Material Planner | Insulation | Maesteg

Material Planner | Insulation | Maesteg

We’re currently recruiting for a manufacturer of acoustic, fire and thermal insulation for building facades for over 45 years. They’re looking for a Material Planner to be based at their office in Maesteg.

The Material Planner is responsible for ensuring the timely and cost-effective availability of raw materials and components required to meet the production plan, while controlling inventory, supplier delivery performance and working-capital exposure.

Principal Responsibilities

• Monitor raw-material and component inventory against agreed policies, including safety stock, reorder points, lead times, minimum order quantities and stock-cover requirements. Support perpetual inventory counts, investigate variances and identify excess, obsolete and slow-moving stock.
• Understand supplier lead times, minimum order quantities, production campaigns, maintenance shutdowns and transport constraints. Secure sufficient capacity against future demand while avoiding unnecessary early delivery, excess inventory, storage pressure and working-capital exposure.
• Maintain accurate and auditable records for forecasts, purchase orders, supplier commitments, inventory decisions, returns, quotations and material risks. Protect commercially sensitive and personal data and comply with company policies, quality requirements and applicable regulations.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in material planning, purchasing, supply chain, production control or operations within a manufacturing environment.
• Clear numerical, organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritise competing requirements and meet deadlines.
• Commercial awareness and an interest in developing procurement, negotiation and supplier-management capability.

Knowledge & Skills

• Ability to interpret and action MRP outputs, maintain purchase orders and recognise when master data, demand, stock, lead time or order-policy settings are driving an inappropriate result.
• Ability to manage the full operational purchasing cycle from requirement and PO placement through acknowledgement, delivery, receipt, discrepancy resolution and performance feedback.
• Ability to analyse usage, forecasts, stock, open orders, supplier performance and shortages; present clear conclusions; and use evidence to recommend action.

Personal Attributes

• Takes responsibility for requirements and actions through to closure, rather than treating PO placement as the end of the process.
• Communicates clearly, challenges appropriately and escalates early when a risk exceeds the role’s authority or capability.
• Applies controls consistently, maintains accurate records and handles supplier and commercial information responsibly.

Package

• Negotiable base salary
• 24 holidays + stats

If you’re interested and want to know more, get in touch with Jo.

01257 483 940

jo@sharplesdavies.co.uk