Job Summary.
The Intercompany Buyer/Planner is responsible for planning and co-ordinating material flows between internal branch plants, ensuring timely availability of products for customer orders and stocking profiles. Monitoring and adjusting stocking levels to maintain company inventory strategy.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Plan and execute intercompany orders to support customer and operational demand
2. Translate demand forecasts into actionable plans
3. Monitor material availability, lead time and constraints across internal suppliers
4. Expedite, reschedule, or de-commit orders as required to meet business needs
5. Update production sheets for regular meetings to satisfy customer orderbook and maintain due dates
6. Update job status sheets daily
7. Action non-conforming reports and items in a timely manner
8. Review and action cancelled orders
EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/SKILL-SET REQUIRED:
9. Strategic: Service level consistency, Capacity balancing across plants, Risk management (disruption and exposure)
10. Operating: Act as the primary point of contact between internal buying and supplying entities. Align demand and supply plans with internal manufacturing
11. Organisational: Professional and clear communication to maintain business relationships. Clear communication and presentation skills.
12. Personal and Interpersonal: Strategic thinking. Solid judgement with the ability to make decisions. Good communication and presentation skills to manage relationships and interact effectively with all levels of the organization.
ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE:
13. Experience in Planning
14. Strong understanding of Inventory Management and Supply Planning
15. Analytical, problem solving and communication skills
16. Excel & Database competence