Supply Chain Planning / MRP Functional Consultant

Job Title: Supply Chain Planning / MRP Functional Consultant

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support Material Requirements Planning (MRP) processes.
• Understand demand forecasts and translate them into executable material and supply plans.
• Support Demand Planning and Forecasting, including historical demand analysis, forecast generation, forecast adjustments, and demand-supply alignment.
• Execute and analyze MRP runs, planned orders, purchase recommendations, production requirements, and material availability.
• Manage and optimize key planning parameters:
• Lead times
• Safety stock
• Reorder points
• Lot sizing
• Planning horizons
• Order policies
• Minimum/maximum inventory levels
• Analyze MRP exceptions, shortages, excess inventory, supply constraints, and demand fluctuations and recommend corrective actions.
• Support Supply Planning, Production Planning, and Inventory Planning activities.
• Work with Procurement, Manufacturing, Inventory, Logistics, and Sales/Commercial teams to ensure alignment between demand and supply.
• Support Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and/or integrated business planning processes.
• Perform root-cause analysis of planning issues and identify opportunities to improve forecast accuracy, inventory levels, and material availability.
• Configure and maintain planning-related functionality within the applicable ERP or supply chain planning system.
• Participate in requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, UAT, deployment, and production support.
• Develop functional specifications and work closely with technical/development teams on planning-related enhancements and integrations.
• Support master data related to planning, including item/material master, BOM, lead times, sourcing, planning parameters, inventory policies, and manufacturing data.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Strong hands-on experience in Material Requirements Planning (MRP).
• Strong experience in Demand Planning.
• Strong experience in Forecasting and forecast management.
• Good understanding of Supply Planning and Production Planning.
• Strong knowledge of planning concepts:
• BOM
• Inventory planning
• Safety stock
• Lead times
• Lot sizing
• Reorder policies
• Capacity considerations
• Material availability
• Experience analyzing and resolving MRP exceptions, material shortages, excess inventory, and supply-demand imbalances.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end manufacturing and supply chain planning processes.
• Hands-on experience with an enterprise ERP or Supply Chain Planning platform.
• Ability to work directly with business planners, manufacturing teams, procurement, and IT teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with one or more of the following platforms:
• JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (JDE E1)
• SAP / SAP S/4HANA
• Oracle ERP / Oracle SCM Cloud
• SAP IBP/APO
• Other enterprise demand and supply planning solutions
• Experience with S&OP, IBP, capacity planning, production scheduling, inventory optimization, or advanced planning systems (APS) would be an added advantage.

Qualifications

• Candidates with core planning expertise are specifically sought.
• Demonstrated practical experience in:
• MRP
• Forecasting
• Demand Planning
• Supply Planning
• Production/Material Planning
• Inventory Optimization
• Experience predominantly in Order Management, Sales & Distribution, Procurement, Warehousing, or general ERP support without hands-on planning experience may not be suitable.