Materials Planner

Location: Basford

Materials Planner
Hire basis - fixed term contract or on going temp with potential for temp to perm
Salary - up to 36,000pa

Location:

Crewe

Working Hours:

37.5 hrs Monday to Friday, 08.00 - 16.00 hrs (30 minutes unpaid lunch break)
Responsible to:
Head of Supply Chain & HM Commercial

Requirement
You must be able to undertake Personal Track Safety Medical - screening and training or

Job Description
This role will form a key part of the Materials Management Team. Working in a fast paced project environment this role will be responsible for ensuring optimum material availability for Heavy Maintenance projects using relevant tools and with full utilisation of the MRP/ERP system.

Key duties
Ensure a purchase order requisition is provided for each material purchase and that the correct verification and authorisation, in line with current DFA, has been provided
Place required material orders in a timely fashion and in line with purchasing procedure through SAP
Track material purchases using BOM Trackers and ensure the trackers are maintained daily
Ensure forward planning needs are monitored and orders placed in line with relevant lead times
Expedite purchases direct with suppliers as required
Monitor & GRPO service requests in line with expected time frames
Manage key and risk items and liaise with the relevant Project Engineer to ensure materials risks are flagged in a timely manner
Complete Repair/Return schedules on a unit by unit basis, notifying stores & suppliers of intended delivery & collection dates and monitor the movements
Close out each unit departure in full following the close out procedure within the defined KPI
Use trend information to adjust min/max levels as required in accordance with procedure to ensure optimum levels of stock held
Monitor expected usage against actual on a unit by unit basis, where there are discrepancies undertake an investigation ensure stock is adjusted at the time of discovery
Monitor the daily stock order reports and place required orders daily
Liaise with the Materials Team Leader and Stores team reference non-conformance item re-order rate
Complete invoice query's in a timely manner
Contribute to Group savings targets
Ensure compliance with business policy & procedures at all times

Person Specification

Qualification and Requirements
Minimum 2 years in Supply Chain/ Materials Management Role

Desired Experience and Knowledge
Purchase Order Management (Requisition > PO > Delivery process)
Demonstrable experience in maintenance of detailed Bill Of Materials
Proven background in Supplier liaison / Supplier Performance
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Strong IT Skills - good working knowledge of MS Office
Conversant with Inventory Control techniques e.g min/max, 2 bin, stock scheduling
Understanding of Material Non-Conformance Processes
Relevant experience of delivering in an engineering based Purchasing/Materials Management environment
SAP user or similar

Key Skills
Able to problem solve and work to targets/KPI
Successful and concise communication at all levels
Good IT skills (Microsoft Packages in particular EXCEL & Word)
Excellent understanding of working to standards and procedures

Personal Qualities

Good analytical skills
Ability to work with others and build good, professional relationships
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines whilst maintaining a positive attitude
Be adaptive to change
Self-motivated and proactive

Behaviours
You work with others to achieve your goals
You respect others and your differences
You say thank you and give praise to others
You give others feedback to help us improve
You deliver great service to our customers every day
You see things from the customers view to help us make the right decisions
You seek and share customer feedback to help us improve their experience
You are professional, polite and friendly
You continuously raise your standards
You keep our colleagues, customers and yourself safe
You think about the environment and what steps you can take to make a difference
You take responsibility for your actions
You are the best you can be and do your job with passion, pride and positivity
You act with honesty and integrity
You solve challenges by thinking…