Material Co-ordinator

General Dynamics Lands Systems UK; Pentrebach; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Wales is seeking a full-time Materials Coordinator to join their team. The successful applicant will be responsible for coordinating material management, ensuring timely delivery to support production. The ideal candidate will possess strong MRP knowledge, excellent communication skills, and a proactive attitude. This role offers a competitive salary of £29,520 to £33,000, and numerous benefits, including a compressed fortnight and a flexible working environment.

Benefits

Compressed nine-day fortnight

Flexible benefits scheme

Personalised career development plan

Professional training courses

Company sports and social club

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar production planner/material controller role.
• Practical knowledge of material planning and logistics.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate material management to support retrofit plans.
• Release production material requirements to the warehouse.
• Prepare management and shortage reports.

Skills

Knowledge of MRP

Experience in production planning

Strong communication skills

Customer focused

Competence in Microsoft Excel

Tools

ERP System (preferably Oracle)

Job description

Description

General Dynamics Land Systems is on the look-out for a full-time Materials Coordinator to join our established team. The successful and inclusive candidate will earn a favourable salary of £29,520 to £33,000 based on experience and potential. This is an ideal role for someone who has a proactive and positive mindset and a keen desire to grow professionally. Joining an established team based at our Merthyr ( South Wales ) facility, you will work across a range of stakeholders. You will report functionally to the Master Scheduler and Planning manager and your primary responsibility will be to work closely with our SCM, warehouse and production teams, field service representatives and programme to ensure timely, cost-effective management of materials to the shop floor to support the retrofit plans and to manage material control throughout the whole process including fulfilling requirements within the plan. In this position you will take a lead role coordinating and planning the daily workload to adhere to the retrofit plans.

If you were already working in this position, this is what you would have been working on this week:

• Releasing all production material requirements to the warehouse for picking in line with the production plan and ensure they are delivered OTIF expediting any late deliveries
• Review all material requirements for the forward plan and work closely with the support functions department to resolve any shortage issues
• Assist in the preparation of various management and shortage reports and provide regular communication on accuracies/discrepancies, shop floor inventory requirements, material availability and status

To apply for this role, you will require the following:

• Knowledge of MRP, Bills of Material, Work Orders, Sales Orders and material transactions within an ERP System preferably Oracle
• Considerable experience working as a similar production planner / material controller type role.
• Practical knowledge of material planning and logistics management
• High level of competence with Microsoft Excel and analytical tools
• A good understanding of Configuration Control
• Strong communication skills being able to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Customer focused providing excellent service levels to both internal and external customers
• Good understanding of the key principles of continuous improvement and experience of working in a CI environment. Leads change and must have a ‘can do’ attitude
• Flexible approach with the ability to work under pressure to changing business needs, managing multiple tasks and working to tight deadlines

Our Company Benefits:

• A compressed nine-day fortnight – which means every other Friday off!
• A flexible benefits scheme - allowing you to adapt your benefits to suit yours and your family’s needs
• A personalised career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company
• Professional training and development courses, both internal and external - allowing you to reach your full potential
• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognised and rewarded, which includes compressed hours, reduced hours and job share
• A Company sports and social club, offering events at discounted prices – giving you the opportunity to meet and socialise with your fellow colleagues outside the workplace

About General Dynamics UK

General Dynamics Land Systems is a global leader in providing products and support across the full spectrum of combat vehicles. Our global team has more than 6,000 employees working towards creating a diverse product portfolio delivering best-in-class capability to Armed Forces communities worldwide. In the UK, we employee more than 750 people and are leading the way in Armoured Fighting Vehicles and sustainment services. Our vision is documented and embedded into our culture, so all employees understand the Company’s direction and their role in achieving it. We are currently delivering the AJAX programme, providing 589 Armoured Fighting Vehicles in six variants to the British Army and have also developed and delivered 400 Foxhound vehicles - a highly-protected and mobile 4x4 platform with high-deployment availability.We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace – inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high performance team