Materials Scheduler at The Heineken Company

Key Performance Areas would include, but are not limited to:

• Placing purchase orders of all MRP goods.
• Managing scheduling of materials within our 4 week window.
• Managing JIT deliveries.
• Managing Supplier OTIF and ensure timeous meetings with the Suppliers.
• Ensuring the establishment, placing, monitoring and controlling of purchase requirements.
• Adhering to all ICC procedures pertaining to purchasing process.
• Ensuring all purchase orders are closed off.
• Maintaining and improving relationships with suppliers and customers.
• Implementing and adhering to purchasing policies and procedures.
• Perform stand-in duties for the Master Material Scheduler

The successful candidate must have the following experience/skills:

• A tertiary qualification in Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, Logistics or CIPS qualification.
• 2-3 years’ experience in MRP purchasing.
• Able to supervise the correct implementation and utilisation of administrative procedures.
• Must be meticulous and consistently display good attention to detail.
• Able to apply purchasing/ buying principles, procedures and practices in own work area according to organisational requirements.
• Able to interpret product related requirements and apply correct buying/ purchasing techniques to satisfy needs.
• Able to initiate contact with parties relevant to work functions.
• Can develop alternative strategies to handle changes/situations in own working area.
• Is pro-active and anticipates problems before they arise.
• Can follow through with own tasks even if peaks occur and deadlines are set.
• Responds to and resolves customer problems quickly and amicably.
• Computer literate in MS Office, especially Excel on an intermediate level of competency.
• Experience working on SAP purchasing modules will be of an advantage.
• Production planning experience will be of an advantage.
• Strong planning, organising and coordinating skills.
• Strong interpersonal and persuasive skills to ensure task completion.
• To reflect good leadership behaviour towards colleagues, superior and company values