Materials Planner

Morson are recruiting on behalf of a leading Aerospace Engineering manufactruing based in Burnley . The posiion is for a Materials Planner/ External Scheduler. This is initial an 18 month contract although highly likely to be long-term. 

The contract is initially for 18 months although highly likely to be long-term or temporary to permanent.

Role Overview

To manage a portfolio of a dozen suppliers, mainly based in the UK, for a range of programs. You will be working in the Sheet Metal UAP and supply around 900 P/N to your internal customer using SAP as the main working tool. You will join a team of 4 working as part of the Supply Chain team. You will be the main point of contact for external supply for the business unit.

Your tasks will include:

• Define the supply parameters in the ERP item file within their scope of activity which are consistent with stock targets and the industrial strategy

• Participate in the MRP validation process then analyse and process exception messages (increase/decrease, progress, delay, cancel an order etc..) resulting from the MRP

• Confirm and communicate requirements and changes resulting from the MRP to the supplier by confirming any necessary modifications that are to be made

• Issue the schedule agreements or purchase orders in line with ERP recommendations (1st & 2nd tier)

• Obtain acknowledgement from the supplier for any changes or modifications to requirements

• Negotiate dead-lines and quantities with suppliers within the limits of the contract established by purchasing (negotiation of dead-lines / quantities, but not pricing)

• Provide information and visibility necessary to the internal Manufacturing Area (grab list) and suggest solutions in cases of imbalance

• Monitor and analyse the impacts of manufacturing defects in terms of yield and if necessary reschedule requirements to ensure commitments can be met, work with the internal scheduler to ensure yield is factored into future planning

• Measure and analyse supplier performance in coordination with the SPM (where applicable) using the defined metrics and provides the required weekly/monthly reports

• Analyse the root cause of metrics not at target level and work with the SPM (where applicable) and external supplier to develop the necessary action/recovery plans

• Oversee the progress of manufacturing on the external supplier’s site, manage delivery receipts, follow the flow through to reception of articles, manage administrative disputes and organise supplier returns.

• Organise regular visits to the external supplier’s site to hold progress review meetings or to discuss short term performance issues

• Monitor external supplier capacity and provide an early warning to the SPM (where applicable) when problems are foresee

• Establish and implement actions plans to limit uncertainties and hazards in the short term horizon and work with the external supplier to shorten production cycles within the supplier’s manufacturing process

• Analyse the impacts of requests for technical modifications and other changes within their scope of activity and implement the action plans after these requests have been validated

• Manage free issue stock and raw materials with suppliers

Candidate skills required :

• Supplier experience desirable 

• Working to process - Working with data to make data driven decision - Good communicator at peer level and supplier facing

• Proficiency in the MRP2 process desirable 

• Knowledge of SAP desirable although other system experience will be considered.

Should this role be of interest, please apply.