Overview
We are looking for a pro-active, forward thinking individual to join our friendly well-established company in Hailsham as a Procurement Planner & Storeman. This is a key role that will play a critical hybrid role within the company, responsible for ensuring the efficient planning, coordination, and placing orders for materials to support production. This role combines hands-on materials planning with material stores, enabling the team to operate both efficiently and proactively in getting parts ordered with suppliers and issued out to production in a timely manner.
The Planner will enhance the team’s ability to manage complex part needs, improve inventory, and contribute to on time delivery by working cross-functionally with production, engineering, and suppliers. This role will directly support the procurement and production departments to improve supply chain resilience.
Responsibilities
* Forecast raw materials, machined components, electrical and electronic parts requirement in line with production schedules.
* Place purchase orders timely for just in time availability of parts for production as per production schedule considering various lead times for various items required.
* Flag any long lead item that will risk production schedule.
* Liaise with Production, Engineering, and other departments to align parts supply with internal needs.
* Monitor and maintain optimal inventory levels by placing purchase orders timely to prevent shortages or excess stock.
* To kit from Bills of materials our Electronic, mechanical and PCB products.
Skills and Experiences
* Experience working with MRP planning, preferably using NetSuite or similar.
* “A super organiser” - very strong organisational skills to juggle multiple requests and priorities.
* NVQ Qualification in related field.
* Training will be given.
* 39 Hours a week from Monday to Friday (Early Finish on Fridays).
* Company Pension Scheme.
* Death in service Insurance.
* Health care: Company Provided membership of the hospital savings association.
* Attendance Bonus (maximum of 12 days wage per year).
* Paid Day off for birthday.
* Please note this position is located in our Hailsham office.
* Salary starting at £26,000 DOE.
Details
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Management and Manufacturing
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