Material Planner

**Role**:Material Planner
**Salary**: £16.92 Per Hour (PAYE)
**Location**:Hybrid Role - 2 Days Per Week On Site In Daventry.
**Duration**: Initial 9 Month Contract - Potential To Extend
**Shifts**:Start Between 7am-9aM/Finish Between 3pm-5pm (37.5 Hour Week)

**Wanted**:Material Planner to ensure materials are available to pic in accordance with warehouse requests. Helping to meet or exceed inventory targets. Communicate problem parts or supplier issues to supervision & management. This position reports directly to the Materials Planner Supervisor.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Set & maintain planning parameters which support the business environment.
- Liaise with suppliers regarding delivery time & part availability.
- Communicate known problems upwards to supervision & management.
- Develop inventory profile for all parts under planner control.
- Ensure appropriate use of Oracle tools responding to all workbench exceptions within the permitted timescales.
- Use of measurement tools for inventory/supply base effectiveness.
- Maintenance of Oracle safety stock levels as business dictates.
- Manage the process for parts under deviation.
- Control the process for parts which have had short ship notes raised.
- Develop improvement programmes with all key suppliers - inventory, on time delivery, lead times, batch sizes etc.
- Work to eliminate discrepant material arriving at the warehouse.
- Manage the allocation of supply between production & service & highlighting areas of constraint.
- Liaise with goods receiving & warehouse re supply of urgent parts.
- Be the front-line person to liaise with the supplier & any supplier improvements required
- Support phase in/phase out of supplier resources.

**Skills & Experience Needed**:

- Material Planning experience required.
- Good communication skills.
- Good Excel skills.
- IT literate (MS office).
- Excellent organisational & prioritisation abilities.
- Logistics/material flow background is a plus.
- Knowledge on MRP planning systems is a plus.
- Oracle experience not required (bonus).

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**Job Type**: Temporary contract

**Salary**: £35,000.00-£40,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Overtime

Work Location: In person