Material Planner

HITACHI ENERGY TURKEY ELEKTRİK SAN. A.Ş.

Hitachi Energy is a pioneering technology leader that is helping to increase access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. We help to power your home, keep the factories running, and our hospitals and schools open. Come as you are and prepare to get better as you learn from others. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and plug into a team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation

Hitachi Energy is currently looking for the “Material Planner”, who will support the Power Grids, Distribution Transformers, Dudullu plant in the development of operation planning & supplying processes, skills and tools and lead performance improvement projects.

Your background: 

• Bachelor's in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering is preferred.
• 5-8 years of experience in a manufacturing or similar environment.
• Advanced level of written and spoken English.
• Experience with SAP (PP & MM Modules) and advanced expertise with Microsoft Excel, Visual Basics is  preferred.
• Materials management / material requirements planning / master production scheduling or purchasing experience within an SAP ERP system.
• Completed military service for male applicants.

Your responsibilities: 

• Gathering and interpreting relevant data (cost, quality, demand patterns, etc.) and providing analytical support e.g. site inventory and material stock out analysis and trends, material availability reports.
• Developing and communicating periodic trend and performance reports on a daily, weekly, monthly basis.
• Coordinating daily material issues and communication - alignment between production stock outs versus SAP stock outs.
• Analyzing inventory trends, reporting findings. Supporting ABCD part analysis.
• Reviewing material plans (planned orders) against actual.
• Contributing actively to a short term planning process. Connecting the operations plan with the short term production schedule.
• Identifying key root causes for deviation from the production plan and implementing initiatives to improve adherence and supplying plan attainment.
• Segmenting the portfolio of materials through an ABC/XYZ analysis, product lifecycle management and commercial policy. Defining inventory policies according to this segmentation.
• Calculating and maintaining in the planning systems and the ERPs the inventory parameters: safety stock, reorder point, lot size, lead time and replenishment strategies.
• Managing MRP exception messages on Daily basis. Supporting cycle counting and/or year end inventory counting.
• Conducting financial risk assessments decisions relating to inventory counting.
• Conducting financial risk assessments decision relating to inventory, conducting root case analysis when necessary.
• Analyzing excess and obsolete/aging inventory. Taking appropriate action for optimizing inventory performance in collaboration with sales, marketing, manufacturing and procurement and logistics.
• Living core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

More about us

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future. We are advancing the world’s energy system to become more sustainable, flexible and secure whilst balancing social, environmental and economic value. Hitachi Energy has a proven track record and unparalleled installed base in more than 140 countries. Headquarted in Switzerland, we employ around 40.000 people in 90 countries and generate business volumes of approximately $10 billion USD.