Raw Material and Bulk Planner
Raw Material and Bulk Planner
Raw Material and Bulk Planner
Raw Material and Bulk Planner
La Prairie
Kosmetik, Körperpflege
St. Gallen
- Art der Beschäftigung: Vollzeit
- Vor Ort
Raw Material and Bulk Planner
Über diesen Job
The Luxury skincare house where audacious innovation has cultivated a pioneering approach to beauty.
A place where heritage and creativity are infused with the values of care, passion, entrepreneurship and excellence.
A place where dedicated and diverse professionals each contribute to an inspiring and unique environment.
A place for careers to grow and flourish and where our sustainable foundation nourishes talents and futures.
LA PRAIRIE. CREATE A BEAUTIFUL IMPACT.
Raw Material and Bulk Planner
Location:
Key Responsibilities
1. Planning & Raw Materials Management
- Ensure adequate stock coverage by monitoring inventory levels, supplier lead times, and shelf-life constraints.
- Support pilot batches and new product launch planning (Pilots/Launch Plan).
- Actively participate in operations and project meetings.
- Ensure accurate stock data in SAP and Abacus and manage corrections (including IDOC adjustments).
- Upload and manage legal documentation required for import/export of raw materials.
2. Bulk tactical planning
- Review FG demand in SAP and identify risks where forecasts do not convert into purchase orders.
- Create and maintain Bulk Net Demand Forecasts (NDFs), ensuring accuracy of demand, inventory, and production data.
- Ensure bulk inventory alignment between SAP and Abacus until RM project go-live.
- Share bulk forecasts with Raw Material Planning and Finance to ensure visibility and alignment.
- Create bulk purchase orders in SAP, including correct vessel sizing and scrap rate assumptions.
- Post goods receipts in SAP and perform manual corrections when required.
- Execute month-end financial reconciliation, ensuring alignment between bulk POs and Abacus sales orders.
- Maintain formula master data and BOMs in SAP, including change management for revised formulas.
- Monitor scrap rates in bulk production and track long-term forecast trends, escalating key risks proactively
3. Purchase Process & Order Follow-Up
- Create Purchase Orders (POs).
- Monitor supplier delivery commitments and update delivery dates in SAP.
- Maintain accurate pricing in cooperation with Procurement.
4 Abacus SAP Master Management
- Responsible to Maintain Master Updated on SAP and Abacus. (descriptions, dates, shelf life, and MOQ)
Qualifications
- 2-5 year of experience in Materials Planning ideally in a manufacturing environment
- Strong experience with SAP (MM module preferred)
- Very good English and good German skills (minimum B1-Level)
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-moving environment
- Detail-oriented with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
- Proven ability to drive change and process optimisation