Davenham has an exciting opportunity available for a Procurement & Materials Controller to join our team based in Fairham, Nottingham. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £30,420 per annum.
About the role
Hours: 37 hours (including unpaid 30-minute lunch break) - 8:00-16:30 Mon-Thu, Fri 8:00-13:00.
As a Procurement & Materials Controller, you will play a crucial role in ensuring inventory accuracy and material availability, overseeing the coordination and execution of the company's operational plans and logistics operations. This role ensures seamless collaboration with other departments to align production plans with material availability, ensuring materials are at the production line in a timely fashion, as well as efficient logistics processes.
Your key duties as our Procurement & Materials Controller will include:
* Collaborating closely with other departments to ensure material availability and customer demand, and proactively implementing solutions if issues arise.
* Ensuring materials are aligned with production schedules to optimize operational capacity and meet customer requirements.
* Preparing materials for timely delivery to the production line daily.
* Overseeing logistics operations, working closely with forwarding agents & haulier companies, including transportation, warehousing, and distribution, to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of products.
* Managing inventories to avoid material shortages and ensure alignment with production schedules.
* Monitoring and improving logistics processes to enhance delivery performance and reduce costs.
* Ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory requirements and company policies.
What we are looking for in our Procurement & Materials Controller:
* Desirable: working towards a qualification in supply chain management, operations, logistics, business administration, transportation, engineering, or equivalent.
* Experience in a similar position within a manufacturing setting.
* Strong knowledge of production planning, logistics, materials, and inventory management principles.
* Strong team player.
* Exceptional organizational and analytical skills.
* Working knowledge of Microsoft packages, ERP, logistics, and inventory software.
Why work for us?
* Death in service after probation.
* 25 days holidays for a 4-day week, pro-rata.
* Christmas shutdown.
* Based at our Nottingham factory.
If you would like to join us, please click ‘apply’ today to be considered as our Procurement & Materials Controller. We would love to hear from you!
The Company reserves the right to change or amend the job description to suit business or operational needs. Any changes or amendments will be communicated accordingly.
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