Material Requirements Planning Controller

Rubicon Consulting; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Rubicon Consulting is recruiting a Material Requirements Planning Controller for a 6 month rolling contract in the West Midlands. The MRPC will link suppliers and production, building delivery plans to ensure master production schedule adherence.

Working within the Supply Chain Management Team on the ST30 Project, the candidate will manage delivery schedules, liaise with suppliers, and maintain SAP-based planning data to optimise stock and meet customer commitments.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in Aerospace, Engineering, or Automotive sectors.
• Hands-on supplier management experience.
• Direct SAP experience and system navigation.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Delivery Planning: Build, maintain, and track delivery schedules for component orders to support customer commitments and master production targets.
• Supplier Interface: Act as the primary operational contact for suppliers; lead regular business reviews, assess capacity constraints, and negotiate production schedules.
• Inventory & Systems Management: Maintain master planning data and exception messages within SAP, ensuring stock levels align with agreed targets.
• Issue Resolution: Troubleshoot delivery bottlenecks, coordinate shortage recovery programmes, and report risk to the Regional Purchase Manager.

Skills

Supplier management

Communication

Industry experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

Role Summary

Rubicon Consulting is currently recruiting for a Material requirements planning controller on a 6 month rolling contract based in West Midlands.

Working within the Supply Chain Management Team on the ST30 Project, the role sits in a team of 20 across multiple locations (6 based in the UK). The MRPC will act as the key operational link between suppliers and production, building and maintaining delivery plans to ensure master production schedule adherence.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivery Planning: Build, maintain, and track delivery schedules for component orders to support customer commitments and master production targets.
• Supplier Interface: Act as the primary operational contact for suppliers; lead regular business reviews, assess capacity constraints, and negotiate production schedules.
• Inventory & Systems Management: Maintain master planning data and exception messages within SAP, ensuring stock levels align with agreed targets.
• Issue Resolution: Troubleshoot delivery bottlenecks, coordinate shortage recovery programmes, and report risk to the Regional Purchase Manager.

Requirements:

• Industry Experience: Proven track record within Aerospace, Engineering, or Automotive sectors.
• Supplier Management: Hands-on experience actively managing suppliers.
• Systems: Direct, practical SAP experience.
• Communication: Strong interpersonal and stakeholder communication skills

Our Company

Rubicon Consulting is a Talent management consultancy which helps you to optimise business performance and competitive advantage by choosing the right people first time