Material Planner
| Job title: |
Material Planner |
| Sector: |
Manufacturing & Production |
| Salary: |
£18,000 - £20,000 |
| Reference number: |
MJ3558 |
| Contract type: |
Permanent |
| Job validation: |
Randstad Job Advertisment |
job description
Randstad Business Support are currently recruiting for a multi national manufacturing company who are currently seeking a Material Planner to work in their clients Gloucester location. They offer an award-winning working environment with plenty of opportunities for personal development and career advancement. This position is only available due expansion within the organisation.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone to progress their career in 2012
The successful candidate will have a background in Purchasing/Materials/Buying/Supply chain and Procurement and be looking to develop a career within a forward thinking company
Job Responsibilities:
As a Materials Planner, you will be:
- Purchasing components at best cost to the business
- Supporting the development of stock policies and local supply agreements with suppliers to improve performance
- Investigating and understanding the root cause of supply problems
- Planning and expediting components to ensure on time delivery to the customer
- Monitoring and maintaining the material schedules
- Maintenance of safety stock levels, supplier lead times and MRP systems
- Investigating and challenging price increases and increase to MOQ’s and MBQ’s
- Justifying and raising infills
Preferred Skills:
- A background in supply chain
- Computer Literate MS Office to include word and excel
- A team player who can work under own inititive
Personal Attributes:
Associated Benefits:
- 23 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Contributory company pension scheme
Normal working week is 37.5 hours, Monday - Friday 9.00am - 17.00pm
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