Material Planner

• Collaborate with site (and global) Operations teams to create, develop and incorporate MRO consumption BOMs to improve the quality of MRO materials planning (leading ultimately to top-down MRO forecasting).
• Develop and execute 18 month rolling forecasts with Operations and Sales & Marketing for site-level MRO activities.
• Define site-level MRO stocking strategies and work with other MRO Planners to develop best practice.
• Ensure the Hubs requirements are actioned in a timely manner from both a planning and procurement perspective.
• Provide local MRO inventory forecasting and reporting detail at site level.
• Provide support with respect to materials availability for Operations at all times.
• Provide site-level contact into the wider, global SSO Materials Team.
• Execute and expedite immediate MRO demands on site.
• Co-ordinate with site-level and global teams' SIOP cycles in respect of demands regarding campaigns, retrofits, AOG stocking levels, etc.
• Responsible for MRO sub-contracting repair transactions with third parties / internal  Parker-Meggitt operations
• Maintain local ERP master data where appropriate and development of interfaces.
• Liaise with internal customers, suppliers and operations on materials related matters.
• Control of materials inventory with prompt action for urgent materials requirement situation.
• Collating reports and run statistical analysis to understand and maintain inventory support level.
• Perform any other duties as assigned from time to time by the Company.

Job Requirements

• Degree or Diploma in Supply Chain Management, Business or related discipline.
• Strong IT skills especially in SAP and excel databases to enable effective material management and forecasting
• Proactive with a desire to ensure material availability throughout (the) business.
• Understanding and application of lean principles would be advantageous
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Able to work on flexible hours for virtual communication with global team.