Buyer/Planner (junior)

Main Tasks are:

Manage future supply commits by part number from vendors, to ensure they cover forecast and buffers.
Expedite any supply gaps to material required to support customer orders.
Accurately reflect supply status in SAP to support ATP process. (customer order commits).
Maintain master data in SAP to ensure accurate supply management.
Ensure daily-weekly monitoring of supply, raise alerts when inventory falls below agreed buffer levels and work replenishment actions.
Ensure inventory and Excess & Obsolescence metrics are achieved.
Escalate potential revenue impact of any shortfall in supply to Regional planning and GBU.
Manage direct ship supplier, including backlog management (escalations etc), shipping performance, capacity management and reconciliation of invoice referrals.
Participate in supplier management activity. (Supplier performance scorecards etc.)

Skills required:

1. Procurement and supplier management experience desirable.
2. Excellent communication skills
3. Ability to negotiate and influence others (HP internal & external)
4. Fluency in English.
5. Organisational skills.
5. Self motivator, able to perform with little supervision within a virtual team
environment.
6. Extended analytical skills (MS Excel)
7. Knowledge of SAP based procurement and planning processes. E.g. MRP, ATP.
8. Knowledge of procurement processes (5 step, PMP etc.).

Information technology, computer programming, web portals

IT client based in Bratislava