About the Role
To plan and coordinate scheduling, material and production planning activities in an effective and efficient manner to ensure that customer orders are achieved on time in full in line with delivery requirements.
To act as main point of contact regarding production orders and schedules. To accurately operate and maintain MRP systems in line with customer and business requirements.
Key Responsibilities
* Using an Materials Resource Planning system, ensuring that raw materials and production consumables are planned, ordered and expedited effectively so that they are ready and available to use to meet the requirements of the production plan.
* Effective supplier management to ensure successful outcomes whilst working within the constraints of each individual supplier. Driving communication to minimise working capital while ensuring component availability to line.
* Ensure that efficient and effective material stock control occurs and that the flow of material is in line with lean principles where possible
* Coordinate with the site Production Management team on a daily basis to ensure that delivery requirements (daily & weekly) will be met accordingly.
* Monitor, review and update plans on a regular basis. Ensure any changes are communicated in an effective manner.
Your Qualifications & Experience
* Experience of material movement working with ERP/MRP systems is essential.
* Can plan and manage resources effectively, re-assessing and amending plans as required.
* Self-motivated and pro-active approach with ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment whilst still maintaining high level of attention to detail (accuracy).
* Excellent team working, organization and time management skills.
* Good working knowledge of Excel and Word.
* Flexible team player.
* Excellent communication skills are essential.
* Can gather information and analyse problems using own initiative.
* Control of obsolescence via order and stock control.
* Ability to manage projects to enable cost benefits to the business.
* Experience in a manufacturing environment is desirable.
Values & Behaviours
We Pass It On With Pride
* Maintain supply to manufacturing to support 100% RFT and maintain maximum efficiency.
We Look Ahead
* Ability to plan materials using forecast and manage supplier demands and requests.
We Roll up our Sleeves
* The need and desire to work away from standard process to support colleagues, maintain and support schedule requirements.
We are One Community
* Interaction with key departments to develop knowledge and share ideas and improvements to establish and stabilize processes.
About the Department
Our Procurement team manages the materials and supplier partnerships that keep our business moving.
From material control and purchasing through to supplier management, the team ensures we have the right resources, at the right time, and at the right quality. With a focus on value, reliability, and strong relationships, they play a vital role in supporting production and driving the efficiency of the entire supply chain.
The Bailey Family
Bailey of Bristol is one of the UK's leading manufacturers of leisure vehicles, with a proud history of craftsmanship and innovation. We are committed to producing high-quality leisure vehicles that inspire adventure, and we take pride in our skilled workforce, strong team culture, and dedication to excellence.
We have been building Bailey leisure vehicles here in South Bristol since 1948 and are now very much part of the local community. We are also the tenth largest private company in Bristol and the largest recruiter in the area.
The majority of our employees live nearby and have been with us for a long time, with the average length of service around 10 years. As a result, our workforce possesses the necessary skill and experience to successfully produce a complex range of caravans, motorhome and campervans in the same production facility.
What We Offer
As a large business we have opportunities in many areas and can offer people wide and varied careers, all of which attract an excellent benefits package. We are continually reviewing our offering to ensure we remain an employer of choice in the local area.
All positions at Bailey attract excellent benefits including...
Financial & Remuneration
* Competitive salaries (with entry-level hourly rates above the Real Living Wage)
* Enhanced Company Pension Scheme
* Life Assurance Cover from day 1 of employment
* Salary exchange Cycle to Work scheme
* Financial support through salary advance and travel loan schemes
Social & Culture
* Excellent holiday entitlement (25 days a year plus Bank Holidays) with additional entitlement for long service
* Enhanced family friendly pay; Maternity pay (24 weeks full pay followed by 15 weeks statutory pay) / Paternity pay (2 weeks full pay)
* Longer weekends as a result of an early finish every Friday (role dependent & subject to business needs)
* Monthly recognition awards
* 25% discount at our partner company PRIMA Leisure
Health & Wellbeing
* Health cashback scheme
* Corporate gym memberships
* Bi-weekly free fruit mondays
* Employee Assistance Program
* On-site Mental Health First Aiders
* HRT treatment support
Learning & Development
* Dedicated induction & onboarding
* Career progression opportunities
* Role-specific training
* Opportunity to apply for Apprenticeship Levy support courses
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