Materials Planner

Omega Resource Group; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and manufacturing company in England is seeking a Materials Planner. This role involves managing inventory and working closely with suppliers while utilizing ERP systems like SAP. The position offers a competitive salary, flexible hours, and a variety of benefits including generous annual leave and a bonus scheme.

Benefits

Flexible start and finish times

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Competitive contributory pension scheme

Life assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Proven materials management and purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of ERP systems (SAP) required.
• Mindset to innovate, take ownership, and drive improvement.

Responsibilities

• Establish inventory policies according to defined segmentation criteria.
• Determine and manage inventory parameters within planning systems.
• Partner with buyers to optimize supplier performance.

Skills

Inventory management

Effective communication

Proficient in Excel

Tools

SAP

Job description

Materials Planner

Stonehouse

Experience Dependent + 10% Bonus + Flexi Start and Finish Times

We are recruiting for one of the world s largest engineering and manufacturing companies. Due to continued growth, they are seeking to add to their planning team. The role will deal with a range of parts suppliers and ideally will have SAP experience.

Responsibilities & Duties Materials Planner

• Establishing inventory policies according to defined segmentation criteria.
• Determining and managing inventory parameters such as safety stock, reorder points, lot sizes, lead times, and replenishment strategies within planning systems and ERPs.
• Aligning material planning with call-offs to facilitate the conversion of purchase requisitions into purchase orders, working closely with operations buyers and services.
• Partnering with buyers to optimize supplier performance, focusing on on-time delivery, Minimum Order Quantity, quality, lead time, and flexibility.

Essential experience and qualifications Materials Planner

• Proven materials management and purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of ERP systems (SAP)
• Proficient in Excel
• Inventory management
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Mindset to innovate, take ownership, drive improvement

Benefits Materials Planner

• Flexible start and finish times
• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Competitive contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Flexible benefits scheme (Includes options to buy/sell holidays, health checks, dental, eye care, gym memberships, cycle to work, gadget discounts and more)
• Internal mobility opportunities, mentorships & access to projects globally
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous employee referral scheme
• Generous bonus scheme

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