New Materials Planner

Role Purpose

To ensure that the supply of materials meet the production schedule and minimum stock levels to ensure operational and production continuity. Able to deliver efficient, effective and flexible solutions to meet production requirements. Maintains strong relationships both internally and externally to ensure supply of materials meets requirements. Work under general supervision, reviewed by Management.

Role Responsibilities

• Schedule the supply of materials/components to meet production requirements and minimum safety stock levels
• Assess volume requirements against planning assumptions
• Day-to-day order management and management of deliveries
• Understand and manage risks to minimise impact on production schedule
• Take follow up actions in relation to material shortages that affect production and escalate to management.
• Implement all processes to agreed standards and targets and support continuous improvement initiatives and identify areas of improvement
• Utilise the IT system that is in place and ensure that data is accurate and up to date and resolve any issues as required
• General Administration duties such as transferring of stocks/materials, raising and booking of Purchase Orders, using the I.T systems.
• Other Adhoc administrative duties to support the departmental requirements.
• Monitor the integrity of Bill of Materials (BOM) and manage inventory accuracy
• Support inventory checks to validate inventory accuracy
• Minimise obsolete stock and ensure business is left with minimum liability
• Create regular statistical reports and analysis and update others in the organisation
• Required to cover other Material and Customer Service duties when required due to absence or annual leave.

Relationship Management:

• Generate and communicate supplier material delivery schedules and forecasts to ensure they reflect requirements and meet demands
• Develop and maintain good relationships with suppliers and ensure demand for materials is met and deliveries made on time
• Build and maintain internal relationships with all Internal Departments.

Self Management:

• Adhere to any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of self, staff and visitors
• Assertive, optimistic, resilient and welcomes change
• Engages interest and participation of others
• Proactively contributes to the team
• Is self aware and has a collaborative approach to working with others
• Self-motivated and able to work under pressure

Skills and Attributes:

• Good communicator with the ability to form and maintain good relationships internally and externally
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills
• Commercial and financial awareness with a full understanding of how failure impacts the costs, production, manufacture and customer order fulfilment
• Results orientated and organised with the ability to plan and deliver against deadlines
• Strong analytical, planning and problem solving skills
• Excellent attention to detail skills

No agency support required

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £28,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Bereavement leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Redditch: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• A-Level or equivalent (required)

Experience:

• Procurement: 1 year (required)
• Purchasing: 1 year (required)

Language:

• Proficient English (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 17/04/2023