Material Planner

Key Responsibilities: -

• Review customer demand to ensure continuous, uninterrupted supply.

• Using in house ERP system, create supplier schedules and ensure they are communicated and received weekly.

• Create good working relationships with customers and suppliers allowing for frank and open dialogue regarding demand and supply.

• To liaise closely with customers and suppliers to ensure risks to supply are communicated in a timely fashion and work with them to produce robust recovery plans.

• Ensure all inbound and outbound special freight is recorded and the root causes understood and implement plans to prevent re-occurrence.

• Ensure timely escalation of known supply risks to the internal stake holders • Work closely with the Purchasing team to ensure supplier adherence to SLA’s.

• To participate in the ECR process to ensure minimum obsolescence whilst highlighting cost risks due to the planned change and understanding who is liable.

• Ensure Materials Planning metrics meet with annual forecast for Inventory and for freight in.

• Identify areas for improvement and work with the team to implement any improvements.

• Actively participate in all problem solving activities.

• Participate in weekly specific process reviews to improve knowledge and identify improvements.

• Continually review our current processes and identify and communicate areas for improvement. 

Experience and Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role within Manufacturing sector, preferably automotive.

• Demonstrable proficiency in Mathematics with an excellent level of attention to detail.

• Computer literate in Microsoft Office programmes including Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot tables etc.)

• Previous experience of S.A.P would be desirable.

• Ability to communicate effectively with suppliers, internal and external customers.

• Able to work on own initiative and be able to adapt to new processes and situations. 

Key measures:

Planning                       Shortages against demand

Planning                       Production downtime due to Material Shortages. 

Planning                       Stock availability.

Financial                       Stock turnover

Financial                       Warehouse stock against targets