MRPC; Material Planning Controller

Warwick, United Kingdom

Six-Month Rolling Contract

Hybrid - 3 Days On Site / 2 Days Remote - 37.5 Hours Weekly

ASAP

• Act as the operational link between suppliers and production, ensuring component availability supports customer commitments and the master production schedule.
• Build and maintain reliable delivery plans, monitor supplier performance and resolve material shortages to protect production continuity.
• Maintain accurate SAP planning data and inventory alignment, with delivery risks and recovery actions communicated clearly to stakeholders.

• Build, maintain and track delivery schedules for component orders in line with customer commitments and master production targets.
• Act as the primary operational contact for suppliers, building effective working relationships and actively managing delivery performance.
• Lead regular supplier business reviews, assess capacity constraints and negotiate practical production and delivery schedules.
• Maintain master planning data and exception messages in SAP, ensuring stock levels remain aligned with agreed targets.
• Troubleshoot delivery bottlenecks and coordinate shortage-recovery programmes across suppliers, purchasing and production stakeholders.
• Communicate delivery status, risks, constraints and recovery actions to the relevant purchasing manager and wider stakeholders.

• Review material requirements and convert demand into achievable supplier delivery plans.
• Track component orders and supplier commitments against the master production schedule and customer deadlines.
• Analyse capacity, inventory, shortage and exception data using SAP and advanced Excel.
• Engage suppliers proactively to identify slippage early, agree recovery actions and improve performance.
• Prepare and lead supplier reviews, documenting actions, ownership and required delivery outcomes.
• Coordinate the cross-functional response to material shortages and delivery bottlenecks.
• Maintain accurate planning records and provide timely reporting on delivery risks and recovery status.

• Responsible for the day-to-day operational management of assigned suppliers and delivery plans.
• Authorised to negotiate production and delivery schedules with suppliers within agreed plans and governance.
• Responsible for initiating and coordinating shortage-recovery activities, maintaining SAP planning data and escalating material delivery risks.

• Five to ten years' experience in material requirements planning, supplier planning or production control within aerospace, automotive, precision engineering or manufacturing.
• Proven hands-on experience actively managing suppliers, including improving supplier performance and influencing delivery outcomes.
• Direct, practical SAP experience is essential, including work with master planning data and exception messages. Experience with comparable ERP systems is also relevant.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical ability to interpret planning, inventory, capacity and shortage data.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, with proven stakeholder management ability.
• Demonstrated ability to build effective stakeholder relationships and influence outcomes across suppliers, purchasing and production.
• Proactive and structured approach to resolving material shortages and delivery bottlenecks.