Material planner

LanceSoft UK; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

LanceSoft UK in Peterborough is seeking a Material Planner to align supply with demand in a hybrid role. You will review planning panels daily, release purchase orders, update supplier data and reschedule to improve lead times.

Collaboration with customer order management and plant teams is essential to provide accurate lead times and maintain open order visibility across the business. The role includes participation in end-to-end planning meetings and close communication with plant accounts to

Qualifications

• Materials planning
• Production scheduling
• Inventory control

Responsibilities

• Daily review of materials planning panels to ensure supply is aligned with demand.
• Release of new wholegoods purchase orders to ensure products will be available in time.
• Review of supplier order boards and update planning systems with relevant data.
• Manage change requests for purchase orders and re-schedule to meet better lead time.
• Provide accurate information to Customer order management teams so they can align planning dates.
• Frequently join end to end planning team meetings to review open order boards.
• Maintain good communication with plant account teams to ensure we are provided with accurate lead time information.

Skills

Materials planning

Production scheduling

Inventory control

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Location: Peterborough - hybrid role, on average the team is working 3 days a week at the Peterborough office.

As a Material planner your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Daily review of materials planning panels to ensure supply is aligned with demand.
• Release of new wholegoods purchase orders to ensure products will be available in time.
• Review of supplier order boards and update planning systems with relevant data.
• Manage change requests for purchase orders and re-schedule to meet better lead time.
• Provide accurate information to Customer order management teams so they can align planning dates.
• Frequently join end 2 end planning team meetings to review open order boards.
• Maintain good communication with plant account teams to ensure we are provided with accurate lead time information.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

High school diploma or certificate of completion of secondary education or equivalent experience.

Experience:

Requires significant relevant work experience or specialized skills obtained through education, training, or on-the-job experience in an equivalent field such as materials planning, production scheduling, manufacturing, or inventory control.