Materials Manager

Omega Resource Group; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Pension scheme

Discounts with retailers

Job summary

Omega Resource Group currently seeks a Materials Manager for a permanent role in Gloucester. The successful candidate will oversee materials management, recycling processes, procurement activities, and site logistics.

The ideal candidate will have strong inventory management, ERP experience, and excellent communication to lead teams and optimize material flow for on-time delivery. This position offers an enhanced pension and retailer discounts.

Qualifications

• Background in material planning or supply chain within manufacturing/engineering environments.
• Strong inventory management and stock control experience.
• Excellent communication with ability to lead and influence others.
• Strong IT skills with experience using stock control or ERP systems.
• Outstanding organisation and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Managing the collection, segregation, storage, and reprocessing of production waste materials.
• Planning and coordinating recycling operations, including shredding and pelletising waste materials for reuse in production.
• Overseeing materials handling, warehouse activities, product packing, and vehicle loading to support customer delivery requirements.
• Ensuring that all incoming goods and purchase order receipts are checked for quantity and specification compliance before stock allocation.
• Raising and expediting purchase orders for production materials and consumables.
• Monitoring supplier performance and negotiating prices to keep costs down
• Working closely with production, planning, and supply chain teams to ensure smooth material flow and on-time delivery performance.

Skills

Inventory management

Stock control

Communication

IT skills

Negotiation

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Materials Manager

Gloucester

Permanent

Up to £41,000

Materials Manager required by leading manufacturing company, based in Gloucester. The successful Materials Manager will oversee materials management, internal recycling processes, procurement activities, and site logistics operations.

Main Duties: Materials Manager

• Managing the collection, segregation, storage, and reprocessing of production waste materials.
• Planning and coordinating recycling operations, including shredding and pelletising waste materials for reuse in production.
• Overseeing materials handling, warehouse activities, product packing, and vehicle loading to support customer delivery requirements.
• Ensuring that all incoming goods and purchase order receipts are checked for quantity and specification compliance before stock allocation.
• Raising and expediting purchase orders for production materials and consumables.
• Monitoring supplier performance and negotiating prices to keep costs down
• Working closely with production, planning, and supply chain teams to ensure smooth material flow and on-time delivery performance.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following: Materials Manager

• A background within a similar material planning or supply chain role ideally gained within a manufacturing or engineering or equivalent environment
• Strong inventory management and stock control experience
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to lead and influence others
• Strong IT skills with experience using stock control or ERP systems.
• Outstanding organisation and negotiation skills

What we are able to offer : Materials Manager

• Enhanced Pension scheme
• Discounts with a range of retailers

If you are already a Operations & Materials Supervisor, Material Planner, Supply Chain Planner you may also be suitable for this role