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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.
