• Man-management and Service responsibility for a buyer and inventory planner.
• Enhance the financial appreciation within the product group to improve inventory holding policies which represent sensible commercial decisions.
• Provide value-adding support for the team to use
  non-standard channels to enhance inventory availability.
• Provide system enhancement suggestions to improve the
  overall serviceability of the team.
• Analytical approach to the overall supply-chain process to
  ensure effort is focused and prioritised in the most effective
  way.
• Maximise serviceability for the Customer Service support of
  product, based on existing and changing service relationships
  by close inventory analysis and effective planning to support
  all needs.
• Ensure non-current product is minimised in other warehouse locations outside of CRD.
• Maximise inventory availability of current product used in manufacture.
• Maximise inventory availability of non-current product,
  excess to CS needs to the re-sale group.
• Close liaison with Wijchen operation on substitution and replacement decisions and regular exception reporting.

Function requirements:

• Previous experience in a Materials Planning or an Inventory
  Control environment preferably in a Fast Moving Consumer
  Goods (FMCG) in a team leading/supervisory role.
• Systems experience, preferably with SOPSYS/MAAPICS. Applications experience of Clear Access, Excel and Delphi.
• An inventory appreciation/understanding of usage-demand
  patterns, inventory holding options and product life cycle
  patterns. MRP knowledge.
• Service oriented, a team leader with a value adding attitude,
  good communication skills and the drive energy and tenacity to achieve clear objectives.
• Educational qualifications: A minimum of the Baccalaureate
  plus five years or equivalent or "A" level standard.
• Good working knowledge of French and English (TOEIC 800+)