Organisation
About Vilmorin-Mikado
Vilmorin-Mikado is a Franco-Japanese seed producer that has specialized in developing, producing, and selling vegetable seeds for professionals since 1743. As a responsible partner in the vegetable food chain, Vilmorin-Mikado is committed to helping better nourish people everywhere. Our wide range of unique, original seeds is distributed on five continents in more than 100 countries. Vilmorin-Mikado has more than 1,000 employees and recorded sales of €218 million in 2020-2021, of which 15% was entirely devoted to research. World leader in carrots and witloof chicory, Vilmorin-Mikado is also a major player in salads, tomatoes, sweet peppers, kabocha squashes, daikon radishes and bunching onions. Nearly three centuries ago, Vilmorin-Mikado's founders began our Tree Seeds work, which actively contributes to rebuilding sustainable forests. www.vilmorinmikado.com
Vilmorin-Mikado is part of Limagrain, an agricultural cooperative and an international seed group owned by French farmers, Limagrain is driven by its purpose: cooperating for the progress of agriculture everywhere, for everyone. Focused on the genetic progress of plants, Limagrain breeds, produces and distributes field seeds, vegetable seeds and agri-food products www.limagrain.com - #Limagrain
Reference
2023-8235
Within the Supply Chain department and working with the planning manager, your role is to manage the flows for the species for which you are responsible and to make the products available at the required commercial quality, at the right quantity and at the promised dates to customer.
Main Missions and Activities:
- Plan supplies, follow-up supply issues and lead seed production decision meetings. Key actor of S&OP process.
- Analyze Seed quality test results and classify stocks accordingly.
- Create work orders and plan manufacturing priorities
- Take part of MRP system implementation. Analyze the MRP message (needs) and execute.
- Collaborate and harmonize the common system usage within Vilmorin Mikado. Publish and edit the manuals.
- Manage subcontracting flows and execution.
- Optimize current and future stocks in quantity and quality, initiate periodic stock recontrol.
- Initiate quality derogation, participate in responding to customer complaints
- Ensure the best balance between supply (stock) and demand, lead Demand & Supply meetings for your species.
- Being proactive in the management of excess stocks and proposing alternative solutions in the event of a shortage.
Knowledge of the seed sector: production, sales, and processing cycles, Phytosanitary, regulations.
3+ years' experience in production/materials planning/supply planning/capacity planning /MRP system.
Basic knowledge of demand planning.
JD Edwards or similar ERP system experience preferred
