Supply Planner

About the Role

The Supply Planner ensures material availability into distribution centers in order to meet, at best, Nokia demand requirements, without exceeding agreed total cost and inventory levels. Is responsible for the daily operational management of our suppliers/EMS and supply network, material & production forecasting and planning, order management, and problem solving on local or global level.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the consolidation and distribution of forecast to suppliers/EMS (RSP) and acknowledge their supply plan (PO Confirmation Dates and PSP)
• Collect purchase requisitions and trigger the creation of relevant purchase orders
• Interact with suppliers/EMS to ensure that purchase orders are acknowledged and planned as per our requirements
• Responsible to maintain production plan and discuss material shortages and plan deviations
• Ensure that SAP and Kinaxis are properly fed and updated with PO confirmation dates and PSP signals
• Ensure material's inbound and good receipts execution
• Follows changes in purchased items and manages Phase in/Phase out (PiPo) under guidance of Operations Portfolio Management (OPM)
• Manages inventories and related rebalancing (FG stock level review, order book management, Excess & Obsolescence (E&O) management and reporting
• Has responsibility to monitor procurement and master data conditions and interact with relevant teams in charge to grant their maintenance
• Manages exceptions (FG invoice clarification, returns, quality claims etc)

QUALIFICATIONS

You have:

• Fluent English language (both written and spoken)
• Very good knowledge of MS Office package (especially Excel and Outlook) and SAP ERP (BPP)
• Good experience with general supply chain principles (Demand and Supply balance, Inventory management, MRP/ERP systems, Master data parameters)
• Strong proactivity and problem solving attitude
• Decision making oriented and adaptability to changes
• Ability to communicate and effectively cooperate with different counterparts and departments
• Knowledge of supply chain's planning tools as Kinaxis RapidResponse

Some of our benefits:

• Flexible and hybrid working schemes
• A minimum of 90 days of Maternity and Paternity Leave, with the option to return to work within a year following the birth or adoption of a child (based on eligibility)
• Life insurance to all employees to provide peace of mind and financial security
• Well-being programs to support your mental and physical health
• Opportunities to join and receive support from Nokia Employee Resource Groups (NERGs)
• Employee Growth Solutions to support your personalized career & skills development
• Diverse pool of Coaches & Mentors to whom you have easy access
• A learning environment which promotes personal growth and professional development - for your role and beyond