Supply Planner
Who we are:
Atkore is forging a future where our brands, suppliers, employees, customers, partners, and communities are building better together – a future focused on empowering our customers while we power and protect the world.
Atkore is a leading manufacturer and distributor of electrical, mechanical, and safety infrastructure solutions. With approximately, employees and manufacturing and distribution facilities worldwide, we manufacture electrical conduit, cable management systems, armoured cable, metal framing, and security products and solutions.
Who we are looking for:
Atkore UK are seeking a Supply Planner to be responsible for ensuring that the right products are available at the right time, in the right quantities, to meet customer demand while maintaining efficient inventory levels and controlling costs. The role is critical in balancing customer service, inventory performance, and cost efficiencies through effective planning and management of material and product flows.
What you will do:
1. Serves as a primary point of contact for and liaison with sales, logistics, purchasing and manufacturing departments.
2. Collaborates with these departments to establish schedules and plans that allocate available resources to best serve client or customer needs.
3. Compares current and anticipated orders with available inventory of raw materials; uses judgment to anticipate demand for and to acquire additional supplies as needed.
4. Integrates sales orders with the master schedule; coordinates availability of raw materials, supplies, equipment, and staff as needed to meet delivery dates.
5. Maintains master distribution schedule for the assigned facility; revises as needed and alerts appropriate staff of schedule changes or delays.
6. Manages forecasting meetings with sales, operations and project team, and other related departments.
7. Create and maintain daily production schedules.
8. Ensure that all relevant staff/project members receive the production schedule.
9. Review production team outputs to ensure that deadlines are met.
10. Align with Quality coordinator to check the quality of products to ensure that they meet client expectations.
11. Ensure that the quantity and specifications of products are correct.
12. Record and communicate production progress and weekly project updates.
13. Develop balance between existing and future client demand needs with manufacturing and vendors to ensure completion of client requirements.
14. Prepare reports required to facilitate and suggest actions to assure optimal execution of supply chain.
15. Identify and recommend feasible solutions to plan operational issues.
16. Ensure to maintain desired inventory levels.
What you bring:
17. Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, logistics, business administration, or a related field.
18. Minimum of years of experience within supply chain planning, inventory management or a related role.
19. Excellent Microsoft Excel/PowerPoint /Word skills
20. Excellent communication and people skills.
21. Excellent organisational skills and diligence.
22. Thorough understanding of the business and supply chain.
23. Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
24. Extremely proficient with production planning systems, such as MRP
Hours of work: Monday – Friday :am – :pm & Friday :am – pm
Benefits:
25. days annual leave
26. Festive shutdown at Christmas
27. Companywide bonus scheme
28. Service and recognition awards
29. Training and development opportunities
30. Company Pension
31. Life Assurance x salary
32. Discounted Gym Membership
33. Enhanced family friendly policies
34. Free annual flu vaccination vouchers
35. Employee assistance programme
36. Cash health plan
37. Free home cyber security training
38. Cycle to work scheme.
39. Free onsite parking
Atkore is committed to creating an engaged and aligned workforce that drives a collaborative culture. Our team strives for breakthrough results, stays focused on being standout leaders, and fully supports decisions of the Company. We consistently live the Atkore mission, strategic priorities, and behaviors, all in a way that is consistent with our core values. Together, we build strong leaders that continually endeavor to move us forward.