Benefits
* Competitive starting salary, depending on experience, £34,652 - £43,315
* Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year).
* Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution).
* Continuous training and support in line with the Materials and Warranties Planner progression plan.
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus 2 extra wellness days!
* Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary.
* A great benefits package – choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.
* Retail savings scheme.
* Online GP service, Employee Assistance Programme, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!
Location
Yorkshire Water Logistics Centre, Foxbridge Way, WF6. pending relocation to Leeds (LS10).
Work type
Permanent. You’ll be working 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday. Hybrid working, 2 - 3 days each week will be on site at the logistics centre.
Role Overview
We are currently looking to recruit a Materials and Warranties Planner to join our Supply Chain and Logistics team at our Logistics Centre here at Yorkshire Water. You will be a part of helping Yorkshire Water provide the best service to our customers.
What we do!
Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this.
We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.
New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry.
Where you fit in!
As our Materials and Warranties Planner, you will play a key role in shaping, improving and embedding the new Materials Planning & Logistics operating model. Ensure the effective identification, execution, and recovery of material warranties to reduce maintenance cost, avoid unnecessary procurement, and release cash or value back into the business.
Your role contributes directly to self-funded cost avoidance and recovery, improved asset reliability insight, and stronger supplier performance management.
Responsibilities and Requirements
Below are the qualifications and skills required.
* Degree or equivalent experience in Supply Chain, Business, Data Analytics, Logistics, or a related field, with proven expertise in inventory management, stock balancing, and demand planning.
* 2+ years’ experience in supply chain, warranty management or materials planning.
* Track and coordinate warranty returns, credits, replacements, refurbishments, and segregation of warranty stock, ensuring compliance and negotiations with suppliers in a timely manner in line with all condition requirements.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with suppliers, OEMs, maintenance teams, planners, and stores.
* Identify warranty eligible parts and validate coverage terms, ensuring accurate and timely execution of warranty claims with suppliers and service partners.
* Maintain accurate warranty and materials records within ERP systems, analyse failure patterns to support root cause investigations, and contribute to continuous improvement of warranty processes and controls.
* Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively under pressure in a fast paced operational environment.
* Strong analytical capability with advanced Excel skills and experience working with ERP systems, ideally SAP S/4HANA.
Desirable
* Experience in reducing maintenance and materials cost through warranty recovery.
* Experience in increasing value of credits, replacements, and avoided purchases.
* Experience ensuring clear visibility of warranty value realised vs available.
* Experience measured through KPIs such as:
* Warranty value recovered (£)
* Claim success rate
* Cycle time to recovery
Additional benefits
* Water industry experience or a background in asset‑critical operational environments (e.g., regulated utilities, or other high‑criticality environments).
* Experience supply chain systems.
* Experience in improving stock availability and critical spares readiness.
* Experience in managing and maintaining stock warranties.
* Demonstrated ability to reduce costs associated with warranty claims.
* Improved alignments between warehouses, engineering and planning functions.
* A more mature, modern inventory management capability – suitable for Yorkshire Water.
Closing date for this role
2nd June 2026.
Pre‑employment checks
Successful candidates will be required to undergo pre‑employment checks including a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a third‑party company prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, candidates may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter‑Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.
Medical requirements
All roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.
Accessibility
We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.
Applicants with an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process should include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required.
Position closure
Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise completing and submitting your application as soon as possible.
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