Materials Planning Specialist Aprilia

Materials Planning Specialist
Aprilia
Lazio, Aprilia

With its beginnings in a family run pharmacy in Correggio, Italy in the 1920s, Recordati is now a global pharmaceutical force, listed on the Italian stock exchange, with over 4, 300 employees.

We are a group of like-minded, passionate individuals who go to extraordinary lengths for our partners, customers, investors and the people across the globe who we serve. We develop and commercialise medicines to serve people living with common diseases, as well as those living with some of the rarest, in around 150 countries.

At Recordati, our mantra is simple. We've always believed that health, and the opportunity to live life to the fullest, is a right, not a privilege. Whether that is for common diseases or the rarest - we want to give people the opportunity to be the best version of themselves.

This drive will never stop. Together, we will always be reimagining tomorrow - with new ideas, new technologies and new innovations to fight diseases.

Recordati. Unlocking the full potential of life

**Job purpose**:

The Materials Planning Specialist is responsible to ensure the timely and adequate supply of materials needed for covering the manufacturing plans through the management of inventory schedules and closely working with the internal departments and the Corporate Procurement department.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Schedule the supply of materials/components to meet production requirements and minimum safety stock levels;

- Plan, develop, implement and evaluate processes for material delivery from suppliers;

- Assess volume requirements against planning assumptions;

- Day-to-day order management and management of deliveries;

- Understand and manage risks to minimize impact on production schedule;

- Follow up actions in relation to material shortages that could affect the production schedule;

- Utilize Material Requirements Planning system (MRP) for ensuring data are accurate and up to date and resolve any issues as required;

- Support inventory checks to validate inventory accuracy;

- Minimize obsolete stock;

- Create regular statistical reports and analysis and update others in the organization;

- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to forecast, plan and facilitate on-time materials to the production lines for avoiding business disruption.

**Required skills, qualifications, experience and behaviours**:

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering and Economics;

- 2+ years of experience in supply chain department;

- Good communicator with the ability to form and maintain good relationships internally and externally;

- Strong interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills;

- Commercial and financial awareness with a full understanding of how failure impacts the costs, production and customer order fulfillment.

- Results orientated with the ability to plan and deliver against deadlines.

- Strong analytical, planning and problem solving skills;

- Good understanding of supply chain processes and their interdependencies.

- Strong IT systems knowledge including advanced Excel skills;

- Knowledge and experience of using MRP (Material Requirements Planning) systems;

- Strong interpersonal and communications skills, written and oral;

- Good English speaking and comprehension.

At Recordati we believe in people! Inspired by our purpose - unlocking the full potential of life - we are committed to creating a diverse environment and cultivating a culture of inclusion. We strive to continually lead with our values and beliefs, enabling our employees to bring their whole selves to work and develop their potential.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, develop and reward without regard to, amongst others, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, physical or mental ability, race, ethnicity, political or religious belief.