Materials Planner - Leicester, United Kingdom - Futures

Futures

Verified Company

Leicester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Materials Planner - Leicester - £27,000 - £29,000 - Sunday to Thursday 07:30 - 16:00

Futures have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Materials Planner to join a leading, global, billion £ food manufacture who are well-known in the market for their great tasting products

The company will invest in the development of this role, equipping you with the key skills for the present and ensuring you have a fulfilling, long term career.

You will be responsible for...

Ensuring materials are available to meet demand, through effective ordering and inventory control processes
Liaising with a variety of internal and external parties, including suppliers and hauliers to ensure high levels of service are maintained both efficiently and cost effectively
NPD activity likely to affect future demand is to be reviewed weekly
Maintenance and upkeep of static data in Excel stock boards and other systems used to schedule materials
Identify and resolve day to day issues. Taking each case on its own merit, communicate and escalate effectively to both internal and external parties to ensure satisfactory conclusions
Represent department at internal and external meetings as required. Report to team as necessary with key actions and updates. Feed back to meeting stakeholders with action updates as appropriate

Knowledge, Experience and Skills Required:
Strong experience of planning and scheduling
Good working knowledge of Excel and MS Office based programmes
Experience of food manufacture
Highly organised and able to work autonomously
Strong administration skills
Ability to react and deal with short notice situations
Ability to prioritise and organise against specific timescales effectively even when under pressure
Good communication skills (verbal, written and reporting)
Problem solving with external parties/cross functional teams
Remain calm under pressure and flexible
Experience of SAP advantageous but not essential
Good knowledge of materials