order to supply, monitor order status till arrival, keep updated in the system & tools
  • Ensure good cooperation with suppliers including RFC, ordering, delivery
  • Monitor demand and supply deviations, identify supply issues and take action where needed
  • Collaborate with peers and cross functions (Capacity Planners and Logistics) to secure smooth material flow for production and delivery
  • Be an active participant of global or local material planning initiatives and project
  • Using planning tools to support your analytics and decision-making

We believe you have

  • Min. 2-4 years of operational experience in the Material Planning or other similar operational area of expertise
  • Academic degree or equivalent work experience
  • Experience with SAP R3
  • Experience working with MRP (Material Requirement Planning) tool 
  • Having worked intensively with APO-R (SAP) being a big advantage
  • Solid knowledge in material planning process and tools, logistic flow
  • Good communication skills in English
  • Experience in continuous improvement methodology
  • Confident user of various IT tools such as MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), WebEx
  • Flexibility
  • Good communication skill with the ability to build strong relationships across all functions within all seniority levels
  • Ability to challenge the current process and create new one with documentation
  • Ability to work autonomously, drive continuous improvement, challenge current practices and processes
  • Analytical mindset and a keen interest to business operations
  • Strong problem-solving skills with a can-do attitude

We Offer You

  • A variety of exciting challenges with ample opportunities for development and training in a truly global landscape
  • A culture that pioneers a spirit of innovation where our industry experts drive visible results
  • An equal opportunity employment experience that values diversity and inclusion
  • Market competitive compensation and benefits with flexible working arrangements

 

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If you are inspired to be part of our promise to protect what’s good; for food, people, and the planet, apply through our careers page at https://jobs.tetrapak.com/. 

 

Diversity, equity, and inclusion is an everyday part of how we work. We give people a place to belong and support to thrive, an environment where everyone can be comfortable being themselves and has equal opportunities to grow and succeed. We embrace difference, celebrate people for who they are, and for the diversity they bring that helps us better understand and connect with our customers and communities worldwide.

 

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