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Material Planner

3 months ago

Falkirk, Falkirk, United Kingdom Alexander-Dennis Full time
We are looking for a
Material Planner - Falkirk
This role reports into the Material Manager

Materials Planner

Location:
Site based in Falkirk

Competitive salary + a half day on a Friday


More than half of the buses that you see on the roads in the UK are made by Alexander Dennis.

Globally, there's over 25,000 people every minute, of every day using our products. That's a lot of responsibility we have for keeping the world moving.


At Alexander Dennis we design, engineer, build and support the widest range of market leading buses and coaches using low, ultra-low and zero emission technologies.

We have extensive experience in vehicle supply and support across Europe, Asia Pacific and North America, with a near 50:50 revenue split between UK and international markets.

We are excited about the opportunities arising from the global push for lower pollution and better air quality.

The UK Government as well as many others around the world have committed to aggressive but achievable decarbonisation agendas and at Alexander Dennis, we are ready to deliver the green buses needed to transition to cleaner transport.

We are looking for an experienced and innovative Materials Planner to join the team.

In your new role, to ensure all materials / parts for each vehicle are ordered and supplied on time using MRP.

Want to know even more? Check out our YouTube channel here

About your new role:

  • Place Purchase Orders for all parts for each vehicle or contract based upon area of responsibility and suppliers lead time
  • Plan, prioritise and control supplier deliveries to meet production requirements
  • Issue supplier schedules on a weekly basis to key suppliers
  • Operate long lead and commodity processes as appropriate
  • Build good working relationships with your suppliers
  • Work with Purchasing to develop the Supply Chain
  • Liaise with other Depts as necessary
  • Attend Daily Shortage Meetings
  • Prioritise & expedite urgent parts as necessary
  • Report and escalate critical issues to line manager
  • Provide holiday cover for other team members across all products
  • Any other duties as required
  • This is of course a nonexhaustive list and you could be asked to support with a number of related initiatives, not least deputising for the Materials Manager as required.

Requirements:

  • To be successful, you will have previous Materials expediting experience in a busy manufacturing environment.
  • It is essential that you have a good telephone manner with strong communication and interpersonal skills, taking a handson approach to all areas of accountability.
  • You will be selfmotivated, with excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise and reprioritise in line with changing business needs.
  • To succeed you will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships across all levels of seniority, internally and externally
  • You won't be afraid to challenge the status quo, constantly striving to improve the way we do things
  • Things can be hectic here. You will remain calm under pressure, be able to multitask and deliver projects on time
  • Generally, someone who is approachable, with a strong work ethic and a desire to succeed
  • Highly IT literate, being a competent user of Microsoft Office, and MRP systems.
  • Finally, you should be comfortable and enjoy doing all of this in a deadline driven, pressurised environment and willing and able to work outside of core hours as necessary to achieve results.

Benefits

  • You'll be assured of an interesting and technically challenging workload from day one, where you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact throughout the Falkirk site.
  • We're at the forefront of automotive technology, with extensive experience of producing low, ultralow and zero emission vehicles, meaning that you will be helping to contribute towards the decarbonisation of the environment.
  • You'll take great pleasure in being able to see the vehicles that you and the team have worked on become finished vehicles on the streets in your local community.
  • Alongside improving your planning skills, you will also gain exposure to other parts of the business, in turn developing your future career prospects.
  • On top of a competitive base salary and pension, you will also be eligible to join the local bonus scheme. Furthermore, you will have life assurance cover and a generous annual leave entitlement.

Next steps:

If this sounds like you, and you're interested in coming 'aboard', then we would love to hear from you. Alongside uploading your CV, please share a short covering letter detailing why you're interested and why we should hire you

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As this role is unlikely to meet UKVI criteria for sponsorship under the skilled worker route, you will be required to have the right of work in the UK from the proposed commencement date.