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Group Materials Planning & Logistics Manager – Manufacturing - £75,000 to £85,000 + Benefits

We have an exciting and exceptional opportunity for a driven and experienced Materials Planning & Logistics professional to join a leading manufacturing business as Group MP&L Manager.

Our client is a global, award-winning Healthcare Product and Solutions Manufacturing and Distribution company, committed to innovation and quality.

Key Scope of the Role:

• As Group MP&L Manager you will be responsible for the end-to-end supply chain of the business, from order placement, scheduling through to warehousing and distribution, for a number of sites across the UK, North America and Asia.
• Control stock levels to ensure world class OTIF
• Play a lead in the S&OP process across all sites
• Set ERP strategy and policy for the logistics teams

Skills and Experience Required:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a Senior MP&L Management role, including multi-site responsibility gained within world class manufacturing environments
• Ideally educated to Degree level
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to build and maintain working relationships with various stakeholders, internal and external, at all levels
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to develop and manage budgets
• Strong negotiation skills
• Proficient in standard logistics software and ERP systems
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and organisational skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects

Principal Accountabilities:

• Manage all Material Control, Scheduling and Warehousing Strategy across a multi-site operation
• Matrix management of the company wide logistics team, working closely with Site Operational Leads
• Work closely with the Group Procurement Manager to set stock re-order policies
• Ensure all sites work to an agreed stocking policy with targeted stock turns
• Master Data Validation for all sites
• Set Warehouse Strategy and improvement targets, including consideration of best method of distribution for the business (3PL, Centralised Distribution etc)
• Lead Freight selection, optimising the fulfilment of vehicles
• Liaise and negotiate with suppliers, manufacturers, retailers and customers
• Meet cost, productivity, accuracy and time targets
• Lead in ERP strategy and implementation
• Lead S&OP implementation and process

Please click on the apply button or contact Jason Wallis at Mercury Hampton directly. We aim to respond to all successful applicants within 48 hours, however if you have not heard from us within 7 working days, please consider yourself unsuccessful on this occasion.