About this Position
As a Material Planner, you will play a critical role in ensuring the uninterrupted flow of materials required to meet production and customer demand. You will be responsible for translating production forecasts into effective material plans, balancing inventory, cost, and service level objectives while collaborating closely with Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Suppliers. This role requires strong analytical skills, proactive risk management, and the ability to optimize material availability in a dynamic manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced supply chain setting and is passionate about driving operational excellence through planning accuracy and continuous improvement.

What you'll do

Translate production plans into mid- and long-term Material Requirements Plans (MRP) to ensure material availability based on demand forecasts.

Maintain and optimize MRP parameters, monitor exceptions, and align material plans with production schedules.

Collaborate with suppliers to support capacity planning and ensure timely material availability.

Analyze inventory levels, replenishment policies, slow-moving inventory, and obsolete materials to optimize stock and cost performance.

Manage material ordering processes, ensuring the right quantities are ordered at the right time while minimizing excess inventory and obsolescence.

Identify and elevate supply risks, shortages, and opportunities to relevant stakeholders.

Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing material planning processes, inventory performance, and supply chain efficiency.

What makes you a good fit

Material Planning / Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

Supply Planning and Production Planning





Inventory Management and Inventory Optimization

Purchasing and Supplier/Vendor Management

Supply Chain Management

Forecasting and Demand Analysis

Data Analytics & Business Intelligence

Process Improvement

Project Management

ERP Systems (SAP, Oracle, JDE, etc.)

Ideal Candidate Profile

Experience in material planning within a manufacturing or supply chain environment.

Strong understanding of MRP, inventory control, procurement, and supplier management.

Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret demand, inventory, and operational data.

Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, working with Production, Procurement, Logistics, and Suppliers.

Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on service, cost, and inventory optimization.

Some perks of joining Henkel

Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year

Diverse national and international growth opportunities

Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs

Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks

Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares

Flexible Benefits

Meal vouchers

Savings fund

Friday early finish

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.

We promote careers in adaptable working models and enable career-life integration for different capacity levels. We thus welcome applications in full-time and part-time.

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📌 Material Planner (Municipio de Huixquilucan)
🏢 Henkel
📍 Municipio de Huixquilucan