VSO Material Planner

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Job Purpose

In line with TechnipFMC Global Planning Processes and Policies, as well as local Planning Procedures, provide Material Planning analysis and support to the VSO (Vessel and Spoolbase) Organization.

The Planner will support the VSO Organization, monitoring and expediting Material Demand, influencing Material Supply Strategy, performing Material Planning, managing material master data and offering Material Analysis, Interpretation & Intervention in support of Master Production Schedule commitments.

Job Description

• Create and review any new material master extension or any material master change in the S4 HANA system for externally procured or subcontracted materials within their responsibility.
• Validate use of project vs common stock following financial standards and procurement strategy.
• Work in commodity planning in conjunction with procurement and engineering to define strategy per commodity. Act on standardization, stocking and order quantity initiatives with the goal to ensure material is available on time to site needs, managing inventory levels and seeking optimum costs and lead times.
• Work in conjunction with sourcing and procurement teams to define the planning strategy for all materials under their responsibility. Interact with buyers to mitigate any possible deviations to the plan.
• Plan externally Procured material by Developing, executing, and Analyzing MRP and initiate actions to drive actions and manage exceptions.
• Release purchase requisitions to buyers, when required, so they can execute procurement of the material.
• Plan for Equipment (Asset, tooling) required to execute work and identify opportunities to increase utilization, minimizing investments (CAPEX).
• Provide progress reports for materials being externally procured, keeping Master Schedulers, Project Delivery Planners and Production Planners informed about any risks associated to the plan.
• Implementation and execution of Consumption Based Planning.
• Ensure proper management of inventory levels, based on the planned activity levels, and mix of products and maximize inventory turns by reducing excess, optimizing strategic stock and planning for the right time.
• Capable of processing Engineering Changes (ECN’s), from all plants, in Supporting Plant while checking that all information is accurate and complete to ensure all plant data accurately reflects S4 HANA/TCE data.
• Maintain the accuracy of plant material masters and bills of materials for materials under their responsibility in line with changes issued by engineering by issuing requested changes to all relevant departments and checking all demand is correct once changes are carried out.
• Provide support, guidance and training to colleagues and other functions related to material management processes.
• Minimize logistic cost by developing a distribution plan to support all sites with demand for the referred material.
• Control material allocation, when restriction in supply chain, and escalate when a conflict exists.
• Participate in KPIs, Obeya routines, and reporting cycles.
• Contribute to cross-functional process improvement initiatives to enhance execution efficiency.
• Strengthen the global Planning community: build competencies, share best practices, foster collaboration, participate on Networks and promote knowledge exchange across teams driving the organization to an SSI environment.
• Identify and/or contribute to global planning improvement initiatives aligned with the TechnipFMC strategy, with a focus on Lean methodology.
• Promote the effective and diverse use of systems to simplify execution and increase operational visibility
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Business Administration, Planning, Supply Chain.
  
  

• Minimum of 6 to 9 years of relative planning experience
• A working knowledge of Manufacturing
• Appreciation and understanding of the Engineering Execution Process (EEP)
• Practical understanding of Engineering BOM’s and documents
• Demonstrated ability to analyze trends or deviations from standards and recommend creative and unique cross functional solutions
• Demonstrates an understanding of the communication process and ensures effectiveness (written, verbal and listening) across functional boundaries.
• Prepares and delivers somewhat simple proposals and reports to planning audience.
• Ability to work under pressure in a matrixed environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Open to give and receive constructive feedback.
• Good workload management and organisation skills.
• Confident in hosting meetings and presentation skills.
  
  

• Proficient in SAP S4 Hana
• Microsoft Excel (Advanced user)
• Data analysis
• Developing and using KPIs
  
  

• Subsea Construction planning
• Good knowledge and experience of Operations/Manufacturing activities
• Good knowledge and experience of Energy industry
• Good knowledge and experience of Planning
• Advanced S4 Hana Planning systems & transactions skills preferred
• Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project
• Desired APICS CPIM Certification
• Desired PMP Certification
• Experience of Subsea industry preferred.
• Experience and / or Certifications in Lean Six Sigma preferred
• Technical background a plus.
• Utilizes systemic thinking to solve cross functional system level problems utilizing preventative measures.
  
  

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