Material Planner

Pratt & Whitney; Glenrothes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent defense contractor is seeking a Material Planner in Glenrothes, United Kingdom. In this role, you'll manage and improve customer material requirements planning (MRP) while supporting manufacturing for defense projects. The ideal candidate will have experience in supply chain and be proficient in SAP and MS Office. Strong organizational skills and the ability to multitask in a busy environment are essential. Apply online with a full CV to seize this great opportunity in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer MRP.
• Drive process improvement initiatives.
• Validate and release work orders.
• Plan materials for production orders.
• Track progress with Quality, Goods Inn & Procurement.
• Collaborate with Master Scheduler for planning.
• Manage inventory and reporting.
• Attend various team meetings.
• Generate necessary project management reports.
• Maintain Kanban and safety stock.

Skills

Experience in a similar role in Supply Chain and Manufacturing

SAP

Discipline of execution knowledge/experience

Six Sigma/Project Management skills

Knowledge of MRP/MPS

Experience of supply chain solutions

Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Ability to work on urgent tasks in a busy environment

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-01-16

Country: United Kingdom

Location: GB-FIF-GLENROTHES-001 ~ Fullerton Rd Queensway Industrial Estate ~ FULLERTON 1

Position Role Type: Unspecified

Material Planner

Principle Specialist

Glenrothes

Raytheon UK have a great opportunity to join our supply chain team in Manufacturing supporting defence projects. This varied role has a range of tasks to support customer orders in a busy environment.

As a Material Planner you will be completing the following tasks:

• Managing customer MRP
• Process improvement
• Validate and release work orders
• Material planning for production orders
• Track progress with other teams in Quality, Goods Inn & Procurement
• Work with Master Scheduler to plan production
• Inventory management and reporting
• Attend a variety of meetings
• Generate reports e.g. "What If" for Project Management and teams as required
• Maintain Kanban & safety stock

What we are looking for in a successful hire:

• Experience in a similar role in Supply Chain and Manufacturing
• SAP
• Discipline of execution knowledge/experience
• Ideally Six Sigma/Project Management skills
• Knowledge/experience of MRP/MPS
• Experience of supply chain solutions
• Strong MS office skills (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Ability to work on urgent tasks in a busy environment

The successful hire will need to be a permanent UK resident and successfully complete a BPSS baseline background check.

Apply on-line via the careers website to this role and submit a full CV & create a Workday account for your application.

A great opportunity to work in Manufacturing working on a range of supply chain tasks.

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