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Materials Controller

MET Recruitment UK Ltd
Posted a day ago, valid for 20 days
Location

Redditch, Worcestershire B97 5LN

Salary

£32,000 - £35,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan
Life Insurance

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  • The Materials Controller/Planner position is a part-time, permanent role based in Redditch, offering a salary between £32,000 and £35,000 per year.
  • Candidates should have relevant experience in materials planning and inventory management, with a strong emphasis on communication and attention to detail.
  • The role involves scheduling the supply of raw materials, liaising with suppliers, and ensuring timely deliveries to meet production needs.
  • Additional benefits include flexible working hours, 33 days of annual leave, a healthcare scheme, life assurance, and a pension scheme.
  • Ideal candidates will possess strong Microsoft Excel skills and the ability to provide excellent service to both internal and external customers.

Materials Controller/ Planner

Part Time – Permanent

Redditch

£32000 - £35000 per year

Benefits:

  • 30 hours per week
  • Flexible working hours, early starts available
  • £32000 - £35000 per annum
  • 33 days annual leave (including statutory days)
  • Healthcare scheme
  • Life assurance
  • Pension Scheme
  • Onsite parking

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Scheduling the supply of raw materials and/or packaging to meet production requirements.
  • Reviewing volume requirements against short term and long-term customer forecasts.
  • Liaising with key suppliers, building an effective partnership.
  • Ensuring inbound deliveries are met on time and in full
  • Taking appropriate actions to minimise production shortages
  • Raising purchase orders to ensure on time delivery is achieved by external suppliers.
  • Management of all inventories to the agreed stock levels
  • Working closely with different chain teams to understand and execute customer requirements.
  • To provide appropriate planning cover in line with departmental holiday schedules.
  • Maintaining agreed stock levels in a cost-effective manner, measured by value of P&L inventory used and held on a weekly/monthly basis
  • Ensuring stock is available to meet production requirements, avoiding downtime and customer shortages, measured by daily/weekly downtime in production/customer OTIF service levels.

 Ideal candidate will have:

  • Good communication skills, both verbally and written
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Able to form and maintain fantastic relations internally and externally
  • Strong Microsoft Excel skills and IT Literate
  • Able to provide excellent levels of service to internal and external customers

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.