Directly procured materials in stock help

To All
We currently have a problem when dealing with directly procured materials.
Following a completed build of our product we have a surplus of directly proceured materials that have been ordered in error or are a result of specification changes.
We want to re-use them for future demand. Therefore, we return them from a network and put into our warehouse and in a bin. The problem arises when the planners create a new demand because the material master data will order the part as a directly procured part and will 'not see' the one we are showing in stock.
Therefore, my questions is, can a part be set up to look for stock initially and if no stock then order part as a directly procured part?
Thanks in advance
Darren

Saleel
The material IS in stock showing in the same Plant, Sloc and Warehouse that the planners use to plan the completed product.
The material is in stock as it has been returned from the network (MB1A mvt 222) However, the material is planned in a BoM as a directly procured part as per the material master settings. When a new demand is loaded in the system, according to the material master settings it will order a directly procured part and not utilise the stock in the warehouse.
I am looking for help that when a demand is loaded, SAP will reserve the stock of a directly procured part and not order externally.
Movement 561 is an initial stock load movement type and is not recommended at any other time due to the lack of financial documents albeit a very easy way to load inventory. We use LICC/LX16 to adjust inventory in accordance with auditing rules.
Thanks you for your response
Darren

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I have uploaded V_BBP_DET_ACCT.DOC to SAPMATS, click on the following link.
Link: [https://sapmats-de.sap-ag.de/download/download.cgi?id=LL0BCK4LD9DE7XZOG9M7WGGNG11AWE43UCBMUW1T05TKD1IOK2]
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