Materials Planner sought by the windows division of a global, £multibillion plastics manufacturer with close to 200 locations worldwide, to join their office in Ross-on-Wye.The Role:As Materials Planner, you’ll be responsible for supporting the finished goods planning of in-house production and brought-in merchandise (e.g. hinges, reinforced steel, handles, brackets, locks), ensuring supply capability and supporting the company’s windows division to achieve their production and strategy targets. You will initially be the Lead Planner solely responsible for the windows division.In this varied role, your duties will include:

Demand determination, order triggering, goods receipt and inventory monitoring
Invoice management for purchased items and delivery date management
Troubleshooting delivery issues
Creating reports for active customer communication
Attending monthly production planning meetings
Participation in technical, conceptual, and operational control of the scheduling processes
Defining the minimum stock quantities in coordination with internal colleagues
Working with Germany in a SAP projects team in moving to SAP from the legacy system
Act as an example of best practice, eventually being responsible for cross training other departments
Partake in a 2 month induction: 1 week in Germany (5 days) followed by a week in Ross-on-Wye (5 days) repeated over the 2 months until completion

The successful Materials Planner should have:

Minimum 3-5 years’ experience as a Materials Planner, Production Planner, or similar
Qualified by experience (a relevant qualification would be beneficial but is not essential)
Experience of working in a similar fast-paced industry e.g. construction, FMCG (in particular food, breweries), or process industry
SAP implementation experience, in particular APO module
Familiarity with SAP language and system architecture / data flows
Experience of third-party material planning
Experience in Change Management – i.e. timetables, Gantt charts
Attend meetings via Teams, follow actions on tracker and update as required
Knowledge of process mapping
Datasheet / data management experience
Experienced with IT systems
Ability to travel abroad for training
Self-reliant
Ability to work under pressure

Benefits:

Excellent salary
Hybrid working after probation – 50% split over two weeks
Linear Yearly Increase (reflects inflation)
Annual performance recognition payment and/or salary increase – not guaranteed
32 days holiday including stats, rising to 33 after 2 years
Access to benefits platform
Pension scheme
Health and wellbeing
Access to internal and external training & development courses
Holiday buy / sell scheme
Onsite parking
Cycle to Work Scheme

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