Supply Chain Planner

Global organisation are hiring a Supply Chain Planner to optimise material and production planning activities. Applicants need MRP/ERP expertise and experience within; supply chain planning, demand planning, inventory control or production planning.

The Supply Chain Planner will report to a Supply Chain Manager and be responsible for all; materials, production and supply chain planning activities for the business. Utilising the business MRP/ERP system, the Supply Chain Planner will animate manufacturing and purchasing activity while optimizing inventory levels and streamlining material flows.

Specific duties of the Supply Chain Planner include:

• Generate production plans and manufacturing schedules in-line with customer demand
• Convert messages from MRP into purchase and production orders
• Monitor inventory levels
• Supplier liaison and supplier management
• Data analysis and report generation activities
• Ownership of data held in MRP/ERP; product setup, parameters, BOMs, Routings, exceptions etc.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain Manager in driving LEAN and CI activities

Supply Chain Planner applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Experience in a supply chain role; purchasing, planning, inventory control etc.
• Experience with supply chain planning tools/software; MRP, ERP etc.
• Able to thrive in what will feel like an SME business, but is in fact part of a big corporate
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills
• Analytical and data analysis skills