Material Planning and Inventory Manager

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Material Planning and Inventory Manager

£50,000 - £56,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Larne

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Up to 12% bonus
• Contributory pension scheme – Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution up to 6%
• Contributory share scheme – Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution
• Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase

Caterpillar's Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions, parts, and services to meet the needs of our various commercial and industrial electric power customers. EPD supports a wide range of customer applications across the globe, including providing backup power to hospitals, providing emergency power when natural disasters strike, and supporting critical infrastructure for data centres, municipalities, and more. With a rich history of more than 95 years in the electric power business, our team has world‑class expertise and a proven ability to adapt to changing demands.

We are committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers and to building a better, more sustainable world.

As the Material Planning and Inventory Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth flow of materials and orders across our global Supply Chain. Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, you will take ownership of Order Processing, Material Planning, Inventory Management, and Supplier Performance for the Larne site and several third‑party locations worldwide. This is a key position where you will balance competing priorities in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment, driving operational excellence and supporting strategic Supply Chain initiatives.

In this role you will manage a team of Supply Chain professionals, anticipate challenges, and find solutions that keep everything moving. Your ability to collaborate, organise, and adapt will be essential to ensuring on‑time delivery.

• Align demand planning with manufacturing, product groups, marketing, and material planning to ensure customer requirements are met.
• Manage a team of up to 20 people, ensuring efficiency and accuracy. Conduct performance reviews and implement development plans to support your teams career growth.
• Facilitate cross‑functional collaboration to gather accurate inputs for demand forecasts and production schedules.
• Resolve conflicts between supply constraints and customer expectations through proactive communication and planning.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance compliance, reduce errors, and increase operational efficiency.
• Lead change management initiatives for new systems and procedures, ensuring smooth adoption and minimal disruption.
• Collaborate with supply chain and finance teams to define and maintain optimal inventory levels.
• Monitor inventory health using KPIs and dashboards to support data‑driven decision‑making.
• Improve forecast accuracy through data analysis and market trend evaluation to minimize excess and obsolete inventory.

• Managed a team of supply chain professionals.
• Understands key supply chain components and considerations for different products.
• Experience in material planning, supplier development, and inventory management.
• Participates in supply chain analysis to identify trends and improvements.

• Resolves obstacles to meet facility build schedules.
• Documents regulatory and reporting requirements.
• Assesses situations with departmental goals in mind; seeks guidance when conflicts arise.

• Supports short‑term operational plans and adapts to changes.
• Monitors progress, reports variances, and implements corrections.

• Applies process flow, cycle time, and waste reduction concepts.
• Identifies bottlenecks and documents decision impacts.

• Evaluates past decisions for improvement.
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