Material Controller

The Thrive Group; Blaenavon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established client in the manufacturing field is seeking a Material Controller to plan and coordinate subcontractor workloads. Responsibilities include managing purchase orders and ensuring compliance with specifications. The ideal candidate will have experience in procurement and supply chain management, with strong communication skills and attention to detail. This role offers competitive salary and working hours from 08:00-16:30 Mon-Thu and 08:00-13:00 Fri.

Qualifications

• Experience within a Purchasing, Planning and Co‑ordination role is essential.
• Supplier Performance Management.
• Microsoft experience - Word, Excel.
• Knowledge and aptitude for engineering/manufacturing is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and track sub-contractor workloads.
• Raising of Purchase Orders for Subcontract services.
• Daily communication and management of Subcontractors.
• Ensure accuracy of paperwork, including POs and invoices.
• Provide internal daily updates on deliveries.
• Ensure necessary transport is booked for timely movements.
• Ensure MRP system bookings are performed accurately.

Skills

Experience within a Purchasing role

Supplier Performance Management

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)

Organisational skills

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Job description

Thrive Oldham are recruiting a Material Controller on behalf of our well established client in the Torfaen South Wales Area.

Job Summary

Plan, coordinate, and track Sub-contractor workloads and performance to ensure adherence to customer requirements and operational dock plan.

Ensure Purchase Orders, work order transactions, transports bookings and communication throughout the site is done.

Check off raw material certification to ensure compliance against the purchase order. Expedite raw material to assist with achieving OTIF targets.

Key Objectives of the Role

• Daily Co‑Coordination of Subcontract/Outplant requirements
• Raising of Purchase Orders for Subcontract services and Raw Material to support production plan and on‑time delivery to customers
• Daily communication and management of Subcontractors to ensure on‑time delivery aligned to
• Ensuring accuracy of all paperwork, PO's, Certificates of Conformity, Invoices
• Provide internal daily updates on status of deliveries and subcontractor commitments to internal stakeholders Supply Chain, Operations/Despatch.
• Ensure necessary transport is booked with the Logistics department to support timely movements of product between sites and Subcontractors
• Ensure MRP system bookings are accurately performed in a timely manner to maintain traceability and quality of product
• Measurement of sub‑contractor performance against OTIF, Quality and Service Levels
• Adhoc visits to Subcontractor sites
• Expediting of raw material
• Check raw material advice notes / certification to ensure accuracy against PO
• Any other ad hoc duties as

Key Performance Indicators

• Plan vs. Actual
• Sub Contract Performance Scorecards, OTD, Quality, Service

The Applicant

• Experience within a Purchasing, Planning and Co‑Ordination role is essential
• Supplier Performance Management
• Microsoft experience - word, excel
• A knowledge and aptitude for engineering/manufacturing (desirable but not essential)

Qualifications (desirable but not essential)

• Planning
• Supply Chain/Supplier Performance Management
• Quality control

Personal Qualities

• Organise
• Excellent communication skills/strong stakeholder management
• Flexible
• Dynamic
• Attention to detail
• Confidence
• Team Player
• Ability to hold people accountable

Salary: Competitive

Hours: 08:00-16:30 Mon-Thus, 08:00-13:00 Fri