MRP Controller

MRP Controller

Posted Today by 1769584701

Negotiable
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Stevenage, UK

Summary: The MRP Controller role in Stevenage focuses on managing manufacturing schedules and logistics to ensure timely delivery of customer programs. The position requires a detail-oriented planning professional with a background in manufacturing and supply chain. The successful candidate will coordinate planning activities and maintain accurate inventory levels while working closely with various teams. This role is pivotal in delivering high-quality standards in manufacturing operations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Executing all activities related to material planning and procurement to ensure an uninterrupted manufacturing flow.
  • Releasing and managing work within the MRP system while maintaining accurate delivery forecasts for our customers.
  • Monitoring inventory levels to meet targets, minimizing waste, and conducting regular stock checks to ensure system accuracy.
  • Working closely with Supply Planners to resolve constraints and communicating risks to the Team Lead for escalation.
  • Partnering with Goods Receiving, Stores, and Despatch to manage inventory movement and ensure all transaction paperwork is precise.
  • Maintaining the Manufacturing Bill of Materials (BOM) and ensuring master data remains topical and accurate.

Key Skills:

  • Proven background in Production Planning and Manufacturing Planning/Supply Chain management.
  • Extensive experience using SAP and other MRP systems is highly beneficial.
  • A solid understanding of logistics management and material flow within a manufacturing environment.
  • Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
  • Exceptional planning, organizing, and communication skills (both verbal and written), with a keen eye for detail.
  • APICS Supply Chain certification is a plus but not essential.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Stevenage

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Manufacturing

Detailed Description From Employer:

MRP Controller
Stevenage
12 Month
Sector:
Manufacturing & Logistics

Are you a detail-oriented planning professional with a background in manufacturing and supply chain? We are seeking an MRP Controller to join our Manufacturing Planning & Control team in Stevenage.
In this pivotal role, you will take primary responsibility for managing existing and future manufacturing schedules, delivering high-level logistics management, and ensuring that critical customer programmes are met on time, to cost, and to the highest quality standards.

The RoleReporting to a Senior Member of the Manufacturing Planning & Control team, you will coordinate all planning activities to deliver the Master Production Schedule (MPS). Your daily responsibilities will include:

  • Executing all activities related to material planning and procurement to ensure an uninterrupted manufacturing flow.
  • Releasing and managing work within the MRP system while maintaining accurate delivery forecasts for our customers.
  • Monitoring inventory levels to meet targets, minimizing waste, and conducting regular stock checks to ensure system accuracy.
  • Working closely with Supply Planners to resolve constraints and communicating risks to the Team Lead for escalation.
  • Partnering with Goods Receiving, Stores, and Despatch to manage inventory movement and ensure all transaction paperwork is precise.
  • Maintaining the Manufacturing Bill of Materials (BOM) and ensuring master data remains topical and accurate.

What We Are Looking ForThe successful candidate will be an analytical problem-solver with a “quality-first” mindset and the following experience:

  • Core Experience: Proven background in Production Planning and Manufacturing Planning/Supply Chain management.
  • Technical Proficiency: Extensive experience using SAP and other MRP systems is highly beneficial.
  • Logistics Knowledge: A solid understanding of logistics management and material flow within a manufacturing environment.
  • Software Skills: Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
  • Soft Skills: Exceptional planning, organizing, and communication skills (both verbal and written), with a keen eye for detail.
  • Certification (Desirable): APICS Supply Chain certification is a plus but not essential.