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Materials Manager

Location: Avonmouth

Position: Full time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £40,000

Our Client

We are delighted to be partnered with this well-established, food manufacturing business based in Avonmouth. With presence throughout the UK, they successfully produce high quality products to variety of high-profile customers. They take pride in ensuring their products offer high-quality to exceed industry standards.

Our client is now recruiting for a Materials Manager to join their journey in achieving sustainable growth through product innovation. This position will be based on in their office in Avonmouth, overseeing site supply chain operations. This means being responsible for ordering of materials and planning of goods.

This could create the perfect opportunity for a candidate who has the drive to progress quickly within their career. We are looking for a strong, and commercially minded individual with the ability to work within a team, and challenge the norm.

Responsibilities of Materials Manager:

Planning and scheduling deliveries and production to achieve targeted stock levels, ensuring immaculate customer service levels

Effectively manage orders and controlling stock

Report on any slow moving stock and delivery performance from suppliers

Bring new ideas to improve processes, policies and procedures

Manage the agreed preferred supplier list, working with the Group Directors to support cost savings on raw materials

Order and manage stock of PPE, consumables and other hygiene products needed on site

Work closely with the Shift Manager and Logistics team to streamline supply and minimise downtime

Review and set target stock levels using sales and forecast data

Create daily goods plans, monitoring performance, stock and downtime of the factory to maintain suitable planning based on history, trends and demand

Ensure any third party logistic and supply contracts are accurate

The Ideal Candidate:

Previous experience within a material controller or scheduling position

Commercially minded

Experience and in-depth knowledge with ordering of packaging

Food production experience would be desirable

Work to deadlines, in a timely manor, being able to prioritise workload

Excellent IT skills, being proficient across Microsoft platforms and Sage softwares

Personable, analytic with the ability to work within a team and challenge the norm

Next Steps:

If this sounds like a great opportunity and you can demonstrate a proven track record in delivering the above, enthusiastically, with solid results, then please click Apply to upload your CV for consideration.

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