Global Supply Planner

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Responsibilities Location Thane West, MaharashtraIN Job ID AMS-JR-000144

As a Global Supply Planner, you will coordinate and lead activities involved with the purchasing and planning of materials that are of strategic importance to multiple PerkinElmer product lines, distribution centers and service support across a global supplier base.

The Global Supply Planner will execute purchasing requirements as defined in SAP. Primary responsibilities include keeping the delivery requirements aligned with the ever-changing need of the business, utilizing exception messaging within SAP and communicating regularly with the supply base. Weekly prioritization of needs is paramount for supply success. In addition, the Global Supply Planner may also procure other miscellaneous items required for production as well as work on projects supporting continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing purchase requisitions and ERP output for appropriate information and approvals.
• Procuring production items such as raw materials, equipment, tools, fabricated parts, supplies and miscellaneous items.
• Conferring with suppliers to obtain product or service information such as price, availability and delivery schedules.
• Providing suppliers open order, past due orders, supplier requirements, Kanban and other reports on a recurring basis and as required.
• Communicating priorities to the supply base weekly to maintain alignment with PerkinElmer sales, service, and manufacturing needs.
• Proactively monitoring material delivery according to SIOP (sales inventory operations planning) or forecast plan to ensure that there are no material shortage impacts to production.
• Entering and rescheduling purchase orders in SAP in a timely manner.
• Interfacing directly with staff and suppliers to resolve order status, discrepancies, past due items and schedule/date changes.
• Administering the Supplier Kanban and Lean Replenishment Program (LRS).
• Actively managing key suppliers with business reviews or other formats to optimize supplier price and performance results.
• Tracking and managing supplier performance.
• Resolving invoice discrepancies with suppliers and Accounts Payable.
• Coordinating defective and returned materials with suppliers, Quality Assurance and others to determine root causes and initiating and following-up on corrective actions.
• Developing and refining material shortage notifications and fulfillment processes.
  

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Statistics, Economics or related discipline.
• 3-5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with a large ERP system, preferably SAP, for daily activities.
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite of products, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Willingness to work afternoon working hours (cooperation with stakeholders from the US).
  

Preferred Qualifications

• A.P.P. (Accredited Purchasing Practitioner) certification or C.P.M. (Certified Purchasing Manager) certification from NAPM/ISM is a plus
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where limited standardization may exist
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and purchase specifications
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to inquiries from management, suppliers, customers, and other stakeholders
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
• Highly effective time management skills
• Commitment to customer excellence with demonstrated ethics and integrity
• Ability to operate independently and as part of a team.