Material Planner

Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Working Pattern: Hybrid – typically 3 days per week in the office

The Opportunity

We are currently recruiting for a Material Planner to join a leading global manufacturing business at its Peterborough site. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced materials planning or supply chain professional to support day-to-day operations, ensuring materials and products are available to meet customer demand.

This is an initial six-month assignment providing cover for a period of leave.

Key Responsibilities

• Review materials planning systems daily to ensure supply is aligned with demand.
• Raise and release purchase orders to ensure products are available when required.
• Monitor supplier order schedules and maintain accurate planning system data.
• Manage purchase order changes and rescheduling activities to improve lead times and availability.
• Work closely with customer order management teams to communicate accurate delivery and planning dates.
• Participate in planning meetings to review outstanding orders and resolve supply issues.
• Liaise with suppliers and internal teams to maintain accurate lead-time information.
• Monitor stock levels, demand trends and planning exceptions, taking appropriate action to minimise supply chain disruption.
• Support inventory optimisation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate planning parameters and ensure materials are available in the right quantities at the right time.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

• Previous experience in materials planning, supply chain, production planning or purchasing within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience using MRP or ERP systems to manage material requirements, purchase orders and inventory.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve planning issues.
• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to work with suppliers and cross-functional teams.
• Good Excel and general IT skills.

You will be working 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday

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