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**An exciting opportunity to join our team at JCB Loadall**:
JCB is a truly world class, family-owned business. We manufacture more than 300 different machines, from Backhoe Loaders and Loadall telescopic handlers to tracked and wheeled excavators, wheeled loading shovels and articulated dump trucks. For agricultural markets, we produce a range of telescopic handlers and the unique Fastrac tractor.

We’re proud of our achievements and recognise that future growth and success is shaped by the ambition of our team. If you’re looking for a career with a business where people really count, look no further than JCB.

**Overview of the role**:
Located at JCB Loadall, operation consisting of the management of the end-to-end Supply Chain from the Far East, India, Europe, and the USA. You will be working in a fast-paced team environment in an engaging role with a difference, liaising closely with key stakeholders of the business to ensure that the supply of materials meets the production schedule.

Key Responsibilities:

- Schedule components to meet production requirements whilst maintaining mínimal safety stock levels.
- Manage risks to minimise impact on production schedule. Take follow up actions in relation to material shortages that affect production.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and identify areas of improvement.
- Ensure that data is accurate.
- Generate and communicate supplier material delivery schedules and forecasts to ensure they reflect requirements and meet demands
- Develop and maintain good relationships with suppliers and ensure demand for materials is met and deliveries made on time
- Support supplier meetings
- Resolve supplier concerns and evaluate supplier performance
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
- Generate and communicate supplier material delivery schedules and forecasts to ensure they reflect requirements and meet demands
- Challenge the status quo
- Bring ideas for change

**Skills and Attributes**:

- Ability to work under pressure.
- Able to build strong relationships with key stakeholders
- Experience of strategic material planning in a fast-paced environment.
- SAP experience would be an advantage
- Sound ERP/MRP understanding
- Strong analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Assertive, optimistic, resilient, and welcome change
- Results orientated and organised with the ability to plan and deliver against deadlines

**What’s in it for you?**

Our achievements - now and in the future - are down to our 14,000-strong worldwide workforce. To say thank you, we give everyone here career development and the chance to progress. We also pay great attention to employees’ health and welfare. You can expect medical insurance and dental care schemes, plus access to our healthy living centre. Naturally, this comes with a competitive salary, company pension and 33 days’ annual leave.