Material Planner

A rapidly expanding organisation is seeking a permanent Material Planner to become an integral part of their team in Cheltenham. This exciting opportunity comes with a salary of up to £35,000.

In this critical role, you will be responsible for overseeing the timely delivery of materials throughout the production cell, ensuring that all operational processes run smoothly. As the key liaison for the execution of production schedules, you will play a vital role in aligning material supply with due dates, effectively managing inventory levels and minimising delays.

Role responsibilities of the Material Planner include:

• Production Plan Ownership: Oversee the execution of production plans, ensuring material availability and aligning with stakeholder requirements.
• Material Flow Management: Coordinate with Goods Inwards, Supply Chain, and Stores to ensure material supply aligns with production schedules and deadlines.
• Process Accountability: Act as the primary owner for all material-related processes, ensuring adherence to procedures and traceability throughout the allocation process.
• Risk and Change Management: Facilitate engineering change requests and manage non-conformance items while mitigating risks through effective communication and problem-solving.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement process enhancements within the department to improve efficiency and resolve production queries proactively.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate effectively with master schedulers and hold stakeholders accountable for timely resolutions of production-related issues and open actions.

Person Specification of the Material Planner:

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in a manufacturing environment, specifically in a material planner role.
• Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems
• Strong understanding of forecasting, production planning, scheduling, capacity planning, and material requirements planning.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of engaging effectively at all organisational levels, both internally and externally.
• Self-motivated and adaptable, able to work independently and as part of a team while managing conflicting priorities and workload efficiently.

Salary

Up to £35k

This role will be well suited to you if you have held a role within materials or production as a materials planner, material controller, material coordinator, demand planner, production planner, operations planner, production scheduler, inventory planner, resource planner, supply chain coordinator or supply chain planner