Materials Planner

Successful manufacturer require a Material Planner. Applicants should be analytical, organised and have supply chain planning, material control, scheduling/production planning or inventory management expertise.

An exciting end-to-end supply chain role, the Material Planner will be responsible for ensuring materials are available to meet production schedules. The Material Planner will be responsible for liaising with a large number of internal, and external stakeholders.

Specific duties of the Material Planner include:

• Creation of material and supply plans based around demand forecast
• Supplier management and scheduling
• Maintenance of supply chain data in MRP/ERP
• Analyse, monitor and manage inventory levels
• Collaboration with Sales, Finance, Supply Chain to discuss site planning activities

Material Planner applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Experience in; supply chain, material planning, inventory control, forecasting, merchandising or production planning
• Ability to use an MRP/ERP, or similar business planning tools. SAP would be preferred.
• Relationship builder
• Analytical
• Organised