Materials Controller

Ball Corporation; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aluminium packaging manufacturer located in Wakefield seeks a skilled professional for inventory control and financial systems administration. The ideal candidate will manage stock accuracy using SAP, process supplier invoices, and oversee goods receipting. Excellent skills in Excel, strong communication, and financial acumen are essential. Joining this dynamic team means contributing to sustainable packaging solutions globally and being part of a diverse workplace committed to making a meaningful impact.

Qualifications

• Must possess an excellent command of computer applications like Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• A relevant FLT licence for moving chemicals is essential.
• Experience with SAP is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain organizational and communication standards.
• Financial awareness and attention to detail are fundamental.

Responsibilities

• Process stock checks and resolve differences.
• Maintain MRP and order placement administration.
• Oversee stock accuracy and master data in SAP.
• Handle Goods Issues and MRP monitoring.
• Manage supplier invoices and goods receipting.
• Lead inventory cycle counts for supplies and spare parts.
• Data management for new suppliers within procurement.
• Collaborate with suppliers for PPE and cost control.
• Manage import/export logistics per new trade regulations.
• Potential deputy role for Stores Supervisor.
• Participate in projects for cost savings and efficiency.
• Regular audits of procurement and engineering processes.

Skills

Excellent computer skills (Excel, Word, Outlook)

Relevant FLT licence

SAP experienced

Excellent organisation and communication skills

Financially astute

Strong team player

Process driven

Strong time management

Experience within Lean Principles

Job description

We are continually striving for excellence and long term sustainable growth, this role is pivotal to maximising the value in our business, through supporting internal stakeholders through effective and efficient financial and systems administration control of materials, via the purchasing department.

Responsibilities

• Process stock checks and amend differences.
• Maintain and run MRP & placement of all orders and associated administration.
• Maintain stock accuracy & master data records in SAP.
• Process Goods Issues and MRP Monitoring.
• Goods receipting and dealing with supplier invoices.
• Ownership of inventory cycle counts of stock control / inventory for supplies and spare parts.
• Data management for new suppliers and materials within the procurement system in place.
• Working in collaboration with suppliers for PPE requirements, including cost control management, escalating when required for financial control purposes.
• Maintaining import/export logistics management system – in line with post‑Brexit import legislation / requirements.
• Deputise for Stores Supervisor as and when needed, as a possible potential successor if / when opportunity arises.
• Project team lead / member, focussing on cost saving opportunities and efficiency identification projects, resulting in operational excellence output.
• Regular auditing of internal processes to procurement and engineering, however at times may be required to audit other areas of the business.
• Control waste streams on site, be the principal contact for all Waste Management.

Qualifications

• Excellent computer skills (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Relevant FLT licence, particularly relating to the transporting and movement of chemicals
• Preferably SAP experienced
• Excellent organisation and communication skills and accurate attention to detail
• Financially astute and able to focus on attention to detail
• Able to demonstrate uncompromising integrity
• Strong team player, with the ability to work on own initiative
• Process driven – demonstrable innovative thinking
• Strong time management, planning and prioritisation capabilities
• Experience within Lean Principles
• Customer focused

Benefits & Culture

• Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminium packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe!
• Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminium cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world.
• Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation.
• When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 16,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminium cans, cups to aerosol bottles solutions that enable our customers to contribute to a better world. Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.

Additional Information

• Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.