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Materials Planner
Job Posted: 13 hours ago
Salary: £ 28,000 - 33,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Redditch, Worcestershire
Expire in: a month
Job Description
To ensure the supply of material meets the production schedule and to maintain minimum stock levels to ensure operational continuity. Able to deliver efficient, effective and flexible solutions to meet production requirements. Maintain strong relationships both internally and externally to ensure supply of materials meets requirements. Work under general supervision, reviewed by Management.
Schedule the supply of materials/components to meet production schedule and maintains minimum safety stock levels
Assess volume requirements against planning assumptions
Day-to-day order management and supplier delivery scheduling
Understand and manage risks to minimise impact on production schedule
Take follow up actions in relation to material shortages that affect production and escalate within team
Implement all processes to agreed standards, targets and support continuous improvement initiatives through identifying improvement opportunities
As required schedule supply of bought in goods to include control of import documentation.
Utilise IT system (Sage, WMS, Supplier portals) available to ensure data is accurate and up to date whilst resolving issues as required
Transferring stock of materials from external warehouses, raising and booking in Purchase Orders
Support desktop inventory checks to validate accuracy
Minimise obsolete stock to ensure business left with minimum liability
Create regular statistical reports and analysis to update business
Provide cover for Material Planning duties during periods of absence or annual leave
Other Ad hoc administrative duties to support department
Relationship Management:
Generate and communicate to supplier our planned delivery schedules and ongoing forecast to ensure they reflect requirements and meet demand
Develop and maintain good relationships with suppliers to ensure demand for materials is met and deliveries made on time in full
Build and maintain 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
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 cost, lost production time and customer order fulfilment
Results orientated and organised with the ability to plan and deliver against deadlines
Strong analytical, planning and problem-solving skills
Take reasonable care of the Health and Safety of yourself and others who may be affected by your actions
Work in a safe manner and observe company Health and Safety Rules and Procedures
Use/Drive machinery in a safe manner, observing rules and procedures
Report to your Line Manager any incidents that have led to or could have led to injury or an accident or have affected the environment (Near miss reporting)
Report all injuries to yourself at work immediately and obtain the necessary first aid treatment
Cooperate with Managers and other personnel of the Company to achieve a healthy and safe workplace.
Help in the investigation of accidents to prevent recurrence.
Observe the Company personal hygiene requirements
Set an example of safe and correct behaviour
Report any hazard or defect you may observe promptly to your immediate Line Manager.
Report any shortcomings in systems of work or procedures to your Line Manager.
Comply with all safe systems of work
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