£35,000 - £40,000 Per Annum
Full Time
Permanent
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Aviation And Aerospace
Posted 3 hours ago
Expires In 29 Days
Job Description
Materials Planner
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000
Contract: Full Time / Permanent
Location: Wolverhampton
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000
Additional: Benefits, Hybrid Working
Are you an organised and proactive planner looking to join a world-class manufacturing environment where your work has a direct impact on operational success?
We are recruiting for a Materials Planner to join a highly respected engineering and manufacturing organisation. Operating within a low-volume, high-value production environment, this role offers the opportunity to work on complex products and programmes while collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders across manufacturing, assembly, supply chain and operations.
The Role
As a Materials Planner, you will be responsible for coordinating and managing multiple programmes, ensuring the timely release and control of work through a busy repair and manufacturing facility. You will play a key role in ensuring customer requirements are met by balancing priorities, resolving issues and driving effective communication across the business.
This is a fast-paced position that requires strong organisational skills, a proactive mindset and the ability to influence stakeholders to achieve delivery objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
We are interested in speaking with candidates who can demonstrate:
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious planner who enjoys solving problems, influencing stakeholders and playing a key role in delivering outstanding customer service within a complex manufacturing environment.
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000
Contract: Full Time / Permanent
Location: Wolverhampton
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000
Additional: Benefits, Hybrid Working
Are you an organised and proactive planner looking to join a world-class manufacturing environment where your work has a direct impact on operational success?
We are recruiting for a Materials Planner to join a highly respected engineering and manufacturing organisation. Operating within a low-volume, high-value production environment, this role offers the opportunity to work on complex products and programmes while collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders across manufacturing, assembly, supply chain and operations.
The Role
As a Materials Planner, you will be responsible for coordinating and managing multiple programmes, ensuring the timely release and control of work through a busy repair and manufacturing facility. You will play a key role in ensuring customer requirements are met by balancing priorities, resolving issues and driving effective communication across the business.
This is a fast-paced position that requires strong organisational skills, a proactive mindset and the ability to influence stakeholders to achieve delivery objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and manage multiple programmes and workstreams.
- Release and control work through manufacturing and repair operations.
- Work closely with production, assembly and supply chain teams to ensure delivery commitments are achieved.
- Identify and resolve material, capacity or scheduling issues that could impact customer delivery.
- Monitor and analyse planning and operational KPIs.
- Utilise ERP systems to manage planning activities and support operational performance.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and lean manufacturing activities.
- Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders to drive performance and resolve challenges.
We are interested in speaking with candidates who can demonstrate:
- Experience within a manufacturing, engineering, aerospace, automotive or similar production environment.
- Previous experience in materials planning, production planning, scheduling or manufacturing coordination.
- Strong ERP/MRP system experience.
- Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and competing priorities.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience of KPI reporting and performance analysis.
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles would be advantageous.
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious planner who enjoys solving problems, influencing stakeholders and playing a key role in delivering outstanding customer service within a complex manufacturing environment.