Materials Planner

Vickerstock; Dundalk; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Vickerstock in Dundalk partners with a leading manufacturing business to recruit a Material Planner. The role focuses on ensuring the right materials are available to support production, managing inventory, and coordinating with suppliers and logistics.

You will report to the Supply Chain Lead, work with ERP/MRP systems, monitor stock levels, and help improve material feeding and KPI data across the operation.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Business, Materials Planning or related discipline.
• Experience in a production environment, ideally within purchasing, materials planning or production supply.
• Previous experience in logistics or warehouse management.
• Good understanding of production systems and material planning processes.
• Experience working with ERP systems.
• Knowledge of material planning and procurement methodologies such as MRP, Kanban and JIT.
• Strong organisational and communication skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively across suppliers, logistics and production teams.

Responsibilities

• Aligning supplier capacity with production plans and ensuring materials are available to meet manufacturing requirements.
• Liaising with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of materials in line with production schedules and master plans.
• Working closely with logistics teams to coordinate the movement of materials throughout the supply chain.
• Monitoring material availability on production lines against daily and weekly production plans.
• Maintaining raw material inventory levels in line with company policies.
• Ensuring ERP systems are accurately updated with material orders and expected delivery dates.
• Supporting forecasting, material ordering and corrective actions to maintain an efficient flow of materials.
• Working with production teams to establish and improve material feeding methods, including positioning and packaging.
• Updating relevant KPI data and supporting continuous improvement across the operation.

Skills

Material planning

ERP systems

MRP

Kanban

JIT

Supplier coordination

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Materials Planning

Tools

ERP software

Job description

Material Planner

Location: Dundalk

Vickerstock are proud to be working in partnership with a leading manufacturing business to recruit a Material Planner for their operation in Dundalk.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Material Planner to join an established manufacturing environment, playing a key role in ensuring production operations run efficiently through effective material planning, inventory management and supplier coordination.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the right materials are available at the right time to support production schedules, while maintaining appropriate stock levels and minimising unnecessary inventory costs.

The Role

Reporting to the Supply Chain Lead, key responsibilities will include:

• Aligning supplier capacity with production plans and ensuring materials are available to meet manufacturing requirements.

• Liaising with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of materials in line with production schedules and master plans.

• Working closely with logistics teams to coordinate the movement of materials throughout the supply chain.

• Monitoring material availability on production lines against daily and weekly production plans.

• Maintaining raw material inventory levels in line with company policies.

• Ensuring ERP systems are accurately updated with material orders and expected delivery dates.

• Supporting forecasting, material ordering and corrective actions to maintain an efficient flow of materials.

• Working with production teams to establish and improve material feeding methods, including positioning and packaging.

• Updating relevant KPI data and supporting continuous improvement across the operation.

The Ideal Candidate

• Degree qualified in Business, Materials Planning or a related discipline.

• Experience in a production environment, ideally within purchasing, materials planning or production supply.

• Previous experience in logistics or warehouse management.

• Good understanding of production systems and material planning processes.

• Experience working with ERP systems.

• Knowledge of material planning and procurement methodologies such as MRP, Kanban and JIT.

• Strong organisational and communication skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively across suppliers, logistics and production teams.

What's on Offer?

• Opportunity to join an established manufacturing operation.

• A key position within the supply chain function.

• The opportunity to influence material availability, inventory performance and production efficiency.

All conversations will be treated in the strictest confidence.