Materials Palnner in Skelmersdale

Location: Skelmersdale

Our Vision & Why It Matters

At Alexander Dennis, our vision is to lead the evolution of sustainable on-road mass transportation and mobility. We design, deliver, and support market-leading buses and coaches that help reduce emissions, improve air quality, and keep communities connected. Every role contributes to that mission whether you’re engineering, driving sales, improving production, or supporting our customers.

What You’ll Do

As a Material Planner within our Aftermarket Materials Planning team, you’ll champion the supply chain process to ensure maximum parts availability while maintaining cost‑effective inventory control. You’ll manage the end‑to‑end purchasing process, creating, amending and expediting purchase orders, validating supplier commitments, and proactively resolving supply issues. Working closely with key suppliers and internal stakeholders, you’ll balance service levels, stock availability, and inventory health to support customer requirements and business objectives.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for a detail‑oriented and analytical planner who thrives in a fast‑paced supply chain environment and is comfortable working with multiple priorities. You’ll bring experience in materials planning or expediting, a strong understanding of ERP/MRP systems, and the confidence to challenge data, manage supplier performance, and problem‑solve under pressure. A collaborative mindset, strong organisational skills, and a proactive approach to continuous improvement are essential.

Bonus if you have:

• Previous experience in the automotive aftermarket or a similar regulated manufacturing environment
• Strong Excel capability for reporting, analysis, and planning insight

What We Offer

Because we know that to deliver on our vision, people have to feel supported and inspired:

• Impact: Be part of something that’s changing cities, improving air quality, helping public transport evolve.
• Development & Growth: Training programmes, mentorship, opportunities to take on new roles, broaden skills.
• Culture & Belonging: An inclusive environment; your voice matters; we treat people fairly.
• Perks & Benefits: Competitive salary, pension, wellbeing support, cycle to work scheme, enhanced maternity and paternity benefits.

Our Values – What Guides Us

These are more than words on a page, they shape how we work, what we stand for, and how we build trust with our customers, communities, and each other.

• Safety: The health and wellbeing of our team members, and the safety of our products, are our top priority.
• Quality: We strive for excellence in our products, services, and all that we do.
• Integrity: We act with honesty, transparency and integrity, treating each other with respect in a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace.
• Accountability: We take responsibility for our actions, seeking to build trust and earn a reputation for excellence and reliability.
• Teamwork: We work with our team members, our supplier partners, and our customers to pursue mutual benefits.
• Sustainability: We seek long term success for our business, our communities, and the environment through responsible sourcing, lean manufacturing, and sustainable operations.

How to Apply

If you see yourself growing with Alexander Dennis and contributing to our vision, we’d love to hear from you. Please complete our online application form and attach your CV! We care deeply about being inclusive and we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. If you are an internal applicant, you have a responsibility to inform your current line/department manager and local human resources representative before applying for the role. Due to the volume of vacancies and applications, we would prefer that you submit your application online.