Description
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Your new role
Material Controller
Doncaster
Permanent
As a Material Controller at Hitachi Rail, you will manage a portfolio of Consumable/ Warranty and Repair materials. Utilise a materials planning systems ensuring optimal and accurate stock levels, placing and expediting orders via SAP. Managing SKU’s and stock levels by exception to ensure minimal stock holding and maximal stock accuracy.
1. Responsibility for the availability and stock levels of a supplier specific list of materials.
2. Responsible for the management of SAP Purchase requisitions, placing and managing orders in line with MRP.
3. Responsible for the management of Supplier order book and engagement with Category managers
4. Completion of management reporting – eg Purchase requisition/Order/Supplier Spend/Depot availability.
5. Identification of improvement programmes required to increase stock availability or forecast accuracy.
6. Work with Projects to support new acquisitions.
7. Work with Suppliers and Procurement to optimise spend.
8. Support Engineering Change management.
9. Support Owner Owned Spares management by providing accurate replenishment information.
10. Management of logistics from Suppliers into Depots and Warehouse.
11. Timely payment of supplier invoices –responsible for Invoice query management.
12. Build strong relationship with other key departments and adopt a collaborative approach
13. To be involved in Hitachi Rail Europe’s staff development and training and participate in PDP procedures
About you
14. Minimum 3 years previous experience in a Purchasing or Materials Control role
15. High competency level in use of Microsoft Office (Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, as a minimum)
16. Proven track record of managing materials in environments with a significant level of uncertainty
17. Fully conversant with modern procurement and purchasing techniques.
18. Experience of working with ERP systems
19. Ability to influence and measure the supply base to defined SLA’s and KPI’s
20. Excellent stakeholder management skills
21. Experience in working with complex, global supply chains
What we offer
We value the importance of all of our employees, if you would like to join our fantastic organisation you could be entitled to:
22. Competitive salary
23. Annual Performance bonus paid on discretionary basis.
24. 25 days holiday
25. Pension scheme with contributions up to 9%
26. Private medical insurance
27. Personal Accident insurance
28. Group Income protection
29. Group Life Insurance
30. Employee Assistance Programme
We also offer additional perks for you to choose from within a flexible plan that will meet your specific needs and lifestyle
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