Material Planner

Salary: £38,400 – £42,000 per year

Working for one of the UK’s most recognised brands at one of their busy divisions in Staffordshire, this is an interesting and challenging role, working within the material planning department.

The role is ultimately responsible for ensuring the timely flow of material in line with customer requirements and stock objectives, specifically with regard to New Production Introduction

• Liaising with Production planning department to ensure critical supply risks are a key consideration in the development of production forecasts.
• Continuous review and improvement of scheduling, logistics, transportation & packaging concerns.
• Target based inventory control with particular emphasis on stock day reduction and obsolescence risks.
• Attend NPI project meetings and report on parts status.

Requirements

The candidate will ideally have experience in a logistics/planning/purchasing type of environment, preferably in a similar high volume manufacturing environment/industry.

Candidates should be ambitious, self-motivated, committed and enthusiastic with good communication skills.

IT literate (Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint & Word) and able to use material planning systems, preferably SAP.

You will be highly organised, able to multi-task and prioritise a busy workload with a sense of urgency against objectives set.

Self-motivated and have the ability to fit into an established team, bringing new ideas, ambition and drive.

Possess excellent communication skills both written and verbal at all levels of the business.