About Umicore
Reducing harmful vehicle emissions. Giving new life to used metals. Powering the cars of the future. As a global circular materials and technology group, we apply our specialist knowledge to offer materials and solutions that are essential to everyday life. We aim to be a clear world leader in materials for clean mobility and recycling and have turned our sustainability approach into an even greater competitive advantage. With ambitions like this, imagine what you could do?
About Rechargeable Battery Materials
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We are all on the move. Umicore’s rechargeable battery materials (RBM) give people autonomy and connectivity. We are a pioneer in battery materials that give added range and performance to electric vehicles. Our materials also ensure longer battery life for portable electronics. To enable our customers to produce even better performing batteries we cannot stand still. We need to find new ways to do things, discover new solutions and develop new ideas. Which is where you come in.
What you will be doing?
Because of RBM’s growth, digitalization targets and increased focus on automotive, a wide range of projects were started over the past years, requiring support and consolidated input from the Supply team.
Under the guidance and direction of the Supply Chain & Projects Manager, for all products of the Supply Team, you will be responsible for:
Operational supply chain management (S&OE – 18 months outlook)
- Share information to the Supply Team for all metals, such as sales forecast, production planning, raw material demand.
- Closely monitor and update the latest info of raw material shipment schedules, actual arrivals, actual stocks and consumption.
- Ensure engagement of internal stakeholders in understanding and actively participating in the overall supply chain management.
- Aligning the supply chain between RBM Operation, Supply Chain Management and Supply Team. Take responsibility to review the raw material planning and align the supply structure per month.
- Manage the raw materials side for all RBM related outsourcing or tolling partners.
- Represent Supply Team during the regular meetings towards RBM Process Technology Industrialization department: review and update the new raw material or new supplier qualifications.
Structure, develop, harmonize and integrate processes, procedures tools and systems
- Improve existing and/or support development of new integrated systems and tools for follow-up of raw materials in cooperation with BP&IT, Back Office, production department, and finance department.
- Harmonize and standardize the supply related processes and procedures over the different plants.
- Suggest and implement efficiency improvements
- Structure and simplify master data management in different systems related to suppliers and raw materials.
Optimize capital employed and Stock management
- Analysis of aged stock and follow-up on actions to reduce obsolete inventory.
- Monitor stock targets to minimize capital employed and guarantee raw material availability.
- Prepare the quarterly Stock Steerco meeting for the raw material inventories.
Anaplan project:
- The project goal is to align short-term (S&OE), medium-term (S&OP) and long-term (BOP) planning in one, integrated environment. The Jr. Supply Chain Manager will need to support in blueprinting/developing, integration, optimization, testing and training of the Anaplan tool for the S&OE horizon.
You are an ideal candidate for us as you:
- Have a Master Degree (preferably in Business, Finance or Commercial engineering)
- Have 3 to 5 years of work experience in an international setting,
- Are proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and/or Business Intelligence platforms
- Are able to handle high complexity.
- Have excellent attention to detail and commitment to producing reliable, high quality work in a timely manner.
- Are team player with empathy
- Are analytical, critical and accurate
- Are capable of synthesizing problems
What we offer
We aim to lead the way. Not just for our customers, but for our employees too. That is why we strive to create a collaborative environment in which we can all succeed, and a culture through which we can all share ideas, develop our expertise and advance our careers. We engage in building an inclusive work culture that offers equal opportunities for all employees irrespective of their diverse backgrounds. As you would expect from a world-leading organisation, we will also reward your contribution with a competitive salary and benefits.
If our battery materials can power electric vehicles, IMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD DO?
