Strategic Material Planner & Demand Forecast Analyst

SF Partners; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Partners are recruiting a Material Planner Analyst for a Coventry CV7 based business. The role supports the MP&A team to ensure material availability aligns with production schedules and customer demand.

You will forecast demand, manage stock levels, liaise with production, warehouse and logistics, and generate regular reports to drive efficient supply chain decisions. This is an office-based, full-time position offering stability in a growing manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Support in daily MP&A activities to ensure material supply aligns with production schedules and customer demand.
• Maintain sufficient material inventory to meet schedule plans.
• Forecast demand to internal and sub-contract supply base using the long-term forecast and sales input.
• Assess volume requirements against planning assumptions.
• Minimise obsolete stock and liabilities.
• Engage daily with production and logistics teams to communicate requirements or constraints.
• Coordinate with warehouse and logistics to ensure dispatches are understood and fulfilled.
• Create regular statistical reports and analyses for the organisation.
• Convert customer schedules into a PSM conforming format for cross-department use.

Job description

SF Partners are recruiting a Material Planner Analyst for a Coventry CV7 based business. The role supports the MP&A team to ensure material availability aligns with production schedules and customer demand.

You will forecast demand, manage stock levels, liaise with production, warehouse and logistics, and generate regular reports to drive efficient supply chain decisions. This is an office-based, full-time position offering stability in a growing manufacturing environment.