ABOUT US

At TOPPAN Security, our mission is to shape a meaningful, technology-driven future by being a global leader in mission-critical identity and payment technologies.

We serves as the international development arm of the TOPPAN Group in the security domain founded in 1900. TOPPAN is a trusted Japanese brand renowned for its commitment to exceptional quality. Building on this legacy, we combine bold ideas, deep sector expertise, and collaborative intelligence to deliver secure, future-ready solutions.

Our culture is grounded in four core values: Agility, Ownership, Resilience, and a Sense of Fun. We move fast, lead with accountability, grow through challenges, and bring positive energy into everything we do.

Join us and be part of a global, collaborative team where trust and innovation drive everything we do.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Supply Chain and Material planner will be responsible for the coordination and execution of all activities related to the planning and purchase of excipients, devices and components.

The Supply Chain and Material planner will also be responsible for the operational supply chain, covering procurement, expediting and logistics.

This role will form an integral part of a team which optimizes the flow of materials (order to release) while considering warehouse capacities and inventory targets.

This individual will collaborate closely with finance, legal, project managers, global supply chain, engineering and operations.

Main missions:

Material Planner

Ensuring full procurement process is properly conducted from creating suppliers, creating part numbers, raising POs, placing POs to supplier, receiving payment by collaborating with technical team, supply chain managers, global planner, category manager and finance.
Collaborating with the category manager, coordinating & managing the supplier with supplier agreements and contracts put in place when & where applicable. Identifying potential constraints and interface between supplier and key internal stakeholders to ensure issue resolution
Planning material delivery schedules with suppliers in alignment with the global planner to meet sales requirements.
Maintaining Raw Materials and Component inventories within target, while minimizing excess, obsolete and expired materials
Partnering with Category Manager to drive Supplier performance improvement, including quality and on-time delivery in line with production requirements.
Pro-actively support resolution of invoice queries by being the main interface to finance

2. Supply Chain

Supply Chain lead for designated projects
Build the Supply Chain Project Plan, global cost model & the project cashflow for decision making
Manage the procurement of raw materials with vendors and plan production with manufacturers to ensure on time & in full delivery
Challenge material and production costs & lead times (raw materials, shipping, inventory, …)
Coordinate shipping of goods in cooperation with the global and local freight manager.
Track actual supply, production & shipment vs planned
Ensure ERP system is properly updated

3. Inventory management

Conduct monthly inventory (ERP report)
Monitor slow and obsoletes with the objective of staying within defined target

4/ Expertise & Continuous improvement

Identify issues and opportunities for improvements in the supply chain team and process
Lead transformation projects with cross-functional teams to improve the processes & tools

Other duties as assigned by direct manager.

ABOUT YOU

You are/have:

Education and/or Experience

Degree in Procurement, Business, Purchasing or related disciplines
3-5 years’ experience in a Supply Chain, Material Planner or related role.

Skills

Good planning and organizational skills
Proactive & problem-solving oriented
Flexible approach and ability to work well under pressure
Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
Team player, ability to work with other departments, and build relationships with them, strong communication skills
Good command of both spoken and written English.

Advanced user of MS Excel
Previous experience with ERPs and particularly Dynamics 365

TOPPAN is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, or disability.

Supply Chain and Material Planner

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