Part-Time Materials Controller | Inventory & Expediting

Deep Sea Electronics Ltd; Hunmanby; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Flexible holiday scheme

Bupa Healthcare package

Life Assurance

5% Pension contributions

Company-wide performance-based annual

Job summary

Deep Sea Electronics Ltd is seeking a part-time Materials Controller in the UK head office. The role, 22 hours per week (Wednesday–Friday), is a job share with another team member.

You'll oversee purchasing materials, coordinate with Purchasing, Planning, Engineering and suppliers, and drive process improvements to ensure timely supplier deliveries and accurate data reporting. Responsibilities include managing stock, expediting, and maintaining system data (Epicor/Sourceday).

Qualifications

• Knowledge of modern purchasing systems.
• Experience in a purchasing environment/office.
• Excellent communication at all levels.
• Understanding of expediting and systems to control expediting.
• Organised, ability to prioritise and manage workload
• IT / Excel skills
• Expediting experience
• Materials controller experience in a similar role

Responsibilities

• Maintain oversight of all materials functions across buying areas.
• Ensure materials activities are delivered professionally, efficiently and effectively.
• Collaborate with production and planning to improve efficiency and communicate demand changes.
• Develop and optimise consignment stock processes and coverage.
• Improve Far East supply chain performance including logistics and delivery efficiency.
• Expedite materials to meet production and personnel requirements on time.
• Proactively resolve issues and keep stakeholders updated on component status.
• Liaise with buyers on purchase orders and component availability.
• Manage supplier performance, delivery dates and corrective actions to avoid line stops.
• Maintain accurate supplier order books and system data (Epicor/ Sourceday).
• Escalate supplier and order issues to the purchasing manager and wider team.
• Produce and communicate daily and weekly materials reports.
• Control stock levels to minimise excess and eliminate obsolete inventory.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships with engineering, production and planning.
• Support planning with component availability and amendments.

Skills

Purchasing systems

Expediting

Communication skills

Workload management

Excel skills

Tools

Epicor

Sourceday

Job description

Deep Sea Electronics Ltd is seeking a part-time Materials Controller in the UK head office. The role, 22 hours per week (Wednesday–Friday), is a job share with another team member.

You'll oversee purchasing materials, coordinate with Purchasing, Planning, Engineering and suppliers, and drive process improvements to ensure timely supplier deliveries and accurate data reporting. Responsibilities include managing stock, expediting, and maintaining system data (Epicor/Sourceday).