Materials Planner - Swansea

ZipRecruiter; Swansea; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

Benefits Package:
£40,000
12% Pension
Strong training and development scheme
Brilliant benefits package.
Multiple sites Globally - extremely stable company.

With Operations across the Globe and with an ever expanding customer base, this prestigious manufacturer is planning the next part of their recruitment push. Following their recent investment, they are looking for a Materials Planner who has the capabilities of progressing into a Materials Manager on site and leading the department. The company has multiple sites within the organisation and offers opportunity to any employee to train both internally and externally to develop your skills. The role also comes with opportunities to progress up the ladder with a clear plan in place of where they would like this person to progress.

Role & Responsibilities:

1. Ensure the most effective and efficient use of Company funds through robust and professional purchasing methods, ensuring optimum material availability.
2. Determine and review supply approach (MTO/Forecast/Stock and Serve) of all resin materials according to demand, supply geography, and service.
3. Manage the scheduling and ordering of all resin and consumable requirements for site, ensuring best cost, optimum stock levels, and customer satisfaction.
4. Maintain, control and review the resin and consumable demand and forecast.
5. Produce monthly forecast to external suppliers.
6. Liaising with Amcor CPM on supplier relations.
7. Control all resin stocks to ensure stock levels are minimized and accurate stock records.
8. Expediting material and liaising with the planners to meet the weekly production plan requirements.
9. Raising purchase orders for all suppliers of resin and consumables, ensuring any late or failed deliveries are investigated and resolved.
10. Creatively problem solve supply issues.
11. Support the site in Total Cost Out activities.
12. Report on key material KPIs.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

1. ERP Knowledge SAP preferred.
2. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
3. Intermediate/Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
4. Excellent time management and ability to prioritise tasks.
5. Material planning skills.
6. Numerical planning skills.
7. Analytical approach.
8. Challenge current and develop new processes to a "lean" standard.

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'. Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Job Tenure: Permanent
Salary: £38,000 - £40,000 per annum + excellent benefits
Location: Swansea