Material Planner & Expeditor (Hybrid) — Growth & Training

Escape Recruitment Services; Larbert; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Escape Recruitment is partnering with a well-established manufacturing organisation to recruit a Material Planner/Expeditor. You will ensure materials are available to support production, working with suppliers and internal teams to keep materials flowing and issues resolved.

The role reports to the Material Manager and focuses on expediting supplier deliveries, maintaining POs, and building strong supplier relationships to prevent production disruption.

Qualifications

• Experience working with MRP systems and purchase orders.
• Confidence communicating with suppliers and building relationships.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage priorities.
• Proactive, problem-solving mindset with attention to detail.
• Willingness to take ownership and drive issues to resolution.
• Able to build supplier relationships and support production delivery.

Responsibilities

• Run MRP outputs and convert requirements into purchase orders.
• Raise, maintain and update purchase orders to meet production demand.
• Expedite supplier deliveries and manage shortages proactively.
• Build strong supplier relationships to improve communication and delivery.
• Collaborate with Production, Procurement and Supply Chain to ensure material availability.
• Identify and escalate potential material issues before they impact production.
• Resolve delivery discrepancies and supplier queries.
• Maintain accurate system information, reports and material records.

Skills

MRP systems

Purchase orders

Supplier communication

Organisational skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Job description

Escape Recruitment is partnering with a well-established manufacturing organisation to recruit a Material Planner/Expeditor. You will ensure materials are available to support production, working with suppliers and internal teams to keep materials flowing and issues resolved.

The role reports to the Material Manager and focuses on expediting supplier deliveries, maintaining POs, and building strong supplier relationships to prevent production disruption.