Graduate Material Controller
Harrogate area
Purchasing, Supply Chain, or Logistics Graduate required for a fast paced and challenging Materials Controller role. We are ideally looking for someone who has had some work based or placement experience and is passionate about working in manufacturing. The role offers a great opportunity to join an international company who are able to offer excellent career development opportunities.
The role of Material Controller includes:
Expediting and rescheduling open orders to suit production planning requirements
Supplier Relationship management
Monitoring suppliers and reporting on performance
Providing input in developing departmental strategies for inventory on existing items, new product introduction and phase-outs.
Understanding of supply chain integration touch points from supplier through manufacturing.
Interact with Master Production Schedule planners to understand forecast drivers.
Analyse and manage risk in the supply chain
Ensure all transport is correctly utilised.
Contribute to productivity savings through improved MRP control.
Work with production to establish effective Kanban levels of raw material on production cells.
Work with Warehouse supervisors on quantities/levels of stock holding.
Attend daily logistics meetings to aid with prioritisation and coordination of duties.
Challenge purchasing agreements to optimise orders, packaging methods, transport schedules, minimum orders & firm windows
Responsibility for stock value
Review historical data – purchasing and sales trends to provide greater decision-making.
As the Graduate Material Controller you will:
Hold a degree in Purchasing, Supply Chain, Logistics or similar
Ideally have some placement based experience in material planning or similar
Be fully conversant with continuous improvement methods
Have a confident of MRP / SAP systems
Be organised, Organised, Proactive, Logical and Analytical
Be a good communicator, negotiator able to influence people effectively
Call Yasemin at Travail on (phone number removed)
Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy
