Materials Manager in Milton Keynes

We are a manufacturing company in Milton Keynes, who craft flexible fuel tanks for many industries. This includes motorsport, automotive, marine, aerospace, defence and aviation, to name a few! We are the leading manufacturer in our field and exclusively supply all of the teams on the Formula 1 grid. We work with some world-famous brands and craft a safety product, meaning quality is of the utmost importance to us.

Job Role

The Materials Manager role is to ensure that the planning and receipt of bought in and manufactured materials is optimised to meet customer requirements, whilst maintaining inventories at the targeted levels. Oversee and ensure the effective function of the material planning and production planning teams. Ensure that the team work to current procedures planning materials to support MRP requirements. Identify opportunities for improvements with existing tools and process.

Main Duties

• Ensure MRP, works order generation, management and communication is maintained for all internally manufactured items within the department.
• Ensure MRP, purchase order generation, management and communication is maintained for all bought in items within the department.
• Take responsibility for the production planning system, ensuring the data within the plan is accurate, and the plan follows JIT principles maximising capacity through ongoing review.
• Develop existing production plans to work effectively with all production departments and enable accurate planning and efficiency measurement.
• Maximise production efficiency time with effective planning processes.
• Analyse the Resource Usage Forecast to ensure Department Managers are aware of any potential concerns.
• Determine manpower, equipment and raw materials needed to cover production demand.
• Ensure all purchase orders are raised at the correct cost.
• Keep all active product costings up to date.
• Report demand versus capacity status to the Head of Supply Chain for all internal planned work centres and external suppliers.
• Monitor product progression and raise due-date accomplishment concerns to the Head of Department where necessary.
• Be the point of escalation for delays and bottlenecks of manufactured and bought in parts, resolving and communicating concerns.
• Work with Head of Supply Chain and Purchasing team to identify opportunities for cost reduction and product consolidation.
• Monitor key suppliers’ delivery, quality performance and capacity.
• Ensure that all Sales Request Form’s (SRF’s) are dealt with expediently within the department, achieving the current targeted timeframe.
• Report current SRF status to Head of Supply Chain.
• Work with the Head of Department to Identify and implement improvements to the departmental plans and processes.
• Manage the materials and production planning team, ensuring that all competencies exist and are trained to meet department requirements.
• Monitor and feedback individual performance using the existing performance monitoring framework.
• Work with the Operations and Warehouse Teams to provide real-time information on production priorities, material supply and on time/target status.
• Work with other department managers to resolve any issues, keeping the Head of Supply Chain appraised.
• Analyse product trends and make recommendations to ensure appropriate stock on hand.
• Attend departmental planning meetings to ensure effective communication of the availability of BI and MA material.
• Use environmentally sustainable practices in accordance with our environmental policy.
• Seek ways to reduce waste and energy usage in accordance with our environmental objectives.
• You may be required to complete other tasks, as required by the business.

Knowledge and Skills

• A good functional understanding of ERP/MRP systems.
• Experience with Access FM & Orchestrate ERP/MRP an advantage.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Project.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with Seavus beneficial.
• Ability to problem solve and communicate effectively.
• Experience with coaching and developing staff members.

The Package

• 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday).
• 33 days’ annual leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• HSF Health Plan.
• Company sickness pay.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Refer a Friend Scheme.

We will be actively interviewing and once the successful applicant has been offered, the role will be closed. ATL do not offer Tier 2 Sponsorship. Applicants must have a right to work in the UK prior to application. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made during the application process, please get in contact with us either via email or telephone.

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