Materials Controller

1 month ago


Rochester, United Kingdom Sicame UK Full time

**Department**: Planning

**Reporting to**:Planning Manager

**Location**: Hoo, Rochester, Kent

**Sicame UK Ltd**

We are a manufacturing organisation that designs and manufactures a wide range of electrical distribution equipment that is used throughout the electrical distribution and supply industry. Our products are used across the globe by a number of electricity supply utilities, satisfying their demanding requirements on many varied network designs and in wide ranging climatic conditions.

**Job Purpose**

Responsible for the end to end management of securing the supply of parts from a UK, European & Global supplier base in a timely and cost-efficient manner to meet the needs of the business.

Controlling the flow of materials and managing the supply chains.

**Principles Accountabilities**
- Liaise with the Master Production Scheduler (MPS) to ensure the supply plan and scheduling plans are synergised and metric reporting and other requirements are finalised.
- Liaise with the Planning, Purchasing & Supply Chain Managers to support supply chain processes related to agreed demand and customer requirements.
- Ensure raw material needs for the production plan are raised through purchase orders and facilitate throughout the whole process until finished goods.
- Assist with track the raw material inventory levels, WIP levels and finished good levels through the ERP system.
- Using a variety of methodologies MRP, ROP & BTO.
- Providing feedback to the MPS around any concerns, issues or opportunities related to the plants planning/scheduling or on any slow-moving, blocked and obsolete materials.
- Support the MPS to ensure optimal inventory levels are utilised for all sites.
- Contribute ideas for continuous improvement and other lean manufacturing incentives.
- Comply with company Health, Safety and Environment legislations and polices.
- Responsible for covering other material controllers in their abcents and when required.
- Any other associated duties to ensure the efficient operation of the Supply Chain.

**Nature and Scope**
- Maintain sufficient inventory to support customer demand whilst reducing exposure to over stock, ensuring the stockholding policy is upheld, reorder levers, safety stocks etc.
- Raise purchase orders in line with Planning and production requirements, to ensure that all components and materials are available for the planned production / requirement date, considering supplier lead times, quality, and cost.
- Processing purchase order acknowledgements and populating the database with relevant information.
- Expedite materials and components from external vendors to meet the planning and production requirements, ensuring materials arrive on time.
- Where supplier delivery schedules do not support our requirements, proactively escalate or locate alternative sources of material supply.
- Escalate and communicate potential supply problems to the Planning, Purchasing & Supply Chain Managers.
- Maintain existing supplier relationships, especially on any long lead time items, high usage items and high value items.
- Be an excellent team player; keeps the organisation’s vision, mission and values at the forefront of decision-making and action.
- Be able to work within deadlines / under pressure, understands problems solving.
- Ability to provide excellent customer service to both internal and external customers.
- Ability to utilize ERP information and analyse results to effectively manage your workload, including the ability to prioritize, work within assigned deadlines.

**Qualifications/ Experience**
- Be highly numerate and analytical / detailed approach with good English language and good verbal and written communication skills. (Desirable)
- Experience in a Supply Chain or planning/purchasing position.
- Experience within a Manufacturing / Engineering environment. (Desirable)
- Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office, Specifically Excel.
- Knowledge of EFACS system. (Desirable)

**Skills/ Behaviours**
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written); demonstration of ability to communicate effectively with suppliers and staff at all levels.
- Ability to work autonomously, using own initiative, managing oneself and workload.
- Be able to work within deadlines / under pressure, understands problems solving.
- Ability to provide excellent customer service to both internal and external customers.
- Ability to utilize ERP information and analyse results to effectively manage your workload, including the ability to prioritize, work within assigned deadlines.
- Be an excellent team player; keeps the organisation’s vision, mission and values at the forefront of decision-making and action.

**Benefits**
- Discretionary Bonus Scheme.
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 27 days after completion of 5 continuous years’ service.
- Pension Scheme.

Hours of work are Monday to Thursday 7:30am - 4pm and Friday 7:30am - 12:30pm.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent, o



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