Materials Planner

Direct Response Employment Services are delighted to  supporting a local client of ours in Frome who are seeking a materials planner to join the team on a permanent basis.

As a materials planner you will be joining the procurement team, this team are responsible for the full supply chain function and ensuring customers requirements are processed accurately, efficiently and to a high level of customer service.

The Role:

• Evaluate MRP to coordinate cost effective purchasing at minimal risk.
• Check MTP and raise sub con works orders.
• Ensure all order confirmations are received and processed within agreed timescales.
• Notify planning team and demand team when purchases are at risk .
• Review exceptions via MRP to determine inbound purchase at risk.
• Communicate price and lead time variations to the procurement team.
• Attend relevant meetings to ensure MRP can be evaluated correctly.
• Follow strategy of purchase agreements or implemented by the procurement team.
• Review and action any invoice queries provided by finance.
• Coordinate purchase returns and replacement purchase orders instructed by the procurement team.
• Communicating effectively and positively with all teams, colleagues and managers.
• This list is a key summary of the job role and other duties may be required from time to time.

The Candidate:

• Problem solving skills.
• Materials planning  experience or similar.
• CIPS or relevant experience.
• Good mathematical skills.
• Excellent communicator.
• Excellent IT skills, including knowledge of MS including Excel and experience of sage would be desirable.

Working Monday to Friday, full time hours with a salary of up to £30k.

If you would like to find out more then please get in touch for immediate consideration.