Materials Planner Duration: 6 months Rate: £250 - £350 p/d (inside IR35) Location: Remote working – initially 3 days in Chorley/Camberley office for first 2 weeks training Our client is a leading engineering company who specialise in Asset Management within Traffic/Highways. They currently require a Materials Planner to join their business and ensure the end-to-end management of spares ordering and supplier management for their Traffic Management business. This is a critical area of the maintenance organisation to enable the business to meet the customer demands for Traffic Management. Key Deliverables Support with resolving supplier payment queries Support investigations of supplier performance failures and work with SQA team to find resolutions Responsible for identification of continuous improvement opportunities Support the creation and production of procurement reports and departmental metrics Responsibilities Management of data to assess Supplier delivery performance. On-going maintenance of MRP in line with materials replenishment strategy. Management of project demands and forecasting and OTIF. Support appropriate business reviews based upon Supplier Classification (Key suppliers) Pan Telent. Every member of Central Procurement to complete or participate in a min. of one Continuous Improvement project - as logged into central CI Tracker. Correct supply chain information implemented into Oracle Compliance to internal, external & customer audit. Achieve adherence to supplier on-boarding process. Responsible for management of internal and external stakeholders Support delivery of corporate and functional strategic priorities Qualifications / Skill Requirements Experience in a procurement, supply chain or commercial environment Experience in Material management/stock control, supply chain, stock management within a manufacturing environment Strong interpersonal, organisational and communication skills Understanding of procurement principles, practices and the value that Procurement can bring A high attention to detail and ability to achieve high levels of data accuracy Confidence and ability to handle large volumes of data from different sources Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to demonstrate exceptional stakeholder management approach and skills Effective prioritisation of workload Experience of Microsoft Office 365 products especially MS Excel SAP/Oracle experience (desirable) For more information, please contact Scarlet Wilson.