Your new company

Hays are partnered EXCLUSIVELY with a growing manufacturing business located on the Wirral who, due to sustained business success and growth, are recruiting a Material Planning Controller to join their friendly team. The culture is what keeps employees there year after year, and there are so many colleagues who have been with the business for decades, highlighting how great this company is to work for. There's never been a more exciting time to join!

Your new role

The Material Planning Coordinator plays a crucial role in ensuring the seamless integration between production planning and material supply chains. You will be responsible for synchronising the weekly production plan with incoming material supplies while anticipating customer demand and supplier deliveries. Ultimately, your role will be to ensure that the business has sufficient materials to satisfy customer orders, and will involve a mixture of analysing supply chain data and hands-on inventory checks in the warehouse to ensure that data is reconciled. You will identify what materials are in stock currently and what items need re-ordering to avoid any stock-outs or overstocks.

This role requires meticulous coordination with suppliers, efficient management of purchase orders, and a keen focus on ensuring on-time delivery of materials. The Materials Planning Coordinator is also tasked with maintaining accurate records, meeting payment and ordering terms, managing purchase orders, and driving stability across manufacturing outputs to meet customer expectations.

What you'll need to succeed

• Previous experience in a material / supply chain planning role, such as material planner, materials scheduler, inventory planner, supply planner and so on

• Ideally, you will have experience of using ERP systems

• Problem-solving skills

• Strong analytical and forecasting skills

• Excellent communication skills

• Good attention to detail

What you'll get in return

• A competitive starting salary between £28-34K depending on experience

• Opportunity to grow and develop with a growing company with a fantastic work culture

• 28 days holiday including bank holidays

• Free on-site parking

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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