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Materials Scheduler

Basingstoke
4 days ago
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Materials planning and procurement specialist

Hours: Mon - Fri, 8.30am - 4.30pm

A rare opportunity has become available for a dedicated individual to join my client in Basingstoke as a Materials planning and
procurement specialist. As our Materials planning and procurement specialist, you will be a vital link within our organisation
to ensure all materials are where they need to be to ensure we reach our agreed-on time delivery with clients.

Responsibilities of a materials scheduler:

· You will be responsible for planning and ordering direct materials from internal and external vendors on time,
prioritizing OTTR and OTD targets, minimising shortages and past due materials and achieving zero materials backlog.
· You will be responsible for managing and reporting on a weekly basis the direct materials inventory (Raw, WIP,
Reserved, Aging), with the aim to reduce total stock holding, increase Turns, TAT performance and materials availability.
· Work closely with the ERB Coordinator and Experienced Logistics Associate to order, receive, control and issue out
materials in a timely manner to the workshop and relevant business stakeholders.
· You will be actively working and attending weekly meetings with onsite and off-site peers in Quality, Engineering,
Operations, Customer Management, Materials Planning and Delivery in order to reduce customer escalations and TAT and
actively improve MM performance for the site.
· You will be responsible for ensuring timely material ordering, engineering change requests, ensure compliance with
the Operating System and Ensure HS&E and Quality compliance.
· You will support the materials team in the effective supply and delivery of products and components for our shop floor
and field service operations.
· You'll identify and communicate parts shortages and OTTR mitigation options to minimize TAT whilst improving service
level, actively seeking re-use, alternative parts usage, and customer exchange opportunities.
· You should be able to manage and be responsible for a pool of rotable materials, making sure it’s size and availability
are kept to AOP standards and that also maximizes customer service, reducing TAT and improving capital availability,
working with IDO sites, Operations, Quality and Engineering to maximise Internal repair opportunities.
· You will be actively engaged in Continuous Improvement Activities in the Team and on site, not being afraid to lead
and direct projects that can produce measurable cost / time saving results.

Must Have for a materials scheduler:

• Experience within a supply chain / materials / stores function.
• You will have a previous knowledge of MRP or ERP systems, preferably SAP.
• Must be a pro-active hands-on individual, used to take ownership of situations.
• You should be used to fast paced environments and have great attention to detail.
• You should ideally have previous experience within aerospace/defense/automotive or manufacturing.
• You should have ability to work independently and take direction from others, ability to lead process improvement.
• You should have relevant supply chain experience, be able to work under pressure and managing conflicting
deadlines.
• Having a Degree will be a preference
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office Tools, especially Outlook and Excel.

If you have the skills and experience then please apply or call Ian at Holt Engineering on (phone number removed)

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