
Material Planner
- Stoke-on-Trent
- £15.50-16.50 per hour
- Temporary
- Full-time
- Creating, controlling, and maintaining inventory levels for materials, direct consumables, and made-in-house or purchased SKUs
- Generating manufacturing orders and work orders through the MRP system to support the company's sales and business plans
- Coordinating with the procurement and manufacturing teams to ensure timely delivery of materials and components
- Identifying and communicating potential supply chain risks and implementing recovery actions
- Continuously improving processes and eliminating non-value-added activities using lean methodologies
- Basic experience in sales, inventory, and operations planning, including coordinating manufacturing and supply chain routings, sub-contract work order management, and engineering change management
- Proven ability to work well with others at all organizational levels, to organize and prioritize, and to participate on cross-functional teams
- Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
- Knowledge of ERP/MRP processes, preferably with experience in Navision