Senior Material Resource Planner

Unipart Technologies Group; Sefton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Pension

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Unipart Technologies Group is seeking a Senior Material Controller to coordinate material flow from suppliers through to customer delivery across our UK manufacturing operations. You will ensure on-time delivery, optimise stock levels, and drive supply chain performance.

The role requires experience in high-volume procurement, strong MRP knowledge, data analytics, and problem solving under deadline pressure. SAP experience is desirable; GCSEs/A-Levels are essential with a degree preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Material Controller or in high-volume procurement/supply chain.
• Strong knowledge of material planning, MRP, stock control and supplier schedules (SAP desirable).
• GCSEs and A-Levels essential; degree-level qualification desirable.
• Data analysis, master data maintenance and solving problems under deadline.
• Experience with CI or lean manufacturing principles.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate material flow from suppliers through to customer delivery.
• Manage planning and delivery of production materials with 100% on-time performance.
• Develop and manage supplier performance metrics and schedules.
• Review daily production plans and align material coverage with production.
• Manage stock levels, shop floor material flows, and inventory accuracy.
• Support negotiations and manage engineering changes to ensure material coverage.

Skills

Material planning

MRP parameters

Stock control

Data analysis

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Education

GCSE & A-Levels

Degree (desirable)

Tools

SAP

Job description

£33,000 per annum plus 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme

About the Role

As a Senior Material Controller, you will coordinate material flow from suppliers through to customer delivery, ensuring smooth supply chain performance, high customer satisfaction, and operational excellence across our manufacturing operations.

As part of your key responsibilities you’ll:

• Manage the planning and delivery of production materials, ensuring 100% on-time supplier delivery performance and mitigating supply risks.
• Develop and manage supplier performance metrics, transmit supplier schedules, and escalat[e] deviations promptly.
• Review daily production plans and analyse customer needs to align material coverage and production activities.
• Manage stock levels, shop floor material flows, stock adjustments, and inventory accuracy to improve stock turns and minimise obsolete stock.
• Support commercial negotiations with providers and manage engineering change implementations to ensure full material coverage.
• Train, coach, and support team members using Unipart Way tools, conducting root cause analysis (3Cs) to resolve failing KPIs.

About You

• Experience as a Material Controller or in a high-volume transactional procurement/supply chain environment.
• Strong knowledge of material planning, MRP parameters, stock control, and supplier schedule management (SAP experience desirable).
• GCSE and A-Levels essential (or equivalent operational/manufacturing experience); degree-level qualification is desirable.
• Proven capability in data analysis, master data maintenance, and problem-solving under deadline pressures.
• Experience utilising continuous improvement (CI) or lean manufacturing principles

About Unipart

We are a supply chain performance improvement partner. We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers’ supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon. Our ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We believe that a great workplace is one where you can bring your whole self to work. Our recruitment process is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit. We define merit through a combination of technical skills and the core behaviours that help our people thrive at Unipart. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or circumstances. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and subsequent legislation. Whether it's your age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, family status, or any other characteristic that makes you 'you' - it is your talent and potential that we value most. Adjustments for you: We want you to perform at your best. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know. We are here to support you.

£33,000 per annum plus 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme

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