Materials Planning Manager

2 weeks ago


Kettering, United Kingdom Talent Star Full time

**Materials Planning Manager**

**Location**: Kettering

**Job Type**: Full-time, Permanent.
Talent Star are seeking a highly motivated and organised Materials Planning Manager to join our industry leading FMCG client based near Kettering.

Working closely with the supply chain leadership team, the Materials Planning Manager will ensure optimal management of materials and packaging planning to meet business objectives.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Manage the Materials team and define operating standards to ensure all correct procedures are followed.
- Responsible for all supplier orders and delivery management.
- Collaborate with the Planning Manager to ensure the Materials and Production Planning teams are aligned and plans are optimised.
- Collaborate with the Supply Planning Manager and Procurement team on the long-term category management strategy maintaining focus on Customer Service and the day to day supplier performance.
- Support the IBP process and Supply Chain Strategy.
- Ensuring the material holdings quantities are at the optimum levels.
- Review and maintenance of open purchase orders and demand driven purchase agreements to ensure they are closed effectively.
- Drive collaboration with other business functions, including key initiatives and trials.

**Required Experience**:

- Ability to manage a team and key stakeholders.
- Strong communication, influencing skills, the ability to manage change and problem solve.
- Experience of material order planning, supplier management and wider end to end planning.
- An understanding of process flows from Plan to Produce and Procure to Pay that impact materials management.
- Ability to complete financial analysis of overall materials costs.
- Analytical and process-orientated mindset

**Preferred Experience**:

- Experience of working in an FMCG environment.
- Solid understanding of AX or ERP systems in context of MRP.
- Microsoft excel advanced level, Microsoft BI, MS Office Suite, Microsoft AX or ERP knowledge.

If you are a process orientated and results-driven individual with a passion for Supply Chain, we want to hear from you



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