Global Material Planner

Şişecam

Şişecam was founded in 1935 to establish Turkey’s glass industry in line with the vision of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic. Today, Şişecam is a strong global player in the fields of glass and chemicals. Şişecam is the only global company operating in all core areas of glass production – including flat glass, glassware, glass packaging and glass fiber. Currently, Şişecam ranks among the world’s top two manufacturers of glassware and the top five producers of glass packaging and flat glass. Şişecam is one of the three largest soda producers in the world and the world leader in chromium chemicals.

Şişecam plays a leading role in the flat glass, glassware, glass packaging, chemicals, automotive, glass fiber, mining, energy and recycling business lines. Şişecam operates production facilities in Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Russian Federation, Georgia, Ukraine, Egypt, India, and the USA in addition to Turkey.

Şişecam is taking major steps towards its goal of becoming one of the world's top three manufacturers in its main fields of activity. Driven forward by its highly competent human resources and smart technologies, Şişecam is continuously transforming its digital infrastructure and corporate culture taking into account the needs of the future. With 86 years of experience and 23,000 employees, Şişecam conducts production activities in 14 countries on four continents and operates a sales network in more than 150 countries worldwide.

Şişecam is moving forward on its growth journey in line with its Global Excellence strategy and powered by an inclusive approach that supports the development of its entire ecosystem. Şişecam takes responsibility for protecting the planet, empowering society and transforming life with its CareforNext strategy, which is compliant with and centered around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Şişecam uses all its experience and competencies to promote sustainable development in every aspect.

We are looking for a "Global Material Planner" to take part in Şişecam Headquarters;

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (preferable Industrial Engineering)
• Having minimum 2 years experience in the field of supply chain, planning
• Analytical thinking and proven ability to solve problems with sustainable results
• Preferably having a knowledge of SAP, MRP, ERP
• Software knowledge is an asset
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English
• Strong communication skills and a good team player
• No restrictions for domestic and international travels

Job Description:

•  Drive global synergy from the material planning operations for materials and work on projects such as consolidating the material planning practices to standardize tools and capability across the company
• Proactively liaise with all levels of the organization on material-related issues, including issues related to shipments between suppliers/factories, and simultaneously address potential negative impacts on internal and external customers
• Determine the management and inventory policies of and materials classify and manage the products accordingly
• Monitor inventory levels against agreed target levels, and finding ways to improve the current stock turnover rate and stock days
• Minimize obsolete stock and manage slow-moving and inactive items and if required, initiate and follow up the disposal process
• Utilize any Material Requirements Planning system (MRP) that MRP outputs are accurate and up to date and resolve any issues as required
• Schedule the supply of materials to meet production requirements and minimum safety stock levels, provide Bill Of Materials (BOM) integrity and determine to reorder point for replenishment
• Assess volume requirements against planning assumptions and manage orders deliveries daily