Junior Material Planner

About the role

AkzoNobel is seeking a Junior Material Planner to support the planning of raw and packaging materials, ensuring the production schedule can be executed smoothly. You will work closely with procurement, suppliers, and internal teams to maintain material availability and drive continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and monitor raw material and packaging inventories against the master production plan.
• Create purchase orders and communicate timelines to production planning.
• Review the 12‑week outlook, considering capacity agreements and site storage limits.
• Manage MRP exception messages and resolve material shortages.
• Drive gate‑keeping meetings with planning, manufacturing, logistics and other stakeholders, providing relevant KPI data.
• Escalate material availability issues to procurement following defined guidelines.
• Support projects and process‑improvement initiatives to enhance inventory service levels.
• Ensure master data accuracy and proper housekeeping of transactional data.

Required profile

• High‑level understanding of the trade‑offs between service, inventory and cost.
• Good knowledge of capacity planning and the ability to flex production capacity to meet demand.
• Strong analytical skills to perform impact analyses and support decision‑making.
• Effective communication and collaboration with cross‑functional teams.

Required skills

• Material Requirements Planning (MRP) concepts.
• Inventory management principles.

What we offer

• Opportunity to work for a global leader in paints and coatings.
• Exposure to a dynamic supply‑chain environment.
• Professional development and career growth prospects.