Material Planner

About the role

The Material Planner works within the logistics department of Versigent Morocco, a subsidiary of Versigent, a global automotive company. The post reports to the Material Planning Supervisor and ensures raw materials arrive at the right time with the required quality. It has no direct reports and affects 10 people internally.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor supplier performance and report anomalies
• Analyse material planning and component requirements
• Send procurement programmes to suppliers with references, quantities and expected week of receipt
• Review weekly WIP stock (overstock, shortages, negative stock) and track causes such as cutting, production or engineering issues
• Clear orders weekly to avoid overstocking and check goods received in the store
• Manage obsolete references and propose alternative equipment when the original is missing
• Follow up critical components and monitor transport (pickup and arrival)
• Keep the monitoring table and QVC wall updated
• Ensure compliance with quality, environmental, health and safety standards
• Decide on stock shortage points when components change and choose transport in emergencies with the line manager
• Propose improvements to service and working conditions

The role involves close links with the shop floor, logistics planners, quality engineers, engineering product managers and transport managers, and with external suppliers.