Inventory and Master Data Specialist

About the role

Responsible for ensuring that all materials are available for all planned production and data integrity by coordinating data management efforts across the organization

We’re looking for people who embody our values, aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We’re always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we’d love to talk. 

What You Will Do

• Calculate safety stock to mitigate the risk of stock outs or shortfalls due to uncertainties in supply and volatility in demand.
• Calculate/review the quantity of a product that should be manufactured in a single batch in order to minimize the total cost that includes setup costs for the machines and inventory holding costs.
• Routine for clearing products which are not moving to a) free up space in our warehouse and b) to remove nonvalue adding “cash” from our working capital.
• Generating inventory projection which is compared to target in order to identify deviations, includes both mid-term (16 weeks) and long term-planning (1 year).
• Identify possible gaps and escalate to the inventory category leads
• Reviewing inventory levels, identifying deviations, taking actions and tracking service level results.
• Creates, implements, and maintains master data management solutions that enable users to optimize system capabilities
• Uses knowledge of end-to-end data processes to analyze, cleanse, and enrich master data elements, and ensure that data flows efficiently and consistently between users and stakeholders.
• Troubleshoots issues related to master data management and identifies opportunities for improving data management

Who You Are

• University degree
• High level of English (written and verbal) is a must; additional languages are an advantage
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Two or more years’ experience of Planning, within a similar high-volume manufacturing environment
• Excellent IT skills (Excel, SAP, etc.)
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Drives performance
• The ability to work as part of a team

What We Can Offer You

At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose. Collaborative and caring Work Environment | Empowerment | Job Impact | Work with a Powerful Purpose | Individual Learning and Development | Health & Safety | Social Responsibility | Innovation

Essity is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation. We seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

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