Continental
Manufacturing
MaterialPlanner-GBS(TM)
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“Material Planner - GBS (TM) at Continental. Skills: Material planning, Purchasing, Procurement ERP. Perform purchasing transactions. Place Purchase Orders”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor Degree in Business, Good/proficient in Microsoft, Good Communication Skills, SAP or any Procurement ERP System related work experience, Experience of working in purchasing and tactical sourcing of direct materials, Fluent in German
What You'll Do.
Perform purchasing transactions
Place Purchase Orders
Update Purchase Orders
Coordinate material movements
Ensure optimum production run
Supervise materials stock level
Organize returns to Warehouse
Support implementation of company and plant
Prepare for production
Account for order situation
Account for production capacities
Account for stock levels
Account for production backlogs
Account for delivery backlogs
Account for procurement situations
Account for personnel resources
Create conditions for optimum production sequence
Provide operating resources
Ensure material requirements
Contribute to cooperation
Forward relevant information
Create optimum logistics chain
Support review of Purchasing working instruction documentation
Update Purchasing working instruction documentation
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Interface partners
Communication Scope
Written communication; Verbal communication
Full Job Description
Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2023, Continental generated sales of €41.4 billion and currently employs around 200,000 people in 56 countries and markets. - Perform purchasing transactions for determined legal entities located in Germany. - Place and Update Purchase Orders; - Work on coordinating material movements between production units, in order to ensure an optimum production run. - Demand planning and delivery monitoring; - Supervise materials stock level in production area and organize returns to Warehouse if necessary; - Supports the implementation of the company and the plant standards; - Performing all tasks directly involved in preparation for production, taking account of the order situation, production capacities, stock levels, production backlogs, delivery backlogs, procurement situations and personnel resources, in order to create the conditions for an optimum production sequence. - Calling down materials, assistance and operating resources, in order to ensure that the material requirements to begin the order are in place at the optimum time. - Actively contributing to cooperation with all others involved and with interface partners and forwarding all relevant information, in order to keep themselves and others informed and create an optimum logistics chain. - Monitoring and reporting consignment stock; - Data collection (internal / external) for analyses; - Support in Review and update related Purchasing working instruction documentation as assigned. ## Qualifications Bachelor Degree in Business or Engineering; Good/proficient in Microsoft Excel; Good Communication Skills (both written and verbal) SAP or any Procurement ERP System related work experience is preferred; Experience of working in purchasing an
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