Purpose of Role:
Delivery of a customer focussed service, whilst meeting all Health & Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Morale targets.
To ensure the right material & consumables arrive at the right time, before the point of assembly fit / despatch.
To work within the framework provided to reduce & challenge inventory levels and ensure no obsolete stock when introducing engineering changes.
Main duties and responsibilities:
• Effective analysis of customer demand, MRP management and order placement (Purchase Orders / Schedules) on the supply base, in order to meet customer requirements, whilst maintaining profitability
• Ensure effective expediting of raw materials, components and sub-contract operations from designated vendors, to ensure on time delivery to customers
• Monitor inventory levels against agreed target levels. Proactively Escalate issues and concerns to management
• Identification & communication of supply shortfalls and ensure mitigation is in place to minimise effects on manufacturing
• Liaise with other personnel across the Hendrickson group as necessary to ensure the successful production and transportation of goods whilst ensuring contractual obligations are fulfilled
• To process all stock and non-stock purchase orders in accordance with departmental procedures, ensuring all orders are properly authorised and are entered against correct GL codes. All purchase orders requiring allocations to be processed correctly
• To process discreet orders in a timely manner and to manage customer schedules in accordance with departmental procedures and work instructions
• Effective management of transport costs
• Identify, monitor & resolve process gaps
• Manage, monitor and provide solutions for the Excess Material process
• To support customer run-down and other obsolescence control initiatives
• To support business initiatives to reduce and control costs generated by the materials function
• Monitor the operational performance of the customs brokers / Freight Forwarders
• Ensure all associated documentation is complete, accurate and distributed to the appropriate recipients to ensure the efficient operation of the business. Ensure copies or originals are filed and accessible in a timely and orderly manner
• Provide up-to-date analysis and reports illustrating Supplier and business performance and forecasts to support business initiatives