Material Planner

Anord Mardix, a Flex company, are a global group that manufactures switchgear and associated products for installation in mission-critical and live commercial buildings ranging from data centres to the international headquarters of some of the world’s largest companies.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add an **Material Planner **on a **12 month fixed term contract**, located in **Kendal, England.**

Reporting to the **Planning Manager,** the **Material Planner **role will be part of an excellent planning team, whose members are strong communicators, ambitious & innovative. You will work across multiple projects and be responsible for collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to forecast, plan and facilitate on time material delivery.

**What a typical day looks like**:

- Order responsibility for a range of general items including the raising and progression of Purchase Orders
- Complete all necessary administration
- Assisting with invoice approval and closing open orders.
- Work with the Schedulers to plan any change decisions to minimise incurring additional costs
- Where shortages arise, swift action is taken to minimise the impact on production and solutions are communicated to all impacted stakeholders
- Provide trend analysis on repeat material shortages and implementation on corrective/preventative actions
- Provide a link between Procurement, Production and Projects
- Manage the scheduling of priority conflicts with suppliers
- Implement all processes to agreed standards and targets and support continuous improvement initiatives and identify areas of improvement
- Develop and maintain good relationships with suppliers and ensure demand for materials is met and deliveries made on time
- Resolve supplier concerns and evaluate supplier performance in conjunction with procurement team
- Cover and support for procurement during holidays/absence.
- Completing tasks as directed by the Line Manager

**The experience we’re looking to add to our team**:

- Ability to act both as a Team player or independently, and across multiple activities
- Ability to manage time effectively, prioritise tasks and achieve set targets
- Keen attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Good interpersonal skills with a ‘can-do’ attitude
- Assertive, adaptable, resilient and embraces change
- Computer literate with the ability to use Excel at Intermediate level
- Familiarity with an ERP system would be an advantage
- Previous planning and/or procurement experience would be an advantage
- Eligible to work in UK

**What you’ll receive for the great work you provide**:

- Work on challenging projects within a professional and modern work environment.
- Although fixed term, our company is expanding and there will be opportunities to learn, grow and develop - we turn jobs into careers.
- A competitive salary & benefits.

At Flex, we welcome people of all backgrounds. Our employees thrive here by living our values: we support each other as we strive to find a better way, we move fast with discipline and purpose, and we do the right thing always.

Through a respectful, inclusive and collaborative culture, a career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference, invest in your career growth and join our purpose -- to make great products that create value and improve people’s lives.

TH10

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Wellness programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Kendal, Cumbria: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location