Spare Parts Planner

Your mission:

As a Spare Parts Planner, you will ensure the timely availability of spare parts before and after product launches across the EME region. By balancing customer demand, service level targets, and inventory requirements, you will optimize inbound transportation costs while maintaining a reliable supply chain.

What you will do:

• ​​Prepare forecast for spare parts usage for new products to be launched, by analysing the business plan for Main Unit Sales and spares parts usage on previous models and ensuring stock coverage per appropriate levels.

• ​Review and determine the appropriate key settings for spare parts for allowing the MRP functionality to calculate the right forecast, ensuring the agreed level of stock coverage. In case of spare part changes or discontinued spare parts, update or remove the appropriate MRP settings for all relevant spare parts.

• ​Use the current spare parts consumption to check and adjust the calculated forecast as required, to ensure spike demand is considered

• ​Decide SEA or AIR means of transport based on key indicators (demand trend/shipping confirmation/stock availability), to ensure spare parts are available pre and post launch date, whilst optimizing inbound cost transportation

• ​Raise Purchase orders, for spare parts for new products and counter measure spare parts in case of quality issues, taking SEC deadlines into account.

• ​Identify alternative solutions with internal or external suppliers in case of critical shortages situation

• ​Respond to queries from Service teams and other parts of the business (where relevant) on ETA and backorders for spare parts for all products

• ​Monitor and analyze Backorder list for all products on a weekly basis and take appropriate action to deal with spare parts shortages, eg check SEC shipping schedule, change Means of Transport or place additional Purchase Order.

• ​Control the lead time with the suppliers (internal and external) and follow up on late deliveries

• ​Coordinate quality issues or miss shipments of spare parts via the EME Logistics team and coordinate related scrapping when needed.

• ​Create regular and ad-hoc reports for management and team

• ​Create and maintain spare parts in SAP, including replacement and depletion of old parts

• ​Manage the stock inventory by analyzing the consumption trends and be the Single point of contact for SEC regarding the buyback and scrap exercise of old parts

• ​Stock Adjustment of all discrepancies including returns, scrap, inbound and outbound

• ​Orders processing of customers from all the regions of EME

• ​Manage the forecast planning of the consignment Services partners stock​

What we ask for:

• Good knowledge of SAP MM module

• Knowledge of MRP functionality is highly beneficial

• Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel (pivot tables, lookup function, Analysis, Power BI)

• Fluent in English, verbally and in writing (Fluency in French is an asset)

• Demonstrated analytical skills and numeracy

• Attention to details and accuracy is a must

What we offer:

Benefits

In return, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of excellent benefits, including a working environment where quality, teamwork, and respect come first.