Material Planner

Material Planner

Location: Larbert

• Come join Alexander Dennis. We are transforming public transport globally by designing, manufacturing, and servicing the cleanest and greenest buses and coaches for our customers.
• In a nutshell, we build buses and coaches. In fact, more than half of the buses you see on the roads in the UK are built by Alexander Dennis. We have a huge responsibility to keep the world moving.
• We are saving the planet. Our purpose is to support Governments globally with their push to reduce pollution and improve air quality by building greener, more eco-friendly buses.
• We love our customers. So much so, almost every bus we build is bespoke – what the customer wants, we will do our best to deliver.
• We have a fantastic Canadian parent company called NFI. They welcomed us into the family in 2019, and we haven’t looked back ever since.
• We are building back and growing again, winning new orders in Germany and Ireland which will be manufactured right here in the UK.
• Our global footprint is pretty impressive. We have a presence in some super cool places across the world from Hong Kong to Auckland to Toronto.
• Our people are our biggest asset, making us the hugely successful company we are. We are transforming how we work, offering team members more flexibility around how they live and work.

What does that mean for you?

• Generous salary package – we reward our people at the level they deserve
• A 37-hour working week, giving you that much needed work/life balance
• Annual leave entitlement which increases with tenure
• Pension scheme to help you save for the future
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which offers practical, impartial support on issues impacting your life
• Cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership, and regular meditation sessions as your health and wellbeing is important to us.

Interested and want to find out more? Check out our YouTube channel here!

Your dream role:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Material Planner to join our successful, international business.

Working with a wide range of suppliers, you will be responsible for ensuring that materials are delivered on time, to an acceptable quality standard and within budget in line with the production schedule. In addition, you will be responsible for managing any exceptions and material shortages and communicating these issues in an accurate and timely manner.

• You will work closely with key stakeholders to ensure all delivery discrepancies are raised and take appropriate action as required. Carry out auditing of Build Partner Goods in Process, ensuring all goods are GRN’d correctly and cycle counts as required.
• You will have a good understanding of utilisation of key MRP master data to optimise inventory levels.

• You will attend daily shortage and production meetings both locally and internationally to enable effective prioritisation of workload and taking the appropriate escalation path if necessary.
• You will take responsibility for close out of delivery and invoicing queries in a timely manner, ensuring accuracy of inventories and timely supplier payments.
• You will monitor overall material availability as well as levels of excess and inactive stock, re-utilise on future contracts or at alternative build sites.
• You will have the opportunity for your voice to be heard, we have lots of scope for improvement in various areas and are keen to embrace change.

What you will bring:

• Ideally you will be qualified to HNC level (or equivalent experience) in a relevant discipline. A recognised Supply Chain or Logistics related professional qualification such as CIPS, APICS would be advantageous, although not essential.
• Your experience will be gained in another similarly complex, fast-moving materials environment.
• You will have strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate with colleagues and suppliers. Furthermore, you will have the credibility to manage problem suppliers to find mutually beneficial solutions to problems.
• Analytical by nature, you will be comfortable working with large and often
• You will be highly IT literate with advanced Excel skills and previous
• A proven self-starter, with excellent time management skills, you will be able to manage multiple complex tasks simultaneously.
• Finally, you should be comfortable and enjoy doing all of this in a deadline
  driven, pressurised environment.

Next Steps:

If this sounds like you, and you’re interested in coming ‘aboard’, then we would love to hear from you. Alongside uploading your CV, please share a short covering letter detailing why you’re interested and why we should hire you!

We care deeply about being inclusive and we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Due to the volume of vacancies and applications, we would prefer that you submit your application online. If however, you require an alternative method of applying, please give us call on +44 1324 621 672 or send an email to careers@alexander-dennis.com

As this role is unlikely to meet UKVI criteria for sponsorship under the skilled worker route, you will be required to have the right to work in the UK from the proposed commencement date.

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