Spares Material Planner

Vertiv Slovakia, a. s.

Place of work
Apollo BC II, Prievozská 4/D, 821 09 Bratislava, Bratislava
Contract type
full-time
Start date
ASAP / negotiable

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

Role Statement:
• Responsible for material requirements planning, purchasing and expediting efforts for warehouses of the EMEA Service Supply Chain network to meet customer needs and Logistics objectives.
• Support service parts operations on inventory issues and coordinate continuous development of EMEA spares inventory management.
• Monitor and take corrective action to continuously improve parts availability, processes, and customer service levels, focusing on Inventory turnovers (ITO) with focus on critical spares.
• Communicate with our service operations of Market Units, manufacturing operations as well as suppliers, Logistics personnel, especially Service Spares Order Processing team and Tech Support.
• Responsible for most complex and problematic commodity / suppliers.

Key Duties:
• Define quantities to be ordered for Buy to Stock parts, issue purchase orders and follow up delivery considering also material demand.
• Responsible for operational purchasing of parts that are on order (for spares central warehouse and also to support local purchasing of Market Units).
• Communicate urgent requirements to suppliers and expedite urgent orders.
• Assure push out of purchase orders when needed, without affecting service level of our customer.
• Track slow moving material and propose solutions.
• Maintain ERP system i.e., lead-times, minimum order quantities, safety stock, re-order point, replace and obsolete parts and order parameters and master data.
• Analyze Economic Order Quantities (EOQ) and suppliers’ service levels to optimize inventory levels, total costs of ownership and freight costs.
• Maintain inventory control policies and procedures for service parts planning.
• Work closely with Commodity Managers and Production Supply Chain to find opportunity to reduce capital cost and purchase price.
• Measure trends, analyze root causes, and take proactive, cross-functional measures to improve results.
• Communicate with service central warehouse and Service Operations of Market Units to assure correct and timely reception of parts from suppliers.
• Ensure that any activity, task and responsibility required by role in terms of the International Trade Compliance Regulation is managed and performed in full compliance with the Company ITC certification program itself.

Employee perks, benefits

- Market competitive salary
- Work within a professional and international team
- Social benefit package
- Friendly environment
- Flexible working time

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)
Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Educational Specialization

business administration, operations management or logistics

Language skills

English - Upper intermediate (B2)

Number of years of experience

2

Personality requirements and skills

School Background
- University Degree (BS) in Business Administration, Logistics or Operations Management preferred or equivalent experience.

Language skills
- Fluent in English
- Any other additional european language is a plus

Technical / Functional skills
- Working on a leading ERP environment
- Knowledge about planning techniques and best practices
- At least 2 years of practical experience in material planning, by preference in Service environment
- Full computer literacy

Attitudes
- Well organized and able to work under pressure
- Good communication and relationship building skills
- Drive, energy and enthusiasm. Must progress in a challenging environment requiring 100% effort and work ethic. A passion for excellence and team player.
- Attention to details and the ability to work on multiple fronts.
- Proactive and problem solving attitudes

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Brief description of the company

At Vertiv, we offer the stability of a global leader in a growing industry and the opportunity of a startup.
We design, manufacture and service the mission-critical infrastructure technologies for vital applications in data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial environments.
With $4.4 billion in sales, a strong customer base and global reach in nearly 70 countries, our move to establish a standalone business enables us to deliver greater value to our customers and create new opportunities for our people.
Whether you’re an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring options or recently received your MBA degree, you’ll find a variety of opportunities at Vertiv. Explore them now and join our team of 27,000 employees in making the future of our customers’ business possible.

Vertiv Slovakia has more than 20 years of history in Slovakia. We have manufacturing plant in Nove Mesto nad Vahom, where are employed more than 1000 employees and Shared Service Centre for region EMEA was established in Bratislava 10 years ago.

For more information visit our website https://www.vertivco.com/

Number of employees

1000 and more employees
ID: 1544486  Datum zveřejnění: 16.7.2014