Materials Planner

Materials Planner - FMCG
Our client, an expert in manufacturing cleaning products, known for delivering reliable, high-quality services across residential and commercial spaces are currently looking for a Materials Planner.
This is a full time role based in Thetford working Monday – Friday.
Key Skills & Experience:
* Excellent organisation, forward planning, negotiation and persuasive skills to meet deadlines.
* Build effective relationships with strong problem solving and influencing skills.
* Proven numerical and statistical ability, good literacy skills, IT literate including MS Office suite and ERP systems experience.
* Ability to prioritise and manage an everchanging workload.
* Has a ‘hands-on’ proactive attitude and a ‘go-look-see’ style.
* Excellent communicator – to senior management and across departments in effective verbal and written communication.
* FMCG experience, a minimum of 2 years experience within a planning or purchasing function.
* Advanced excel skills.
* Demonstrable team building and development skills.
Key Duties:
* Converting production plan into material requirement for all packaging components.
* Placing orders taking into account stock levels, lead times, costs and scrap factors.
* Maintaining adequate stock levels in line with order book, historical ordering pattern and line performances.
* Ensuring orders are aligned with goods inwards and store managers.
* Daily management of bottle orders and bottle stocks.
* Managing key suppliers and staying in regular contact to ensure delivery dates are on target.
* Communicates any material issues and aligning with production/senior planner if there is any impact.
* Owning forward packaging and consumables procurement plan.
* Liasing with Warehouse Manager regarding shelf life and slow-moving stock to minimise any potential write-off and damages.
* Assisting in the transition to D365 from the existing Dynamics ERP system within the next 6 months, ensuring all master data related to planning is accurate and reflects OEE and demonstrable performance.
For further details, please forward a copy of your CV today!!
Todd Hayes Ltd is an equal opportunities employer. Due to the large number of applications we receive I’m afraid we are unable to respond to everyone individually however your details will remain on file should another suitable opportunity become available moving forward.
If we can take your application further, we will of course be in touch.
Todd Hayes is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Todd Hayes Ltd