Material Expeditor

In brief

Overview This role is for a Material Expeditor, advertised by Abantu Staffing Solutions (Pty) Ltd, a recruiting company. The position involves the comprehensive management of manufacturing components, logistics, and supply chain integrity, with a strong focus on maintaining supply, controlling costs, and optimizing material flow. The role operates within a manufacturing context, with a preference for understanding the automotive and commercial vehicle industries. What you will do * Plan and arrange manufacturing components, logistics costs, and protection of supply. * Ensure long-horizon forecast (52-week forecast) is extended to all suppliers. * Understand customer demand and forecast. * Work closely with production planners to understand the scheduling of the production lines. * Analyse MRP reports and send weekly releases to the supplier base. * Micro-manage expediting of raw materials from local and international suppliers. * Make sure the raw materials are on time for production. * Communicate daily with freight forwarders regarding the import of raw materials. * Maintain inventory at an acceptable level. * Control and reduce logistics costs by: * Improving the utilisation of planned trucks daily with freight forwarders and transporters. * Improving internal supply chain and materials flow between the company's plants (utilising value stream mapping). * Working in a cross-functional team to optimise the company's freight and warehouse network, tying in forecast and order management logic. * Protection of supply by: * Escalating potential supply issues to the material manager if required. * Allocating parts between the company's plants if required. * Sending out weekly purchase orders to suppliers. * Ensuring suppliers have the required parts ready for collection as per the purchase orders sent out weekly. * Managing all material alarms in One Network. * Key deliverables include: * Avoiding stopping internal customers. * Reducing/eliminating any airfreight costs. * Keeping obsolescence at an absolute minimum. * Maintaining inventory at an acceptable level as per the forecast. Requirements (from the original advert) * National Diploma or a Bachelor's degree and experience in materials planning, logistics, and/ or supply chain. * Must have excellent computer skills and thorough knowledge of MRP, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Excel. * Understanding of both the automotive and commercial vehicle industry preferred. * Must be proficient in the use of eBusiness tools and Microsoft Office Suite. * Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. * Experience in assembly, machining, and forging operations preferred. * Must be detail-oriented, proactive in anticipating requirements and able to work efficiently with minimal direction in a sometimes high-pressure environment. * Skilled in composing written correspondence and preparing presentations for senior management. * Successfully interacts with a dispersed leadership team and others across functions and sites. * Must be proactive, detail-oriented, and have excellent organization, planning and follow-through skills. * Committed to tasks and skilled at identifying and solving a variety of problems of broad scope and complexity with little to no supervision. * Must be able to work flexible hours. * Core competencies: * Strategy: ability to think and act in a strategic way. * Talent: ability to build and develop talent. * Approach: ability to demonstrate an effective approach to engagement and problem-solving. * Results: ability to achieve planned results. Who should apply This role is suitable for candidates holding a National Diploma or Bachelor's degree with experience in materials planning, logistics, and/or supply chain. The ideal applicant will demonstrate excellent computer proficiency, including MRP, Microsoft Office Suite, and eBusiness tools. A preferred understanding of the automotive and commercial vehicle industries, alongside experience in assembly, machining, and forging operations, is beneficial. Candidates must possess strong communication and interpersonal skills, be detail-oriented, proactive, and capable of working effectively with minimal direction in a high-pressure setting. The role requires individuals skilled in written correspondence and presentations for senior management, able to collaborate successfully with diverse teams and leadership across various functions and sites. Essential qualities include excellent organization, planning, and follow-through, a commitment to tasks, and the ability to solve complex problems autonomously. The capacity to work flexible hours and exhibit core competencies in strategic thinking, talent development, effective engagement, problem-solving, and achieving results is also required. Deadline Not specified Reference Original posting: https://www.jobmail.co.za/jobs/manufacturing/other-manufacturing/eastern-cape/material-expeditor-id-7609424 Source: jobmail

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