Material Planner

A majorly backed Manufacturer based in Worcestershire are looking for Material Planner to join their growing Planning team. You’ll be coming into a business who are investing heavily, improving their facilities, have a strong order book and have constantly working to change & improve their culture. A strong Material planning background in a Manufacturing environment is the ideal candidate for the business.


Job title: Material Planner
Salary: up to £40,000 per annum + great benefits package
Location: Worcestershire (commutable from North Birmingham, Droitwich, Worcester, Stourbridge, Wolverhampton, Kidderminster)

Responsibilities for the Material Planner:-

• Ensure parts and materials are available to support production plans across all manufacturing areas by running and maintaining the MRP system.
• Raise and manage purchase orders, track deliveries, resolve shortages, expedite as needed and work with Procurement, Quality and other teams to resolve supply issues.
• Create and maintain short- and medium-term production schedules in line with the Master Production Schedule, monitoring performance and adjusting to maintain customer commitments.
• Monitor stock levels to prevent shortages and excess inventory, review slow-moving and obsolete stock and recommend actions, including for new product introductions and phase-outs.
• Work closely with Logistics to ensure inventory is correctly identified, labelled and booked into stock in line with standard processes.
• Provide on-the-job training, coaching and best-practice guidance to other planners in the team.
• Ensure Health and Safety standards for incoming materials are communicated and followed and comply with all H&S requirements associated with the role.
• Undertake additional responsibilities and projects as required by the business.

Requirements of the Material Planner:-

Significant experience in a Materials and/or Production Planning role within a manufacturing environment, with strong working knowledge of MRP/ERP systems.
Proven ability to manage complex BOMs, long lead times and multi-stage manufacturing processes.
Demonstrable experience as a Key User or Superuser for an MRP/ERP system (SAP)
Extensive experience working in a material planning function with excellent organisational and time management skills.
Experience driving change and contributing to Continuous Improvement, including root cause analysis and developing pragmatic solutions.


This is a great business to grow and develop with. They put an enormous amount of stock into their people and will constantly work to upskill them. There is a role here that will provide a great deal of variety and will need a strong Material Planner with good communication skills, good organisational skills and strong planning experience in a Manufacturing environment.


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