Material Planner

Location: East Working hour: Monday to Friday, 7:45am - 5:15pm Roles & Responsibilities / Job Description: Maintain the schedule for the supply of ‘externally provided ‘ materials to meet production requirements. Day to day materials management. This includes ‘sourcing’ internally from stock or informing the purchasing team of requirements. Manage the picking from stores. Assess volume requirements against planning assumptions and ensure that stock processes meet production plan requirements. Understand, highlight and assess areas of materials risk, to minimise impact on production schedule and the delivery of the plan. Keep all planning systems (MRP/ERP) or IT system accurately updated & resolve any issues as required. Monitor the integrity of bill of materials (BOM) and provide feedback to stores on inventory accuracy. Continually plan, develop, implement and evaluate processes for material issue to production point of use’. Monitor inventory levels against agreed target levels. Support continuous improvement initiatives and identify areas of improvement. Requirement: Degree in logistic, supply chain or related field Minimum 2 years of Experience in Material planning Knowledge of BoM, Route and fundamental production planning concepts (forward and backward scheduling / MRP) Proven use of advanced interaction with ERP system Competent in MS Office Proficient in SAP knowledge skill Understanding of LEAN / JIT / Process improvement techniques, ideally with some practical implementation experience. Excellent planning, problem solving organization and administration skills Decision maker, analysing for root causes rather than presenting the problem