Vendor Scheduler

1 month ago

Grangemouth, United Kingdom NES Fircroft Full time
Role purpose
  • To prepare achievable vendor schedules for a portfolio of allocated purchased raw materials and packaging, with a focus on cost, flexible responsiveness, safety stocks and inventory in order to support AI & FF&P production schedules and to propose, co-ordinate, implement and lead site planning initiatives to ensure supply objectives are met on time at agreed cost.
Accountabilities
  • To produce and maintain a valid and accurate supply schedule for agreed raw materials and components to support production plans.
  • To identify future supply constraints before they become current problems. Develops options for the resolution to ensure promised customer delivery dates are met as far as possible.
  • To obtain delivery commitment from suppliers/contractors to support the schedules, ensuring that requirements can be met
  • Maintain Vendor OTIF, review monthly, escalating performance issues to the relevant Procurement Manager and Supply Chain Personnel
  • To generate and place orders/releases/goods issues with suppliers/contractors against the requirements, monitor exception messages and take action to maintain supply continuity within the delegated authority of the Supply Chain Planners and Raw Material Buyers
  • Strive to reduce lead times at the benefit of the supply chain.
  • Ensure that the supplier understands the levels of performance required against agreed standards and action or escalate substandard performance when necessary.
  • Optimise stock levels to achieve targets set by the Supply Chain on safety stock to ensure that requirements are met at the lowest cost. Collaborate with relevant functions to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Monitor slow, non-moving & blocked stock, taking action were required.
  • Co-ordinate, changes in the label artwork programme that impact the manufacturing plan.
  • To monitor and initiate correction for invoices blocked on quantity
  • Participates and provides input to multifunctional teams (i.e. new product launches) and monitors stock/supply in case of phase-outs.
  • Coordinate 3rd party stock checks as required for financial compliance with external auditors.

Knowledge, skills & experience Critical Knowledge
  • Knowledge/experience in a Manufacturing/Supply Chain environment
  • Good knowledge of systems needs and capabilities.
  • Good knowledge of process-interfaces with purchasing, plants, asset planners and suppliers
  • Good knowledge of supply chain processes
Critical Experience
  • Degree or equivalent in logistics, business or supply chain processes preferred but equivalent experience will be considered.
  • Key interfaces within the supply chain
  • Experience of SAP
Critical Experience/Skills
  • Good knowledge of supply chain processes and workflow
  • Prioritisation of workload & planning in a highly demanding environment
  • Willing to take ownership and share knowledge/experience.
  • Clear and effective communication both written & verbal
  • Perform as an active team member through efficient communication and coordination with the associated functions.
  • Proactive and self-managing
  • Attention to detail/ accuracy.
Critical Leadership skills
  • Communicate with impact
  • Focus on customers
  • Collaborate across boundaries
Critical success factors & key challenges
  • To gain knowledge of the Supply Chain process effectively and quickly.
  • Maintain MRPII disciplines.
  • Provision of a high standard of quality and service to the Production Assets
  • Building collaborative relationships with key stakeholders
  • Tenacity to keep progressing even in difficult situations.


With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.

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