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We have a requirement for an experienced Material Planner to work on a 9 month temporary basis for our Engineering and Manufacturing client based in Peterborough.
The main responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Daily review of materials planning panels to ensure supply is aligned with demand.
- Release of new wholegoods purchase orders to ensure products will be available in time.
- Review of supplier order boards and update planning systems with relevant data.
- Manage change requests for purchase orders and re-schedule to meet better lead time.
- Provide accurate information to Customer order management teams so they can align
planning dates.
- Frequently join end 2 end planning team meetings to review open order boards.
- Maintain good communication with plant account teams to ensure the company are provided with
accurate lead time information.
You will use the materials planning system to manage supply and demand plans taking long-term corrective action on exception messages and other alerts based on root cause analysis; occasionally refers to adhoc tools such as Excel, Access, TOAD, OMS, etc. in performing problem solving, while leveraging the materials planning system as the primary tool in day-to-day operations.
It is essential that you have significant relevant work experience or specialised skills obtained through education, training, or on-the-job experience in an equivalent field such as materials planning, production scheduling, manufacturing, or inventory control with 3-5 years of relevant work experience required.
You will be working 37.5 hours per week and this will be a hybrid role with some home working.
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