Material Planner

**Job description**:
Are you interested in working at the business end of Aerospace, where airline brand meets innovative passenger experience? Then your next opportunity could be with Safran Seats, an industry award winning, premium designer and manufacturer of First and Business Class seating and technology. Our passenger experience prides itself on innovation, customisation, quality and industrial design.

At Safran Seats, we are unique within aerospace, as we interface with both the world's biggest airlines and airframers alike, with the largest seats portfolio of all seats suppliers. One day you could be liaising with one of the world's largest airframers, and the next, some of the biggest airline brands around the world

In the UK, Safran Seats specialises solely in the First Class and Business Class seating markets for wide body aircraft, with industrial and engineering teams in Cwmbran and Newport, Wales and Brackley, England.

Due to continued growth, we are now recruiting for a Material Planner to join our procurement team. Based in Newport, in this role you will be accountable for the delivery of the immediate, short and mid-term supply plan in order to meet demands of our overall operational targets and deliveries, managing risks where applicable. You will be responsible for the overall communication, expediting and planning of material to satisfy production demands.

Key Responsibilities & Duties include;
Participate in the Material Requirements Plan (MRP) validation process, analysing
and processing exception messages (increase/decrease, progress, delay, cancel an order etc..) resulting from the MRP
Accountable for the supplier on-time performance for your defined group of suppliers, informing suppliers of discrepancies and providing resolution where applicable whilst working closely with our internal quality teams
Confirm and communicate requirements and changes resulting from the MRP to the supplier by confirming any necessary modifications that are to be made, communicate to internal customers where applicable, escalating where necessary
Issue the schedule agreements or purchase orders in line with ERP recommendations
Obtain acknowledgement from the supplier for any changes or modifications to
requirements
Negotiate dead-lines and quantities with suppliers within the limits of the contract
established by the Purchasing team (negotiation of dead-lines / quantities, but not
pricing.

**Complementary description**:
Our in-house design studio co-creates the most innovative experiences in the sky with our airline customers and partners. Our dedicated engineering, production and in-service support facilities are integral to delivering a high-end quality product that we keep flying throughout the life of programme. We are fully supported by a wide team of support functions, from HR to Finance, to Business Development and Planning and Logistics, our team is built to give Safran Seats an end-to-end capability in house in the UK.

We focus on:
Our people

These are our four People Fundamentals that underpin everything we do at Safran:

- We believe in and fostering the conditions for diversity and inclusion to thrive
- We develop our colleagues skills and build opportunities so you can shape our future
- We create a trustworthy work place to support you, as you dare to act and innovate
- We encourage collaboration and mutual support between you and your colleagues

So you'll be supported every step of the way

Sustainability

Our people are at the heart of our success, as we work together to achieve our mission: contributing to a safer and more sustainable aviation. We are tackling the biggest challenges in aerospace, with a commitment to work to decarbonise the industry by 2050.

Global Mobility

As part of the Safran Group, across our businesses we are market leaders in aerospace, defence and space; there is always potential for future mobility in the UK and internationally.

**Job requirements**:
A good understanding of the workings of an ERP system and previous experience working within an ERP System particularly material planning

Production or material planning experience within a fast paced, high volume industry

Risk management experience including reduction and assessment of risks

Competent Microsoft user including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Demonstrable problem solving skills including execution and implementation of change process

Process Driven

Communication / Diplomacy

Team Player

Our employees are at the heart of our success, as we work together for our sustainable future. There are four People Fundamentals that underpin life at Safran:

- We believe in and promote diversity and inclusion as key values across our business
- We develop our colleagues skills and build opportunities so you can shape our future
- We create a trustworthy work place to support you, as you dare to act and innovate
- We encourage collaboration and mutual support for you and your colleagues

As a valued