Strategic Material Planner – PFEP, Inbound & Scheduling

## Material Planner Apply locations:
Peterborough, United Kingdom time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
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** Career Area:
** Supply Chain and Logistics
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* Job Description:

**** Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
** When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live.

Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
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* Job Title:

Material Planner
**** Salary: £*
* ** 31,414 + (depending on experience)
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* Location:

Peterborough
**** Benefits:**
* ** 25 days annual leave + 8 Bank Holidays**
* ** Up to 9% Bonus**
* ** Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution Up to 10%**
* ** Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.**
* ** Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.
**** About IPSD
** Caterpillar’s Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests and manufactures 0.5 to 18L Cat and Perkins engines that power over 5000 applications including Marine, Petroleum, Industrial Applications, Electric Generators, and Locomotives. Caterpillar’s company strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas and IPSD is engaged and actively preparing green energy solutions for the future.
** Job Summary
** Responsible for scheduling, planning, and oversight of material procurement, production, and delivery.

The Inbound Supply Excellence team is responsible for ensuring externally sourced material is ordered and available on time, to support engine assembly and component machining operations, whilst utilising Plan For Every Part (PFEP) data to optimise component inventory levels, aligned to the business strategy, driving right part, right place, right packaging, right time best practice  We have a fantastic opportunity for a Material Planner to join our team and gain valuable experience of the supply Chain function with our business.

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* What You Will Do:

*** Coordinating flow of materials within the manufacturing facility. Coordinating transfer of materials (premium freight) to and from inventory or warehouse.
* Developing and executing material planning for a product line. Ensuring that all material requirements for assigned programs are satisfied within the allocated time frame.
* Scheduling and controlling the release of materials. Monitoring material inventory in the plant, in the warehouse, and by critical suppliers.
* Building up and following up procurement plan realization to ensure they align with business objectives.
* Tracking and analysing supplier performance metrics. Collaborating and negotiating with supplier to deliver materials per requirements.
** What You Have:
** Problem Solving:
Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives    
• Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder (internal and external customers/ suppliers)  
• Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.  
• Helps to analyse risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.  
• Uses facts and data to identify problems.
Supplier Management - MFG:
Knowledge of processes and methods to effectively manage business relationships and transactions with suppliers of raw materials or product components; ability to apply related knowledge, experience and skills into real practice.  Level Working Knowledge:

• Follows procedures in carrying out routine supplier management tasks.  
• Uses electronic systems or tools to record/retrieve supplier information and carry out…