Job: Material Planner
Location: Peterborough
Hours: Monday - Friday - 8-4.30, Office based
Salary :£30,000 per annum
The Role
- Assure supply of materials to meet the production schedule and / or minimum safety stock levels.
- Understand and manage risks to the material supply plan to minimise impact on the production schedule.
- Take the lead in co-ordinating the implementation of modifications with the supply base to minimise obsolete stock and assure material availability.
- Initiate inventory management and stock adjustments when required, to maintain continued accuracy and reliability of stock records.
- Key liaison with the Logistics Provider and Inventory Analysis Team to ensure inventory record accuracy.
- Develop supplier relationships to allow constructive discussions to take place regarding delivery KPI improvements on behalf of the business.
- Lead and co-ordinate improvement plans with suppliers that are not performing.
- Negotiate with supplier, the finance for "special transport" to ensure costs are kept to an absolute minimum, whilst maintaining material availability.
- Recover all costs incurred that are incurred because of supplier liability.
- Assist Accounts Department in resolution of quantity/receipt related invoice queries.
- On time in full supply of parts to delivery schedule.
- Arrears - number of suppliers and number of parts.
- Parts missed point of fit and line stops.
- Cost recovery - Full recovery of supplier liability costs
- Number and age of quantity related invoice queries.
The Candidate
- Experience in Material Planning & Logistics or material planning desired, ideally in the automotive/Marine industry
- An awareness of Syteline MRP System & Lean Manufacturing would be an advantage
- Ability to communicate with tact and diplomacy, together with the ability to work accurately and efficiently, taking resourceful action during periods of considerable pressure.
- Computer Literate essential.