Material Planner and Scheduler

**Date**:May 9, 2025

**Location**: Melbourne, AU

**Company**:AkzoNobel

**About AkzoNobel**

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands - including International, Sikkens and Interpon - is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today - while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

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**About the Role**:
We are seeking a dedicated **Material Planner and Scheduler** to join our team at the **Sunshine** manufacturing site. This is a full-time, onsite role, with working hours from Monday to Friday. As a Material Planner and Scheduler, you will manage all assigned materials activities related to production planning. This role requires a high level of understanding of trade-offs between service, inventory, and costs for all business units.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Manage and review requirement plans for inbound materials (raw and packaging), monitor and optimise inventory levels, and ensure materials are available for the agreed supply plan.
- Coordinate with production teams to ensure materials are available when needed.
- Decide which products need to be manufactured within weekly and monthly production plans to ensure safety stock levels are maintained.
- Regularly check MRP system outputs to ensure minimum order quantities (MOQs) and inventory targets are met.
- Lead daily meetings to review production progress, ensuring that weekly production targets (in volume) and sales demands are met.
- Address any exceptions or issues flagged by the MRP system.
- Collaborate with the Finished Goods Planning team to ensure materials are ready when needed.
- Coordinate with warehouse management to ensure materials are available without overstocking.
- Implement and refine purchasing processes to enhance efficiency.
- Use planning systems to maintain optimal inventory levels and ensure purchase orders are accurate.
- Monitor and expedite purchase orders to ensure timely delivery.
- Based on MRP output, provide forecasts to suppliers to ensure they can meet future needs, including any lifecycle management decisions.
- Track out-of-stock items and expedite orders as needed.
- Focus on reducing working capital tied up in inventory while improving material availability.
- Assist the finance team when needed in resolving any invoice discrepancies.
- Regularly review and update material master data and safety stock levels.

**What You Will Bring**:

- Demonstrated experience in supply chain, procurement, and inventory management.
- Proficiency in using MRP systems, SAP and Excel for data analysis.
- Strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to analyze complex data sets and draw meaningful insights.
- Effective at solving problems, collaborating with others, and working across different departments.
- Capable of handling stress, working independently, and maintaining a focus on quality and results.

**What We Can Offer**:

- At AkzoNobel, we are committed to helping you achieve your career goals. You’ll have access to training and development opportunities that open doors to your future.
- Experience a dynamic and inclusive culture that values innovation and collaboration. We strive to create a workplace where everyone can be their best self.
- Competitive Salary and Performance Bonuses: Don't settle for the ordinary. You can earn more with performance bonuses on top of your base salary
- Take advantage of free flu vaccinations, counselling services, and online support through our Employee Assistance Program.
- Enjoy exclusive discounts on HP products, discounted private health insurance with Bupa, as well as special corporate rates for car rentals through Avis, saving you money on essential purchases and travel expenses.
- Looking for more perks? Join us to find out more

If you're passionate about optimising supply chain processes and ready to contribute to the success of our coatings business, we want you on our team Join us in shaping the future of AkzoNobel and the coatings industry.

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In