Procurement & Planning Manager

1- Receive the yearly / quarterly sales forecast; also receive the export yearly forecast.

 2- Study the sales forecast taking into consideration the available lines capacity and the available stocks of finished goods and raw & Packaging materials.

 3- Set plans for production and for materials supply.

4- Review MRP on a regular basis and place purchase orders accordingly to ensure orders / supplies are in line with the production plan.

5- Analyze days of supply on hand.

6- Insure proper alignment of the planned purchasing orders taking into consideration the minimum order quantities, lead time,…..etc.

7- Work closely with local / foreign purchasing to ensure having the materials on time.

8- Coordinate the new products launches process by working closely with Marketing ,Production, R&D, & Purchasing..

9- Responsible for coordinating any toll manufacturing by submitting / receiving all kind of information between the company and the client.

10- Follow-up on all production lines ensuring the production is following the preset production plan.

11- Conduct regular meetings with production / sales to address all open issues.

12- Follow-up regularly on the other department (Q.C. for under inspection items, Purchasing for open P.O., Warehouses for storage capacity ..etc ).

13- Issue a quarterly report showing the actual production vrs sales forecast.

14- Analyze slow moving and obsolete inventory and issue relevant reports.

15- Review and suggest ways to improve the current flow process

16- Investigate root cause for unfavorable trends; implement corrective actions where appropriate.