Material Planner X 7 Month Contract 8.00am – 4.00pm Monday – Friday 37.5 hours Havant. Primary Function: To plan, release, schedule, expedite and monitor materials required for production; manage daily inventory and supplier schedules; analyse, coordinate and communicate detailed production planning material requirements. The Material Planner will work within defined parameters to make decisions, apply concepts to issues of moderate complexity, and resolve issues through immediate action or short-term planning. Parts Planning Manages current and future demand requirements with manufacturing and supplier capabilities / capacities, to ensure completion of customer requirements. Ensure planning data parameters of items (order policies, safety stock level, make / buy, lead times for manufactured parts). Ensures required documentation and / or system transactions are executed, to allocate, purchase, internally manufacture or reschedule material as required. Expedites material where required, to meet shortfall between current plan and customer order requirements. Analyse data, including enterprise requirements planning (ERP) information. Prepare reports as required to facilitate and recommend actions that ensures optimal supply chain execution. Maintains the accuracy and validity of the item master and related planning data in the ERP system, through regular reviews of the item planning data, that ensures MRP processing is being driven by accurate planning data. Analyse data to determine opportunities to decrease inventory, improve customer service levels and reduce total costs, through regular review of inventory planning parameters that includes Min & Max values, number of Kanbans, re-order point, safety stock and lot sizes (order quantities). Work with Supply Chain Materials (SCM) when advised of cost increase or approvals. Work with SCM & Production to manage Ramp up / Ramp down plans Invoice queries / Accounts payable resolution to stop suppliers going on hold. Update Reporting sheets on availability for production planners. Key Metrics: • Supplier On Time Delivery (OTD) • Inventory Days on Hand (DOH) • Material Shortages • ERP Rules • Pro Plus SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE: SAP Production and inventory management MS Office proficiency