Senior Materials Planner Our team in Daresbury currently has an opening for a Senior Materials Planner YOUR ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES Responsibility for operational performance of the Materials Planning team, in consideration of the company objectives. This includes ownership of both individual and team results for: Inventory Control (KPIs inc: stock turn by category) and material replenishment Planning and Purchase Order processing for key customer accounts (KPIs inc. OTIF) To monitor key customer trends against forecasts and make recommendations based upon findings. 3P Service Provider Management, inc: Warehouse (KPIs inc: unit cost by location, & supplier scorecard) Customs Services (KPIs inc: cost per type, & compliance, & supplier scorecard) To coordinate the annual physical count of all stock in 3rd party facilities, including the verification and reconciliation. To also participate in any exceptional mid-term counts as required by the business. To maintain the company’s AdBlue Toll Processing contract with Greenchem. To lead, administer and mentor the Materials Planning Team in to meet agreed KPI targets. To be responsible for the Materials Planning Team’s workload balance, including duty assignments, cover and support arrangements, and first level prioritisation. To monitor and ensure adherence to processes within the Materials Planning Team, and to propose and develop enhancements and improvements to existing processes. To liaise with other internal stakeholders to ensure close collaboration and cooperation between the team and other departments, including (but not isolated to): Commercial, Operations, Finance, Legal, & Business Systems. To represent the Materials Planning Team in internal/external meetings, including (but not exclusive to) audits, customer complaints investigations, Supplier Non-Conformance resolutions, and misload investigations. To be actively involved in project management as required by the Supply Chain Manager. YOUR PROFILE Essential: A level in Mathematics or Science subject Key understanding of inventory control and planning principles Team leader or supervisory experience of a small team with experience in training and developing staff High level of experience in a busy supply chain based environment with the responsibility for planning, organisation and prioritisation of work output Worked with customers suppliers and third party agents. Experience in record and data control, through computerised and manual systems, including the presentation and reporting of data/KPIs. Desirable: NVQ or equivalent in a business and/or supply chain related subject Experience within the oils and/or chemicals distribution sector. Experience of reporting team KPI performance and providing summary analysis and actions; stewarding effectiveness of prior actions, and developing new metrics and analysis. Awareness of the key business metrics for stewarding inventory control, asset utilisation, and transport efficiency Experience in running and editing Microsoft Queries INTERESTED? We look forward receiving your application. Brenntag provides equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees of all backgrounds and identities to create a workplace where difference is valued because it forms a resilient and more innovative organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, parental and family status, or any other protected characteristic. We welcome applications from women, men and non-binary candidates of all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds.