Global Materials Planning Lead

Vickerstock; Northern Ireland; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Vickerstock is recruiting a Material Planning Manager to lead a global team of buyers and material planners across multiple manufacturing locations. You will ensure material availability and execute purchase orders to support production, aftermarket requirements and new product introductions.

You will align supplier commitments with changing demand and lead resolution of shortages and delivery issues, while improving planning processes, ERP/MRP optimisation and performance dashboards.

Qualifications

• Experience leading material planning or operational buying teams across multiple manufacturing sites.
• Hands-on ERP/MRP experience translating demand into material requirements and purchase orders.
• Experience managing purchase order execution and supplier delivery commitments.
• Knowledge of production and aftermarket material requirements, including new products and engineering changes.
• Experience with supply reviews or S&OP and KPI reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a global team of buyers and material planners.
• Oversee material planning for production, aftermarket and service parts.
• Work closely with Procurement, Production Planning, Operations and Engineering to strengthen planning processes.
• Own direct-material purchase order execution, ensuring orders are placed accurately, maintained and followed through to delivery.
• Manage supplier confirmations and order changes, including rescheduling, cancellations, expediting and postponements.
• Lead the escalation and resolution of material shortages, missed supplier commitments and supply disruptions.
• Coordinate material readiness for new product introductions, engineering changes and product transitions with Engineering, Project Management and Procurement.
• Monitor supplier delivery performance and work with Procurement to implement recovery actions and address supply constraints.
• Review demand and supply signals to identify shortages or excess supply, coordinating short- and medium-term adjustments and contingency plans.
• Contribute to supply reviews and Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), reporting material risks, supplier constraints and mitigation actions.
• Improve ERP/MRP utilisation, planning data and exception management, introducing standard processes, automation and performance dashboards.

Skills

Leadership

ERP/MRP

PO execution

Supply planning

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Vickerstock is recruiting a Material Planning Manager to lead a global team of buyers and material planners across multiple manufacturing locations. You will ensure material availability and execute purchase orders to support production, aftermarket requirements and new product introductions.

You will align supplier commitments with changing demand and lead resolution of shortages and delivery issues, while improving planning processes, ERP/MRP optimisation and performance dashboards.