Materials and Planning Specialist

2 weeks ago

Gloucester, United Kingdom General Electric Full time

**Job Description Summary**: The Materials and Planning specialist will be responsible for maintaining the master production schedule, communicating the production plan to operations and proactively raising potential supply & capacity issues. Working closely with operations & sourcing team to problem solve and ensure execution of the business output plan and deliver on time to our customers. Ensuring ERP system integrity is maintained, and using data from multiple digital tools to make decisions & prioritise problem solving.

**Essential Responsibilities**:

- Maintain and manage master production schedule to cover all demands, whilst minimising inventory.
- Maintain and update Item Master within ERP system.
- Work with commercial teams to understand demand signal feeding into ERP system.
- Create and maintain Capacity Models, by work centre, that can be used by the Materials & Operations teams.
- Responsible for proactively raising material & capacity issues, to mitigate impact to production plan.
- Use data to create reports, summarising key KPI’s, Production Status updates, Shortages and more, for all levels of the business.
- Work closely with Operations teams to execute on production plan.
- Problem solves with multiple functions to execute on production plan, as well as drive continuous improvement projects.
- Implement engineering changes as they are released to Supply Chain, to ensure Operations are working to the correct build configuration, whilst minimising excess inventory.
- Support the creating of Standard Work documentation for Materials & Planning team.
- Communicate status of the plan to all levels of the business

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**Qualifications/Requirements**:

- Experience in supply chain operations
- MS Office Packages - Specifically MS Excel.
- Relevant experience in Materials/Production Planning and Execution

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**Desired Characteristics**:

- Extensive knowledge and experience of ERP system.
- Established data analytical skills.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills & experience.
- Knowledge and experience of production planning and scheduling
- Lean & Continuous improvement training or equivalent experience is preferred.
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities.
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Proven analytical and organizational ability.
- APICS CPIM - Certification in Production and Inventory Management

***Flexible Working**:
Dowty supports and encourages flexible working arrangements, where possible, and recognises the benefits to employees of having a positive work-life balance.

**Total Reward**:
At Dowty we understand the importance of Total Reward. Our flexible benefits plan, called FlexChoice, gives you freedom, choice and flexibility in the way you receive your benefits, as well as giving you the opportunity to make savings where possible.

As a new joiner to Dowty we are pleased to be able to offer you the following as default in your benefit fund, which you then can tailor to meet your individual needs;
- Performance related Bonus
- Non-contributory Pension
- Life Assurance
- Group income protection
- Private medical cover
- Holiday Hourly equivalent of 26 days, with flexible option to buy or sell

***Security Clearance**:
Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained for this role. Please note that in the event that BPSS clearance cannot be obtained, you may not be eligible for the role and/or any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of national security. Please see the link below for further details regarding the requirements for BPSS clearance: BPSS

**Right to Work**:
LI-FM23

**Additional Information**:
**Relocation Assistance Provided**:No

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