Materials Controller | Inventory & Supply Chain Optimizer

Consortium Professional Recruitment Ltd; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Cross-functional exposure

Established manufacturing environment

Job summary

Consortium Professional Recruitment Ltd is assisting with the recruitment of a Materials Controller in Hull for an established manufacturing operation. You will manage purchasing, inventory levels, and work with Finance, Sales, Product Management and R&D to ensure production continuity and strong customer service.

The role emphasizes collaboration, accuracy, and continuous improvement within a busy supply chain team, offering exposure to multiple internal stakeholders and suppliers.

Qualifications

• At least two years’ experience in inventory management, purchasing and master data functions.
• Strong understanding and experience of MRP systems.
• Ability to organise and prioritise your own workload in a busy environment.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with ability to build relationships with colleagues and suppliers.
• Collaborative approach, curiosity and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Place purchase orders and monitor progress to maintain stock levels and production continuity.
• Analyse material usage, demand and supply chain complexity to establish inventory levels.
• Collaborate with vendors to improve supply performance, availability and reliability.
• Support new product introductions, product cessation activity and period-end processes.
• Investigate stock inaccuracies and identify solutions to improve inventory accuracy.
• Contribute to maintaining reliable material availability and customer service levels.

Skills

Inventory management

Purchasing

MRP systems

Time management

Communication

Collaboration

Job description

Consortium Professional Recruitment Ltd is assisting with the recruitment of a Materials Controller in Hull for an established manufacturing operation. You will manage purchasing, inventory levels, and work with Finance, Sales, Product Management and R&D to ensure production continuity and strong customer service.

The role emphasizes collaboration, accuracy, and continuous improvement within a busy supply chain team, offering exposure to multiple internal stakeholders and suppliers.