Materials Manager

Materials Manager Washington, North East England, England

Walker Filtration Ltd. UK
Full Time Washington, North East England, England 25338 - 36972 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

We have an exciting new opportunity at Walker Filtration for a Materials Manager!

Walker Filtration employs some 300 employees around the world, serving 100+ countries from our headquarters in the North East of England. With a strong brand name and portfolio that is present across the world, we play an in important role in the design and manufacture of innovative and market leading solutions for the treatment of compressed air and gas.

Reporting directly to the Head of Supply Chain & Logistics. The Materials Manager is accountable for ensuring the successful scheduling of purchased components in line with production plans and customer expectations. This position is responsible for material planning, goods-in receiving and controlling inventory levels. Working with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that all customer due dates are met. Support activities and efforts required for optimum utilisation of materials and provide expertise in material strategies to support our full potential plans


Key Focus areas –


  • Supplier OTDP
  • Inventory levels and value
  • Monitor Supplier Lead Times
  • Supplier Packaging Standards
  • PI & Aged Stock Management
  • Goods-In Management


Key responsibilities-

  • Participation in SIOP Plan (sales, inventory, and operation planning)
  • Manage the material planning team and scheduling of tactical buying of purchased material
  • Manages the daily expedite and past due date process, attends all levels of production accountability meetings with recovery plans to support customer requirements
  • Perpetual Inventory Management: oversee team conducting cycle counts and corrections
  • Manage Goods-In Department and processes
  • Responsible for Inbound freight costs
  • Responsible for inventory management; Implementing/Maintaining ‘Runner, Repeater, Stranger process with appropriate stocking strategies; Safety Stock Management / Kanban’s / Supplier Stock Holding / VMI & Consignment
  • Participate in projects and continuous improvement activities
  • Responsible for metrics reporting
    • Supplier On-time delivery reporting and actions plans
    • Inventory Value and projections
    • Average Lead Time
  • Supervise, coach, and develop team
  • Responsible for escalation as necessary
  • Other activities as requested


Attributes


Criteria


Relevant experience


  • Proven materials management experience in the areas of operations, production/material planning, purchasing, warehousing, and logistics
  • Strong analytical and Organisational skills
  • ERP/MRP, warehouse management, and logistics systems experience
  • Proven strategic planning skills
  • Familiarity with supply chain and inventory management systems
  • Knowledgeable of forecasting and budgeting techniques


Education and Training


  • A Level Educated is essential – including Math, English grade C or above
  • MCIPS qualified
  • Competent IT skills in Microsoft Office
  • Degree educated in relevant field
  • Efacs ERP system


Skills, abilities, and specialist knowledge


  • Ability to motivate, lead and coach employees at all levels within the Material Planning function, along with the ability to forge robust and effective relationships with supporting functions
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Well organised and prides themselves in attention to detail
  • Ability to be assertive to achieve goals
  • Can work on own initiative
  • Self-motivated and ability to work without close supervision


Any Additional Factors


  • Full UK driving license and willingness for occasional travel


Walker Filtration
employs over 300 employees across the globe, serving over 100 countries from our Headquarters in the North East of England, along with competence centres in Australia, the United States and Japan.
As a company, we are committed to sustainable engineering, manufacturing and developing long term careers. We recruit talented, ambitious and driven individuals to be part of Walker Filtration’s growth plans. We firmly believe that people are our greatest asset, and our employees are given the opportunity to progress their own careers and help drive the business forward.

Materials Manager
Walker Filtration Ltd. UK

https://www.walkerfiltration.com/en-gb/
Washington, United Kingdom
Steve Bittle
$25 to $50 million (USD)
201 to 500 Employees
Company - Private
Machinery Manufacturing
1983
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