Buyer & MRP Planner

Kettering

Salary: £29k-£31k

The MRP Planner & Buyer's responsibilities will include determining material specifications, creating, and maintaining inventory schedules, coordinating with internal departments, and managing external stakeholder relations.

Buyer - Responsibilities would include:

• Championing a Demand Driven MRP culture across the organisation to ensure all necessary departmental inputs are aligned to generate system demand.

• To assist in identifying, developing, and enforcing MRP disciplines to aid overall traceability of end product.

• To develop and promote a mutualistically progressive relationship with Production planning and scheduling such that stock-outs are minimized.

• To cultivate a robust demand forecasting process that is flexible with a complex supply chain inherently dynamic.

• Working with the After-Sales team the incumbent will establish a comprehensive stock holding of required parts, inclusive of lead times, minimum order quantities, and stock levels, based on historic usage data and “product entry into market” levels.

• Purchase goods, materials, components and services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets.

• Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact on business operations.

• Work closely with others in the procurement function and review opportunities for continuous improvement and business improvements.

• Prepare and raise purchase orders and order schedules.

Buyer– Person Requirements:

• Advanced EPICOR MRP knowledge.
• Self-driven and self-motivated.
• Ability to effectively communicate with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• CIPS Level 3+.
• Pro-active and able to show initiative/ideas to constantly improve.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
• Purchasing experience in a manufacturing/ production environment.
• The ability to work under your own initiative with a high degree of integrity and honesty.
• Strong eye for detail and organisational skills, striving for a high level of accuracy.
• Possess good IT skills (Excel, Word, Access, etc.).