The Coca-Cola Company Hiring for Materials Scheduler at Pune, India Full Time

Purchase Order Management

• Create, release, submit and follow through of Purchase Orders to meet the demands of the production plan and Product Commercialization requirements for dedicated material categories and across 1 to 12 concentrate Plants.

• Review MRP suggestions and exception messages on a daily basis and activate materials / ingredients purchase, re-schedule and cancellation accordingly to support the production plan.

• Ensure manufacturing requirements are met and inventory policy adhered to the 12 Plants in Europe, Africa, Asia.

• Follow through and monitor inbound deliveries with Suppliers, Warehouse, 3PL and QA to ensure materials are available in-time for production and meeting inventory guidelines.

• Follow through and monitor inbound deliveries with Suppliers warehouse, 3PL and QA to expedite the activities leading to the receiving of inbound materials to support production usage and trials

• Revise delivery schedule in a timely manner to communicate changes either internally or externally driven (eg, changes in customer priorities) to the relevant parties. Pull in or push out ingredients / packaging materials accordingly to ensure a healthy inventory situation.

• Liaise with Plant Champion, Master Planner, Planning and Logistic Manager and team, Lab, Warehouse, Product Portfolio team, Formulations and Customer Services as appropriate.

• Ensure Purchase Order closure and perform Invoice verification with Finance, as necessary.

• Ownership of MRP II / SCE measures for area of responsibility.

• Proactively manage Aging stock to mitigate the impact on P&L

Materials Inventory Management

• Purchase ingredients and materials in adherence to the inventory guidelines to support the production plan.

• Support the Materials Review Board (MRB) process by ensuring inventory levels comply with company’s policy and write-off are minimized.

• Proactively support mitigation of ingredients inventory at risk and coordinate effort in minimizing ingredient write-off.

Business Planning

• Perform budget preparation of materials / ingredients requirement.

Supplier management and development

• Develop existing suppliers by performing regular performance reviews on suppliers’ delivery and drive improvement

Master data maintenance

• As part controller for purchased items in SAP, review and manage the Master Data and planning parameters in SAP or other planning system on a continuous basis to ensure good accurate and reliable information are exploded from MRP.

Complaint Handling

• Manage supplier’s quality and performance by submitting non-compliance report and following through till closure.

• Perform root-caused analysis with suppliers and internal parties and ensure corrective actions are in-placed and complete closure of issues.

Drive improvement initiatives

• Ownership of MRP II / SCE measures for area of responsibility.

Proactively identify and drive improvements in business processes.

D) Job Requirements / Qualifications

Core Competency:

• Drive Innovation

• Collaborate with the System, Customers and Key Stakeholders

• Act Like and Owner

• Inspire Others

• Develop Self and Others

Functional Skills:

• Integrated supply chain concepts (MRP, ERP systems)

• Apply sound business guidance through system´s understanding

• Familiarity with SAP

• Strong communication and presentation skills

• Strong analytical abilities

• Customer service management abilities (Listen, empathy, proactivity)

• Microsoft software tools proficiency (Excel, MS Word and Power Point)

• Quality assurance general knowledge

• Independent Judgment:

Good people and problem solving skills are required for this role.

Skills

Taking Initiative; Customer Follow-Ups; Prioritization; Business; Workforce Planning; Strategic Planning; Compliance; Teamwork

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

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