Intercompany Planner/Buyer

TT Electronics; Barnstaple; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the aerospace sector seeks an Interco Planner/Buyer to manage supply chain processes and procurement. This remote-based role involves significant travel to support subcontract partners, optimizing operational performance through strategic planning and collaboration. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in supply chain management and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experienced in Aerospace or similar industry.
• Ability to read and translate Engineering drawings.
• Task-focused with strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate plans and timely product deliveries.
• Conduct material availability analysis for schedule changes.
• Collaborate with internal departments for optimal supply chain processes.

Skills

Aerospace experience

Supply Chain Planning

Procurement

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Attention to detail

Education

Formal qualification in Supply Chain Management

Tools

MS Office

ERP

Job description

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Responsible for Leading the Interco and Subcontract Processing Value streams, feeding into site SIOP process, and site Master Production Scheduling to ensure on-time order fulfilment and realisation of site revenue, cash, and inventory budgets.

This role of the Interco Planner/Buyer can be remote based , coordinating with other site leaders and functions, frequent travel will be required to support Interco value stream. Travel is estimated to be 25-50%, this will be to support our Interco and subcontract partners and to visit the main site.

Key Responsibilities

• Comply with all HSE requirements related to the role and work towards a zero-harm culture.
• Ensure the Interco SIOP delivers accurate plans and the MPS delivers demand profiles in line with customer and business expectations including OTIF, cashflow, revenue and profit requirements
• Champion continous improvement with Interco partners with lean principles thereby improving delivery performance and forecast accuracy for cash, inventory and revenue budgets
• Travelling to Interco and subcontract partner sites and delivering world class standards of service and professionalism
• Responsible for Interco Master Production Schedule in MRP, updating ERP and providing accurate data for site SIOP processes
• Working with internal departments including CAM's, production engineering and production, Quality and Logistics
• Conduct material avaialbility analysis for proposed schedule changes
• Carry out due diligence on all Interco and 3rd party suppliers to ensure available capacity and capability are matched with our customer requirements

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Qualifications, Skills and Attributes

Core Requirements

• Experienced in Aerospace or similar industry.
• Global and Intercompany Supply Chain planning and/or Procurement experience particularly Low-cost country sourcing.
• Extensive experience in working in low volume, high product mix, build-to-print environments, and design to spec environments.
• Excellent communication skills and demonstrable experience of effective negotiation and influencing skills for win-win outcomes.
• Ability to thrive under pressure and deliver against deadlines.
• A strong working knowledge of MS Office applications, particularly Excel is essential to this role.
• Experience in Import/Export compliance and management
• Ability to read and translate Engineering drawings and documentation.
• Task / Achievement focused.
• Attention to detail and demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to self motivate and professionally represent the business whilst visiting Interco and subcontract partners
• Flexible and open-minded approach with a determination to succeed

Desireable Skills and Experience

• Formal qualification in Supply Chain Management or similar

Solving Technology Challenges for a Sustainable World

We want the very best people in our TT family across the globe – so we welcome applications from everyone, to celebrate a diverse mix of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and you can rest assured that TT Electronics takes positive steps to ensure we are an inclusive business, that will welcome and support you, from your initial application to wherever your career takes you!

We hold Health and Safety in the highest regard at TT, with the Wellbeing of our employees our top priority. Any successful candidate will be required to successfully pass a pre-employment Drug and Alcohol Screening.

Please get in touch if you’d like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to your application, ( Hybrid working within office based roles) in order that we can accommodate and support you in the process. If you want to work for a company where who you are is valued and respected, we’d love to hear from you.