Materials Planner

Materials Planner

Location: Desford

Duration: 12 months (extension available)

Hourly Rate: £17.10 per hour     

Key Responsibilities

Working within a Product focused team, the Material Planner has the following major responsibilities: -

• Ensure that material requirements are scheduled for delivery from suppliers in a quantity and on

a date to support our service to customers

• Ensure that deliveries take place on the correct date, in the correct containers, in the quantity

Specified.

• Validate that supplier schedules meet the facilities demands and collaborate with supplier to ensure continued material availability.

• Initiate, co-ordinate and participate in activities to ensure optimum inventory levels
• Manage and control inventory levels for outgoing parts
• Be involved with, as necessary, the scheduling and control of onward ship material
• Hold Supplier Performance review meetings and track recovery actions

Key Competencies

• Building Strategic Working Relationships
• Decision Making
• Initiating Action
• Planning & Organising
• Work Standards

• Communication

Skills and Experience Required

• Previous experience of working with a Material Planning role or supply chain.
• Supplier Management Experience
• Knowledge of MRP
• Excellent Interpersonal Skills
• Excellent Microsoft skills
• Analytical problem solving
• Self Motivated with Excellent Attention to detail.

• Experience within a Manufacturing environment

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