Material Planner

Leeds, West Yorkshire

c£25K

Role

• The Materials Controller is responsible for ensuring that materials are ordered and effectively managed within the required timescales meeting the demands of the Master Production Schedule.
• The person will work with suppliers and cross functionally with Planning, Operations, Warehouse and Procurement to ensure timely delivery of incoming products.
• To manage supplier performance on a day-to-day basis including weekly expediting and understanding of any potential risks to plans.
• Elevation of any problems and driving through corrective actions agreed.
• Managing Non Conformance issues in line with the Supply Chain Manager and ensuring corrective actions are firmly in place and any compensation owed, is effectively delivered.
• Establish and ensure compliance to clear inventory policies and procedures. 
• Playing a key role in the implementation of the Company’s investment in a new ERP System, going forwards.

Requirements

• Ensuring sufficient inventory of materials and services to meet customer and business needs.
• Maintain maximum and minimum stock levels to ensure timely material availability.
• Work closely with Production Planner to forecast levels of demand for materials and services to meet customer and business needs adjusting as appropriate in reaction to changes
• Analyse production demand by building systems and reports through MRP and ERP.
• Ensure stock accuracy and transactional precision within operations and business systems data.
• Contribute to Risk Management through close supplier relationships and market awareness.
• Manage supplier and sub-contractor delivery schedules and ensure compliance with quality specification.
• Assist investigating raw material variances and actions to correct data. •
• Analyse existing processes and KPIs, supporting improvements and implement actions
• Weekly reporting of direct and indirect Materials and order cover within the supply chain.
• Undertake regular supplier development and vendor rating to drive service improvement and provide a measure for the quality provided
• Purchase business related items driving cost efficiencies and general administration as required.

Person

• Experience gained within a manufacturing environment
• Material Management Experience
• Understanding of inventory control process
• Solid experience of MRP transactions
• IT literate