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**Job Description**:
**Summary**
The Material Planner works to procure components in charge of the specific commodities assigned, necessary to provide continuity of shop floor activities in order to meet the production plan scheduled.
**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**
- Analyze MRP inputs on a weekly basis or as needed to assure the right level of availability and inventory value
- Release purchase orders for portfolio in charge to authorized suppliers, according to lead time and according to supplier quality agreement
- Send Forecast to suppliers on a regular basis in accordance with supplier agreement
- Phase-in and phase-out components as part of the design change process to avoid scrap.
- Analyze portfolio, setting right procurement parameters, safety stock in alignment to target inventory and EOQ.
- Transmit to suppliers orders and fold them properly.
- Close collaboration with suppliers, check deliveries dates according to purchase orders released.
- Manage return of components hesitate negative.
- Updated supplier data in the system, new supplier entering request, update parameters of purchase parts.
- Implement KPI 's to monitor supplier's performances and inventory levels.
- **Qualifications**
- High school degree or University Degree
- At least 5 years experience in Supply Chain / Material Planning / Purchasing Operational
- Excellent knowledge of English language both written and verbal
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral) and strong orientation to interpersonal relationships
- Critical sense and organizational skills
- Ability to work in team
**Reasonable Accommodations**
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