Position: Materials Planner
Type: Permanent 
Rate: £30k
Location: Oundle 
Ref:468/107
 
HSB Technical Ltd is a specialist recruiter within the Power & Propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping & Energy and Aerospace sectors. We have a number of permanent and contract vacancies for multiple businesses across the UK and overseas.
The below job description will outline this position of: Materials Planner.

The key of the role is to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to forecast, plan and facilitate on-time materials to for the production line as required, the avoid any disruption to production.

HSB Technical’s client is a very established and well-regarded business entity.

Duties and responsibilities of the Materials Planner: 
•    To ensure the supply of materials meets the production schedule
•    Manage and understand, the risk to the material supply plan to minimise the impact on the production schedule.
•    Lead the implementation of modifications with the supply base to obsolete stock and ensure materials are readily available
•    Liaison with the team to ensure all inventory is recorded accuracy
•    Develop and maintain supply relationships, to help help cost down.
•               Use any MRP or IT system that is place, ensure that all the data is accurate and up to data, resolve any issues
•               Deliver regular statistical reports, and be able to analysis
•               Financial awareness, and a full understanding of hoe failure impacts the costs, production, and fulfilment
•               Implement processes to agreed standards and targets, identify areas that need improvement.
•    Recovery any cost as required, due to the result of supplier liability 
•               Support finance teams to achieve targets
•              On issue of new prices lists, update and check and maintain all option BOM's within the company ERP system
•              Be integral in the management of new product obsolescence management of materials as required via ECN, P&C and SCN process

Qualifications and requirement for the Materials Planner:
 •    Assertive, optimistic, and welcomes change
•               Self motivate and able to work under pressure
•               Good communicator, and maintain relationships
•               Strong interpersonal, and negotiation skills
•               Project management skills
•               Strong analytical, planning and problem solving skills
•               Excellent attention to detail

Must have; 
•    Previous experience of material planning, ideally in a manufacturing background
•              Strong knowledge of IT systems, including Microsoft excel, MRP (Material requirements planning) systems of similar
•               Confident in the supply chain process
•               Strong analytical, planning and problem solving skills

If you are available and interested in this contract please apply now and a member of our team will be in touch.

This vacancy is being advertised by HSB Technical who have been appointed to act as the recruitment consultancy for this role.