Job Title: Vendor Planner
Pay Rate: Min £17.19 Max £23.81
Duration: February 2027
Working hours: onsite, 8am to 4pm
Location: Crewe
About Us:
Join our client, a forward-thinking organisation in the automotive industry, as we seek a detail-oriented and proactive Vendor Planner. This role is pivotal in ensuring the seamless flow of parts to support our production goals and operational efficiency.
Main Goals and Objectives:
As a Vendor Planner, your primary responsibilities will involve managing the delivery schedules for non-sequenced parts from external suppliers. You will ensure that the delivery schedule aligns with our production build plan and pre-series phases. Your role will also require effective communication with transport providers to optimise their operations across our global supplier network. You will be instrumental in expediting part deliveries, maintaining inventory budgets, and identifying risks related to parts availability while implementing corrective actions.
Key Responsibilities:
Schedule Management: Ensure the validity and accuracy of external supplier schedules, aligning them with production programmes and inventory budgets.
Expediting Deliveries: Timely manage the expediting of parts from suppliers, ensuring availability meets production needs-delivering the right parts at the right quality and time.
Demand Management: Handle unplanned demand requests from various internal customers, ensuring timely delivery of...