Material and Production Planner

AMETEK Towcester, England, United Kingdom

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Location:

Towcester

Type:
Full-Time | Permanent | on site

• Receives and processes Sales Order data and quotation requests, providing commit dates, acknowledgements and schedules as required.
• Receives and processes Production Forecast data, recommending new builds as appropriate.
• Runs and processes MRP, analysing results, converting planned orders and purchase requisitions as necessary.
• Analyses inventory data for all store locations, recommending strategic purchases, stock adjustments, slow moving and obsolete write-offs etc.
• Maintains and updates SAP master data for logistics activities as necessary.
• Provides advice, support and mentoring for less experienced members of the material planning team, demonstrating best practice at all times.
• Contributes to global and local supply chain strategy, recommending process improvements and simplification.
• Approves and actions applicable Engineering Change Requests and waivers.
• Supports New Product Development activities, with loading production demand, and following up with stakeholders.
• Schedules surface mount assembly in alignment with requirements and capacity limitations.

• Demonstratable planning experience (or equivalent combination of training and experience) in a low/medium volume, high mix manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge and understanding of current supply chain techniques and best practice.
• Strong knowledge of SAP, MRP and MS Excel.
• Working to KPIs and performance monitoring.

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, 25 days annual leave, Health and Life Assurance. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts.

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