Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum + excellent employee benefits
Location: Huddersfield, England, Yorkshire & The Humber
Type: Permanent
Are you an experienced Materials Planner with experience of working in pharmaceuticals or other batch production looking for a new opportunity and challenge? We are looking for a Materials Planner to work with one of Huddersfield's largest manufacturers who have been awarded Top Employer 2023 and 2024.
Benefits: Company pension scheme, life assurance, health insurance, Employee assistance programme, bonus scheme, 33 days holiday with the opportunity to buy 5 further days, free parking and charging for EVs, great working environment with subsidised canteen.
Shift: Day shift, 38 hours per week with flexible working hours, core hours 10:00 to 15:00.
Minimum Requirements:
1. Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Materials Planner within Pharmaceuticals or other batch production, make to stock, make to order manufacturing environments.
2. Minimum of 5 years' experience with SAP, MRP and APO/PPDS.
The Role:
The Materials Planner is responsible for the Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) process and its successful operation within the APO/SAP system. The objective of the role is to create and maintain valid material requirement plans for externally procured materials (raw and packaging) for use in production of finished/semi-finished goods, to support service to customers, whilst optimising cost and inventory performance.
Key Role Responsibilities:
1. Responsible for the accuracy of Purchase Requisitions in SAP (date and quantity) up to 24 months.
2. In conjunction with Supply Planner/ Procurement buyer ensuring strategic suppliers are provided a rolling accurate 12 month forecast of requirements.
3. Daily alert review to ensure timely conversion to PO ensuring on time deliveries in line with Production plan.
4. First point of contact for direct procured materials to ensure timely delivery of materials.
5. Proactively engaging and managing the requirements of Material Planning in the Capacity Requirements process (CRP).
6. Identify and manage risks in materials supply with Procurement in regular meetings.
7. Managing material requisitions to deliver to stock levels for each material in accordance with Inventory policy.
8. Monitor and maintain inventory levels between defined Min and Max inventory levels.
9. Present unhealthy inventory to wider team to avoid write-off and obsolescence.
10. Responsible for the maintenance of critical and effective Material Planning master data fields in SAP/APO.
11. Continuous Improvement. Identify losses in the end-to-end Material Supply Chain and propose improvements.
12. Responsible for ensuring all materials are ordered inside the system.
Qualifications and Experience:
1. University degree in Supply Chain Management, Inventory Management, Business.
2. Knowledge of manufacturing process.
3. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
4. Time management and organisational skills.
5. Agility and communication skills.
6. Minimum of 3 years' experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
7. Demonstrated change management and process management experience.
If you would like to be considered for this great opportunity, press APPLY now or call Louise on 01226 329750 for more information.
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