Supply Chain Materials Planner
Posted Today by People First Supply Chain
£22 Per hour
Undetermined
Hybrid
Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Supply Chain Materials Planner role focuses on ensuring the timely and cost-effective availability of raw materials to meet production plans in a fast-paced FMCG environment. The position requires collaboration with various teams to manage supply chain operations effectively. The role is temporary, lasting 2-3 months, and involves hybrid working arrangements. Candidates should possess relevant experience in materials planning and supply chain management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure continuous supply of raw materials to prevent stock-outs and production downtime.
- Translate demand into accurate purchase orders aligned to SLAs, lead times, MOQs, and EOQs.
- Manage rolling forecasts (12-week operational, 6-month medium-term).
- Monitor and optimise stock levels to minimise waste, aged stock, and write-offs.
- Track and improve supplier performance (OTIF, lead time adherence, service).
- Report and manage risks relating to shortages, excess, and obsolescence.
- Collaborate with Production Planning to manage changes and minimise cost impacts.
- Partner with Procurement on supplier performance and escalations.
- Support Quality, NPD, and Commercial teams on product changes, launches, and discontinuations.
- Use data and analytics to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
- Contribute to supply chain optimisation, resilience, and efficiency initiatives.
Key Skills:
- Experience in materials/supply planning or inventory management (FMCG preferred).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of planning systems: MRP/ERP and supply chain inventory KPIs.
- Ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working with an integrated S&OP/SIOP.
- Knowledge of digital supply chain trends and FMCG planning practices.
Salary (Rate): £22.00/hr
City: Northamptonshire
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
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Your New Job Title: Supply Chain Materials Planner
The Skills You'll Need: Supply Chain, raw materials, production planning, manufacturing, procurement, FMCG
Your New Salary: £17 - £22 per hour
Location: Northamptonshire
Duration: 2-3 months temp assignment
Job status: hybrid working, 3 days a week in office
Working hours: 35h per week/ Monday - Friday, Flexible hours (8am-4pm/9am-5pm/10am-6pm)
Job posting ID: 23386
Who You'll Be Working for: Well known producer of breakfast and snack brands.
Purpose : Ensure the timely, cost-effective availability of raw materials to meet production plans and customer demand in a fast-paced FMCG environment.
Supply Chain Materials Planner - Main Responsibilities:
- Ensure continuous supply of raw materials to prevent stock-outs and production downtime
- Translate demand into accurate purchase orders aligned to SLAs, lead times, MOQs, and EOQs
- Manage rolling forecasts (12-week operational, 6-month medium-term)
- Monitor and optimise stock levels to minimise waste, aged stock, and write-offs
- Track and improve supplier performance (OTIF, lead time adherence, service)
- Report and manage risks relating to shortages, excess, and obsolescence
- Cross-Functional Working: Collaborate with Production Planning to manage changes and minimise cost impacts
- Partner with Procurement on supplier performance and escalations
- Support Quality, NPD, and Commercial teams on product changes, launches, and discontinuations
- Continuous Improvement & Strategy: Use data and analytics to identify risks and improvement opportunities
- Contribute to supply chain optimisation, resilience, and efficiency initiatives
Impact: Maintains production continuity Improves inventory health and working capital Enhances supplier reliability and cost efficiency
Supply Chain Materials Planner -The Skills You'll Need to Succeed:
- Experience in materials/supply planning or inventory management (FMCG preferred)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of planning systems: MRP/ERP and supply chain inventory KPIs
- Ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Experience working with an integrated S&OP/ SIOP
- Knowledge of digital supply chain trends and FMCG planning practices
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