Strategic Materials & Production Planner

Prince Personnel; England; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Prince Personnel are recruiting on behalf of a well-established engineering and manufacturing business for a Procurement Planner. This is a fantastic opportunity for an organised and commercially aware individual to join a busy material and purchasing team in a role that combines procurement, materials planning and production coordination.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring materials are available to meet manufacturing schedules, maintaining fabrication plans and liaising

Qualifications

• Experience in a Materials Planner, Production Planner, Buyer or similar role.
• Background within engineering, manufacturing or fabrication.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Strong planning, organisational and communication skills.
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Excel and ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Processing material requirements to support manufacturing schedules.
• Raising and expediting purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery.
• Managing supplier communications and performance.
• Maintaining stock levels in line with production requirements.
• Managing call-off orders and pricing agreements.
• Developing and maintaining fabrication plans, providing visibility of material status and deadlines.
• Liaising with Engineering regarding upcoming projects and start dates.
• Attending daily production meetings to help maintain schedules.
• Coordinating material requirements with Stores.

Skills

Materials planning

Production planning

Buyer / procurement

Supplier coordination

Excel / ERP systems

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Prince Personnel are recruiting on behalf of a well-established engineering and manufacturing business for a Procurement Planner. This is a fantastic opportunity for an organised and commercially aware individual to join a busy material and purchasing team in a role that combines procurement, materials planning and production coordination.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring materials are available to meet manufacturing schedules, maintaining fabrication plans and liaising