Material Planner - FTC (Maternity Cover)

Knoll Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Colebrook Bosson Saunders is seeking a Material Planner for a 12‑month maternity cover. The role focuses on excel-driven planning, stock control, and strong supplier liaison across multiple warehouses.

You will manage purchase orders, monitor inventory levels, and coordinate with suppliers to ensure timely material supply. Candidates should demonstrate advanced Excel capabilities and experience with Syteline/Infor CSI.

Qualifications

• Strong Excel skills and experience with inventory planning.
• Experience with Syteline/Infor CSI is required.
• Stock and inventory management across multiple warehouses.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all purchase orders adhere to purchasing procedures.
• Maintain relationships with internal teams and external suppliers.
• Review inventory weekly across systems to meet project needs.
• Raise purchase orders to maintain stock levels and business needs.
• Coordinate supplier and freight forwarder schedules and updates.
• Develop and evaluate material delivery processes from supplier to warehouse.
• Review product costs and update codes/prices as needed.
• Communicate inbound stock with warehouses.
• Negotiate urgent requirements and service levels with suppliers.
• Use freight forwarders to meet agreed service levels.
• Create regular reports for stakeholders and drive process improvements.
• Lead projects to improve efficiency and stock management.
• Support global slow-moving stock review and disposal initiatives.
• Approve purchase and duty/freight invoices.
• Flag issues to line manager and implement standards.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Syteline/Infor CSI experience

Stock & inventory management

Team Player

Verbal & written communication

Multisystem proficiency

Tools

Infor CSI / Syteline

Job description

Why join us?

At Colebrook Bosson Saunders, we are international designers, manufacturers and distributors of award-winning ergonomic products. We strive for new ways to enhance user experience through the seamless connection of people and technology. Our purpose is design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of Colebrook Bosson Saunders means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows Colebrook Bosson Saunders to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.

Job title: Material Planner Fixed term contract (Maternity Cover - 12 months) - Do you have excellent Excel skills and Syteline/Infor CloudSuite Industrial (CSI) experience? - Do you have stock and inventory management experience? If so this might be for you!

Candidate Profile

You will need to be self-motivated and organised to ensure the demands of the business are met. You will need to be confident liaising with multiple departments and external suppliers whilst keeping a professional attitude. The ability to multitask whilst maintaining a level head at all times.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure all the purchase orders adhere to the purchasing procedures.
• Maintain strong relationships both internally and externally to ensure supply of materials meets requirement.
• Review inventory on a weekly basis using multiple systems in order to make sure projects are met and adequate stock levels are kept in all warehouses.
• Raise purchase orders on the system to meet stock levels as well as for the rest of the business needs.
• Liaise with all Suppliers providing forecasts to allow manufacturers to meet our business demands.
• Plan, develop, implement and evaluate processes of material delivery from supplier to warehouse.
• Co‑ordinate the supplier and freight forwarder schedules ensuring any updates are recorded on the system.
• Review product costs ensuring new codes and prices are updated.
• Liaise with all warehouses to ensure they are aware of all inbounds.
• Negotiate specific needs of the business when product is required on a quicker time frame.
• Maintain regular reviews with all freight forwarders to ensure agreed service levels are being met.
• Create regular statistical reports to analysis and update others in the organisation.
• Take on key projects to ensure processes are more efficient to meet the business requirements.
• Review slow moving stock globally, liaise with Product Management and Finance to create a mandate on global stock reduction and disposal.
• Approve and sign off purchase and duty/freight invoices.
• Highlight issues and advise line manager.
• Implement all processes to agreed standards and targets and identify areas of improvement.

Competencies

• Team Player
• Advanced Excel skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Accurate and Precise inputting
• Ability to use multiple systems

Who We Hire?

Simply put, we hire qualified applicants representing a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Colebrook Bosson Saunders is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work.

We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.

MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at [e-mail].

From creating spaces that help people live and work better to lifting our local and global communities, MillerKnoll is working hard to make a difference. Join us as we design a more equitable, sustainable, and beautiful future together.