MRP Controller - York

Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for a MRP Controller to join our team at our Head office in York. Once you are fully trained you can work from home 2 days per week.

You will ensure externally sourced materials are available on a just in time system to deliver production plan, with minimal held inventory.

We are looking for a candidate with the mindset and experience delivering efficiency improvement and optimisation and the ability to develop collaborative relationships both internally and externally, to deliver the best for Portakabin.

Role Details

• Annual salary between £32,000k – £38,000k dependent on skills and experience
• Annual Bonus of up to 5%
• Role based: New Lane, Huntington, York – You must be located within 1 hour of York
• Contract type: Permanent
• Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with suppliers to confirm deliveries and provide forecasts based on sales and operations planning reports.
• Ensure materials are available on time to meet production and customer requirements.
• Resolve material notifications related to material quality issues.
• Introduce new and superseded materials effectively to avoid shortages and reduce slow-moving or obsolete stock.
• Recommend and coordinate actions to reduce inventory waste through a focus on stock turnover.
• Drive implementation of policies and process improvements, including software and ERP enhancements, to ensure systems are fit for purpose.
• Implement stock count policy in York factory.
• Monitor supplier quality performance and flag repeated issues to Procurement and Materials Planning Manager.

Benefits & Opportunities

• Contributory pension including life insurance benefit
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• Learning & development opportunities and resources
• Opportunity for career progression

Our Ideal Candidate

• Educated to A-level, or equivalent experience.
• Strong experience in driving implementation of policies and process improvements across the business function and projects.
• Experience in an entry-level role in supply chain planning.
• Basic understanding of supply chain, manufacturing or logistics principles.
• Strong numerical and analytical capability with attention to detail.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

Skills

Material Requirements Planning, Inventory Management, Supplier Coordination, Data Analysis, Cost Management, Quality Assurance, Process Improvement, Reporting and Documentation, Safety Standards.

Why Portakabin?

At Portakabin, we design and deliver high-quality modular buildings for organisations of all sizes, in various sectors including manufacturing, education, health, transport, utilities and construction. Delivering our products sustainably, and safely to our customers is of utmost importance.

Portakabin now employs more than 2,200 people across the UK and Europe. Our people are at the heart of business and the reason for our success. We offer career progression, support and development opportunities giving our employees space to grow.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made.

NOTE: If we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than scheduled.