Buyer / Planner

Global engineering business requires a Buyer / Planner. Applicants should have experience of supply chain planning, production planning or purchasing, MRP/ERP literacy, excellent communication skills and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

The Buyer / Planner will work within a team responsible for the effective material flow of products and parts from the supply chain into manufacturing and service centre locations. Working within MRP/ERP the Buyer / Planner will conduct supply chain planning and supply chain control activities, driving suppliers against OTD/OTIF metrics.

Specific duties of the Buyer / Planner include:

Communicate production plans to supply chain
Manage material flow of components and products across global locations
Ensure material availability and production lines and service centres
Supplier Relationship Management
Stakeholder collaboration/communication - procurement, engineering, quality advising of material shortages and threat to production plans
Analyse data to drive improvement in supplier performance and supply planning processes

Buyer / Planner applicants should meet the following criteria:

Previous experience in a; purchasing, supply chain planning, production planning or logistics role
An appreciation of material flow and supplier scheduling activities
MRP/ERP literacy
Comfortable working with data and analytical in approach
Excellent communication and relationship building skills