Painted Body Material Planner

Job Grade: ELVI.

What awaits you?

In this position, you are responsible for planning and monitoring the materials (Non series material - Spare parts) and products used by Painted Body. Using customer/supplier information, you help to set up a schedule for ordering/re-ordering materials (Spare parts) and maintaining an efficient inventory. You ensure that the company doesn't run out of the materials (Spare parts) needed to produce its products. You also manage the flow of inventory and make sure products are properly shipped to customers (Production – Plant maintenance).

• Determining the required materials and generating purchase orders.
• Ensuring materials meet specifications, quality standards, and are cost-efficient.
• Ensuring the consistent and adequate supply of materials necessary for production/maintenance.
• Coordinating with other departments regarding production goals, timelines, supplier payments, etc.
• Tracking production volume and monitoring customer demand patterns and purchasing trends.
• Scheduling and overseeing the supply and delivery of materials, products and rotables.
• Liaising with customers, suppliers, and distributors.
• Managing inventory issues, schedule changes, and cancellations.
• Preparing cost estimates and performance reports.
• Warehouse management - Making sure all material master data is updated in SAP, which includes all purchasing and supplier information.
• Manages and resolves inventory discrepancies through the support of audits and cycle counts, and performs root cause analysis when the process breaks down.
• Complete responsibility for the planning and disposition of a defined part spectrum including all special requirement special categories (e.g.  LDL, JIT/JIS, Bulk), through application of material planning methods and tools with the aim of securing the supply of the requirement part for the originator according to the agreement.
• Responsible for obsolescence for the material numbers which be steered by the material planner.
• Compare requested NSM material to existing materials in SAP to prevent duplication.
• Interacts with all NSM Controllers to review current and future inventory ordering requirements.
• Identifying and implementing cost saving measures and general optimisations.
• Maintains a high level of 5S in the responsible area.
• Responsible for establishing and managing SAP frame contract agreements with suppliers.
• Responsible preparing reports, analysing data, and make recommendations for improving material planning and the availability of spare parts.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management. (Any other Adhoc tasks that maybe required from time to time).

What should you bring along?

• National Diploma/Degree in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, or equivalent), Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or Materials Management in a technical or business-related field or equivalent professional experience.
• 2+ years of professional inventory management experience.
• 2+ years of professional SAP experience, preferably within the following modules (MM, PM).
• 2+ years of professional experience applying technical knowledge of maintenance parts and suppliers to problem-solving (preferred).
• 3+ years of MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, Access).
• 3+ years of professional communication skills (written, verbal and presentation).
• Knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental Standards and legal standards linked to the manufacturing technology.
• Self-motivated, willing to learn new skills, have strong communication, project management and problem-solving skills.
• Preferred: experience in the paint and/or body shop environment.

Please note the following requirements:

• All applications should be submitted online.
• Please ensure that you have informed your line manager if you would like to apply for this position.
• You must submit an up-to-date CV with your application.

Closing date: 23 March 2026.