Hybrid Material Planner for Defence Vehicles

Babcock International; Walsall; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension scheme

Digital GP and health checks

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping portal

Payment of professional fees

Volunteering leave

Job summary

Babcock Vehicle Engineering in Walsall is seeking a Materials Planner to manage material demand and ensure availability across operations. The role focuses on optimizing inventory, coordinating with procurement, and driving improvements in planning processes within a hybrid work setup.

The ideal candidate will have strong MRP knowledge, experience with ERP systems, and a background in manufacturing or automotive environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in material, production or supply planning.
• Strong knowledge of MRP processes and systems.
• Experience with ERP, procurement or purchasing systems.
• Analytical, organized and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience in manufacturing or automotive environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage material demand through Material Requirements Planning (MRP) processes.
• Optimize inventory levels and maintain material availability across the business.
• Collaborate with operations, procurement and other stakeholders to identify shortages and coordinate mitigation.
• Raise and release purchase requisitions based on system demand profiles and business requirements.
• Create and distribute material availability and shortage reports to provide visibility and performance insights.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen planning processes, controls and performance.

Skills

Material planning

Production planning

MRP

ERP systems

Analytics

Manufacturing

Automotive

Tools

ERP systems

Procurement systems

Job description

Babcock Vehicle Engineering in Walsall is seeking a Materials Planner to manage material demand and ensure availability across operations. The role focuses on optimizing inventory, coordinating with procurement, and driving improvements in planning processes within a hybrid work setup.

The ideal candidate will have strong MRP knowledge, experience with ERP systems, and a background in manufacturing or automotive environments.