Material Controller

_Evac is the world’s leading provider of integrated water and waste management systems, as well as corrosion-protection systems, for the marine, offshore, and building industries. Our cutting-edge solutions and services have been helping leading global players in these industries to significantly reduce their environmental footprint for more than 40 years. With offices in 13 countries across four continents and representatives in more than 70 countries, we pride ourselves on being close to our customers wherever in the world they are located._
**Key responsibilities**
- Review individual SKUs for relevant supplier accounts and determine the need to place purchase orders based on awareness of business requirement & system generated criteria (re-order points, min/max inventory levels, lead time and minimum order quantities)
- Place purchase orders for goods & services, within the financial constraints and targets agreed in a professional and effective way.
- Familiarise yourself with Cathelco product ranges and purpose.
- Comply with the relevant authorisation levels for placing inventory purchase orders.
- Review and update mínimal inventory and re-order parameters to ensure that materials are held at optimal levels.
- Run daily reports & complete material checks against internally planned production job required dates
- Convert sales forecast by product category into material SKUs to assess upcoming changes/trends. Create material forecasts for guide/discussions with suppliers.
- Work closely with colleagues to ensure regular category reviews take place to determine optimal inventory levels and make necessary adjustments to criteria set within the ERP system.
- Identify potential delivery outages/challenges & liaise with suppliers to find solutions to overcome.
- Liaise with forwarding agents to clear all imported materials through customs.
- Record outages & risks, their impact on customer service & also the measures adopted to overcome these challenges. Communicate this detail to all relevant stakeholders.
- Maintain the delivery schedules for all inbound deliveries expected on site over the working week.
- Attend applicable business/operations meetings as a representative of the purchasing team.
- Control stock sent to third parties for further processing.
- Work closely with the Sourcing team on pricing, delivery and quality issues, highlighting any areas of concern.
- Work closely with the Production Planning team & Material Warehouse teams to ensure a consistent flow of information relating to material availability.
- Be an active member of relevant and appropriate project teams to highlight material related risks/issues and ensure the business meets its objectives, on time and in full.
- Play a prominent role in stock takes to help understand stock loss, control and inventory management.
- Review obsolete and slow-moving inventory (OSMI)
- Work in line with the business planned requirements as directed by the Procurement Manager.
- Ensure all purchasing is carried out in an appropriate, cost-effective and safe manner.
- Take the lead from the Procurement Manager to improve purchasing management systems, processes, best practices and continuous improvements.
- Ensure the organisation’s processes remain legally compliant

**Key requirements**
- Help carry out the annual stock take.
- Work with Production leads to ensure the correct level of materials are available at all times.
- Ensure each team board is attended daily, addressing each issue in an agreed timely manner
- Affect the departmental KPI’s positively each day.
- Ensure you operate safely and respecting company H&S policies at all times.
- Address departmental daily 5S requirements.
- Ensure that the department is kept clean and tidy and end of shift checks are completed daily.
- When required, provide the Sales team with lead-times based on the information provided by that team
- Continually improve systems within the department and ensure any pertinent improvement actions are implemented.
- Actively find ways to improve Quality, Cost and Delivery (QCD).
- Provide any relevant information to warehouse / despatch teams.

**Key Performance Indicators**
- Safety
- Supplier On Time Delivery
- Inventory shortages

**Essential Experience and skills**:

- Experience in a material control / purchasing role.
- Good attention to detail.
- Proficient use in all Microsoft packages - Outlook, Excel, Word
- Experience in using ERP/MRP (SAP desirable) or similar

**What w**e offer**
We offer you an influential position with a global setting. Together with the team around you, you will have the chance to help us achieve our vision of a future with no waste. As a working place Evac fosters an inclusive and safe culture where colleagues know and trust each other.