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Materials Planner

SRG are currently recruiting for a Materials Planner to join a Pharmaceutical company in Huddersfield on a permanent basis at a salary of circa £35,000 p/a + Benefits. Please find some details below and if this could be of interest, please reply to this email with an updated CV.

About the Role:
The role exists to be responsible for the Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) process and its successful operation within the APO/SAP system. The objective of the role is to create and maintain valid material requirement plans for externally procured materials (raw and packaging) for use in production of finished/semi-finished goods, to support service to customers, whilst optimising cost and inventory performance. There are two horizons for material planning

Short term (in line with PTF) - to ensure material availability for production Note: PTF is usually for 12 weeks but can be extended on capacity constrained lines/ SKUs
Long term - In conjunction/through Supply Review/ Procurement - strategic review of supply risks in months 4-24 (Critical Materials Planning)Key responsibilities include:

accuracy of Purchase Requisitions in SAP (date and quantity) up to 24 months (months 4 -24 is completed through the Supply Review RCCP process and completed with input from Procurement and Materials Planners)
In conjunction with Supply Planner/ Procurement buyer ensuring strategic suppliers are provided a rolling accurate 12 month forecast of requirements.
Daily alert review to ensure timely conversion to PO ensuring on time deliveries in line with Production plan and in accordance with MRP2 framework and Inventory management requirements.
First point of contact for direct procured materials to ensure the timely delivery of materials (raw and packaging) are delivered in line with the site Production Plan and in accordance with the MRP2 framework.
Proactively engaging and managing the requirements of Material Planning in the Capacity Requirements process (CRP), whereby supply risks are continuously monitored with mitigating actions for known risks identified and executed.
Identify and manage risks in materials supply with Procurement in regular meetings, these are then closely monitored to avoid and OOS situation going forward and/ or the risk being managed in the CRP zone whereby PPS is not adversely impacted.
With Procurement, review and complete RCA where required for materials coming to the end of shelf life/ expiry and collaborate with Supply Planner/ Planner to plan in consumption before entering CRP planning zone.
Managing material requisitions to deliver to stock levels for each material in accordance with Inventory policy.
Monitor and maintain, adjusting where required all material inventories between the defined Min and Max inventory levels.
Present out unhealthy inventory to wider T&R team to avoid write-off and obsolescence. RCA to identify causes of unhealthy inventory with robust corrective actions to avoid recurrence
Responsible for the maintenance of critical and effective Material Planning master data fields in SAP/APO
Working with Planning to ensure MTO SKUs are set up in the system accordingly to alleviate risk of unnecessary obsolescence.
Responsible for the accurate implementation of supersessions whereby stock of materials is all captured in the ePP process to facilitate the planning and consumption of old materials before the phasing in of new materials.
Responsible for maintaining the accuracy of critical and effective defined Material Planning master data with target accuracy of >95%
End to end management of materials (packaging and raw)
About You:

Material Planning experience in a fast-paced business
Knowledge of manufacturing process - managing the supply of materials for manufacturing means material planners are highly skilled in all processes related to the manufacturing their company performs.
Critical thinking - Material Planners can think clearly and rationally about every task at hand. They often work independently to review logistics and can analyse situations to solve problems and formulate solutions.
Knowledge of shipping, receiving and warehouse material flow processes.
Time management - Material Planners must keep tight schedules and can prioritise, schedule, set and meet tight deadlines.
Organisational skills - managing a portfolio of materials requires understanding multiple parts of the manufacturing process to run smoothly, so Material Planners must stay organised to ensure production flow is not adversely disrupted.Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy