Material Planner

**Career Area**:Logistics**:
**Job Title: Material Planner**

**Contract Type**:2-Years FTC

**Salary**:£27,600 - £29,500 (Depending on Experience)

**Location**: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

**Benefits**:25 days annual leave,

Up to 9% Bonus

Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution Up to 10%

Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution

CAT Advantage High Street Discount App

Relocation/ Sponsorship: Not Supported

**Flexible working arrangements will be considered for this role, in-line with the needs of the business.**

**Who is Caterpillar?**

With **2020 sales and revenues of $41.7 billion **, Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Services offered throughout the product life cycle, cutting-edge technology and decades of product expertise set Caterpillar apart, providing exceptional value to help our customers succeed. The company principally operates through three primary segments - Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation - and provides financing and related services through its Financial Products segment.

**What do we do?**

At the Peterborough facility we are responsible for the marketing, sales and manufacturing of industrial engines for both the Cat and Perkins brands. Irlam is the home of our Perkins Aftermarket Sales and Marketing team. Wherever you work, together we create sustainable, world-changing solutions that impact lives around the globe.

**What experiences can we offer you?**

At Caterpillar, we believe each person is unique and valued, and are committed to ensuring that our workplace is diverse and representative of the many customers we serve around the globe. Different perspectives help us achieve our best work and come together to form a high-performing Caterpillar team that makes positive changes in the communities where we live and work. That’s the Power of Everyone.

**The Opportunity**

The Inbound Supply Excellence team is responsible for ensuring externally sourced material is ordered and available on time at the point of use, to support engine assembly and component machining operations, whilst utilising Plan For Every Part (PFEP) data to optimise component inventory levels. We have a fantastic opportunity for a Material Planner to join our team and gain valuable experience of the supply Chain function with our business.

**Job Responsibilities and Duties**:

- Manage the Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) system parameters and issue component schedules to suppliers
- Interpret requirements planning demand needs and develop production/supplier firm and planned orders to satisfy master schedule
- Establish priority of material requirements, schedules and orders to suppliers and the factory
- Liaise with external suppliers to provide material input information
- Maintain excellent relationships with suppliers to ensure continuity of materials
- Manage Supplier Performance and report key metrics, utilising the Material Requirement Collaboration (MRC) Tool
- Utilise PFEP to control inventory to optimal levels. Accountable for the inventory within his/her control and ensures that adequate steps are taken to maintain continuity of supply.
- Responsible for achieving objectives and business goals such as those related to inventory turns, external supply order delivery performance, obsolete and surplus material disposition, lot sizes, etc.
- Support supply chain improvement projects e.g. Electronic Data Interface (EDI), Packaging, Transport

**Skills and Experience**:

- Previous Supply Chain experience
- External facing experience with suppliers or customers
- Effective communication skills and sound judgment and be able to work in a team structure
- Proven problem solving and analytical skills are important in order to identify needs, analyse potential alternatives and provide suitable solutions
- MRP systems (i.e. MFG Pro, SAP etc) knowledge
- MCIPS qualified or working towards
- Previous Material Planning experience

**NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.**

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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