Materials Planner in Loughton

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Materials Planner to join our Planning team at our manufacturing site in Loughton, Essex. Reporting to the Supply Chain Planner, you’ll play a critical part in ensuring smooth and efficient production planning by coordinating materials, monitoring progress, and working cross-functionally to ensure that the processes are planned and product is delivered in a timely and efficient manner.

In this role, you will also be responsible for identifying potential problem areas and bottlenecks and will work across departments to minimise the impact of these. You will also manage the trial and project process, ensuring all information required is completed before handover to the Supply Chain Planner.

Key Responsibilities

• To ensure the production plan is realistic, reviewing all material meet the needs and optimise the resources of the business, which is agreed and accepted as achievable by Manufacturing.
• Ensure all relevant requirements are raised and updated on existing ERP system.
• Create forecast plans for peak demand periods and shutdown.
• Manage the inventory per production plan to reduce number of day’s stock held and increase inventory turnover.
• Work closely with purchasing and supply chain to ensure the materials are on site to meet the production plan using the existing ERP system.
• Raise all Material requisition forms and track all incoming materials, raising any issue where plan cannot be achieved.
• Be proactive, hands on and pragmatic working closely with operations to monitor the progress against the plan, ensuring feedback on deviations are provided in a timely manner for adjustments to be made.
• Monitor the progress of orders ensuring all risks and issues (potential or otherwise) are addressed with the appropriate staff informed in a timely manner.
• Continually develop the planning process to make it more visible, more automated and easier to update by working with IT and the other functions on site.
• Provide support in scenario planning and the checking of production plan data.
• Maintain regular contact with central planning to support the trial and project process and ensuring sign off before going to the planner.

Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: Days – 09:00 to 17:00 Mon- Fri with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break each day (37.5 hours per week)
Base Location: Debden, Essex
Basic Salary: £32,183 per annum. Upon successful completion of a 6-month probation period, this will rise to £32,867 per annum.
About De La Rue

De La Rue is a leading supplier of currency solutions and a long-standing trusted partner to central banks and governments worldwide. Our products underpin the integrity of economies and trade, enabling businesses and citizens to participate securely in their respective economies. With a heritage spanning over 200 years, we remain a global leader in advancing security and integrity for currency solutions, supplying 54% of the world’s central banks and manufacturing in the UK, Europe & Asia. We produce fully finished banknotes, polymer substrate, security and currency services.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience

• Advanced level Maths and English.
• Ability to prioritise duties and efficiently complete responsibilities.
• Strong organisational ability to look forward and plan out activities.
• Experience in material planning (desirable).
• Advanced user of Microsoft office suite, in particular Excel.
• Pro-active, flags potential issues before they become critical.
• Analytical.
• Willing to challenge existing work systems.

Benefits

• 26 days annual leave + bank holidays.
• Contributory pension scheme (De La Rue pay 1.5x the employee’s contribution – employee contributions up to a maximum of 6%, with employer contributions up to a maximum of 9%).
• Life assurance - 4x your annual salary.
• Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our Annual Leave Flexibility Scheme.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Subsidised Gym Memberships.
• Various other perks and Employee Assistance packages.
• Enhanced family friendly policies (e.g., four weeks paid paternity leave).

Please note that applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and therefore interviews may be held prior to the closing date for this vacancy.

Join the Team. We want to work with people like you from all backgrounds and experiences, to help us gain a diverse workforce with a broad outlook and sharp expertise. We are looking for people unafraid to go that extra mile, bringing with them unique characteristics and abilities. Show us you have what it takes and we'll reward you with a great place to work alongside other great people. Global business, global people. We think De La Rue is an amazing place to work. But don't just take our word for it. Join The Team and Create Your Own Story.