Job Title: Material Planner
Location: Peterborough
Duration: 9-12 months (with potential extension)
Work Arrangement: Hybrid (4 days per week from home)
Are you ready to play a key role in ensuring a seamless supply chain? We are seeking an experienced Material Planner to join our team on a temporary basis, covering a leave of absence. If you're a proactive problem solver with a passion for materials management and supply chain optimisation, this is your chance to make an impact.
Key Responsibilities:
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As a Material Planner, your tasks will include:
- Monitoring materials planning panels daily to ensure supply meets demand.
- Managing purchase orders to ensure products are available on time.
- Updating supplier order boards and maintaining accurate planning system data.
- Handling purchase order changes to optimise lead times.
- Supporting Customer Order Management teams with accurate planning information.
- Participating in planning meetings to review and align open orders.
- Collaborating with plant account teams to ensure accurate lead-time data.
About You:
We're looking for someone with a strong background in materials planning and a solution-oriented mindset. Key competencies include:
- Communication: Effectively delivering clear information to various stakeholders.
- Problem-Solving: Tackling complex challenges with ease.
- Global Perspective: Approaching issues with a big-picture view.
- Process Optimisation: Streamlining operations to achieve efficiency.
Your Expertise:
- Experience: 5-7 years in materials planning, production scheduling, or inventory control.
- Skills: Proficiency in materials planning systems and tools such as PFEP, Excel, and other analytics platforms.
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent; additional certifications or relevant training are a plus.
What We Offer:
- A hybrid work environment offering flexibility and balance.
- The chance to be part of a dynamic team tackling critical supply chain challenges.
- Opportunities for professional growth and skill enhancement.
Ready to take on this exciting challenge? Join us and contribute to a streamlined, efficient supply chain that makes a real difference!
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
