Category Buyer/planner

6 days ago


Sheffield, United Kingdom Ash Consulting Full time

**Category Buyer & Material Planner - Sheffield - c£35- £40k basic + great benefits**

Ash Consulting are working with an international manufacturing and distribution company serving markets in around 100 countries worldwide as diverse as food processing, pharmaceutical, steel, oil and gas amongst many others.

They currently seek to appoint an experienced Category Buyer Materials Planner to join the UK head office and main distribution centre in Sheffield. In this key role you will take control of the full purchasing and procurement processes for a designated range of products and end users as well as maintaining 100% raw material availability for customer orders, whilst minimising inventory exposure.

**As the Category Buyer & Materials Planner your key responsibilities will include**:

- Effectively plan and place material purchase orders to ensure that material flow to the site is in line with the customer demand/company plan (MPS/MRP).
- Identify and implement new sourcing opportunities in conjunction with the Purchasing team.
- Identify supply chain improvement opportunities as required and work with the Purchasing team to implement changes around key drivers like price reduction, logistics improvements etc.
- Expedite orders and maintain supplier delivery performance in order to maintain the production plan.
- Oversee the control the use of consignment stock.
- Control Supplier Delivery performance through the use of KPI's and routine performance reviews with critical suppliers.
- Proficiently operate the ERP system (SAP), to manage and communicate Material scheduling and buying activities, including the use of standardised reporting.
- Key management and reporting on Inventory levels in line with business targets - driving improvement and reduction in inventory levels wherever appropriate.
- You will drive the achievement of Material Buy/Plan KPI's
- Ad hoc support to the wider purchasing team of Indirect items as and when required.
- You will be an experienced Purchasing / Planning professional with high levels of competency in ERP / MRP management, supplier negotiations including pricing and delivery terms agreement
- Ideally some CIPS, Degree qualified, highly relevant work experience (or equivalent)
- Decisive with a demonstrable track record of controlling and reporting multi channel suppliers and delivering on time in budget solutions.
- Ideally proficient user within SAP (or similar) and Microsoft Excel - High levels of reporting proficiency
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

This position is based in Sheffield and within easy daily commute of Chesterfield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Worksop and Doncaster

**How to Apply**

Please forward CV to Chris at Ash Consulting visa the link below

Ash Consulting acts as an employment agency for permanent and fixed term contract recruitment and as an employment business for the supply of temporary workers.


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

**Salary**: £35,000.00-£45,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Sheffield: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Engineering Buying: 4 years (preferred)
- Materials Planning: 4 years (preferred)

Reference ID: BS-9110


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