MRP Controller

Portakabin limited; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A successful modular building company in York is seeking an MRP Controller to ensure the availability of materials for production and optimize inventory management. In this role, you'll liaise with suppliers, resolve quality issues, and drive process improvements. The ideal candidate has an A-level education, experience in supply chain planning, and strong analytical skills. This full-time position offers a salary between £32,000 and £38,000 along with additional benefits including bonuses and a contributory pension.

Benefits

Annual bonus up to 5%

Contributory pension including life insurance

Dedicated health and wellbeing services

Volunteering day

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Benefits Program

Learning and development opportunities

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in an entry-level role in supply chain planning.
• Basic understanding of supply chain, manufacturing or logistics principles.
• Strong numerical and analytical capability with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with suppliers to confirm deliveries and provide forecasts.
• Ensure materials are available on time to meet production requirements.
• Resolve material notifications related to quality issues.
• Introduce new materials to avoid shortages and reduce obsolete stock.
• Recommend actions to reduce inventory waste.
• Drive implementation of process improvements and ERP enhancements.
• Implement stock count policy in York factory.
• Monitor supplier quality performance and flag issues to management.

Skills

Material Requirements Planning

Inventory Management

Supplier Coordination

Data Analysis

Cost Management

Quality Assurance

Process Improvement

Reporting and Documentation

Safety Standards

Education

A-level or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office (particularly Excel)

Job description

Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for a MRP Controller to join our team at our Head office in York. Once you are fully trained you can work from home 2 days per week.

You will ensure externally sourced materials are available on a just in time system to deliver production plan, with minimal held inventory.

***We are looking for a candidate with the ability and desire to learn and deliver efficiency improvement and optimisation. You will have strong experience and the ability to develop collaborative relationships both internally and externally, with a mindset to deliver the best for Portakabin***.

Role Details:

• Annual salary between £32,000k - £38,000k dependent on skills and experience
• Annual Bonus of up to 5%
• Role based: New Lane, Huntington,York – You must be located within 1 hour of York
• Contract type: Permanent
• Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.

In this role you will be required to:

• Liaise with suppliers to confirm deliveries and provide forecasts based on sales and operations planning reports.
• Ensure materials are available on time to meet production and customer requirements.
• Resolve material notifications related to material quality issues.
• Introduce new and superseded materials effectively to avoid shortages and reduce slow-moving or obsolete stock.
• Recommend and coordinate actions to reduce inventory waste through a focus on stock turnover.
• Drive implementation of policies and process improvements, including software and ERP enhancements, to ensure systems are fit for purpose.
• Implement stock count policy in York factory.
• Monitor supplier quality performance and flag repeated issues to Procurement and Materials Planning Manager.

Benefits & Opportunities

• Contributory pension including life insurance benefit
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• Learning & development opportunities and resources
• Opportunity for career progression

Our Ideal Candidate

• Educated to A-level, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in an entry-level role in supply chain planning.
• Basic understanding of supply chain, manufacturing or logistics principles.
• Strong numerical and analytical capability with attention to detail
• Competent user of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

Skills

• Material Requirements Planning
• Inventory Management
• Supplier Coordination
• Data Analysis
• Cost Management
• Quality Assurance
• Process Improvement
• Reporting and Documentation
• Safety Standards

Even if you do not match all of our ‘ideal’ criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role.

We are conducting interviews during, or before, the week commencing (TBC).

NOTE: If wereceive ahigh volumeof applications for arole, we reserve the right toclosea vacancyearlierthan scheduled.

Why Portakabin?

At Portakabin, we design and deliver high-quality modular buildings for organisations of all sizes, in various sectors including manufacturing, education, health, transport, utilities and construction. Delivering our products sustainably, and safely to our customers is of utmost importance.

Portakabin now employs more than 2,200 people across the UK and Europe. Our people are at the heart of business and the reason for our success. We offer career progression, support and development opportunities giving our employees space to grow.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on [e-mail]