WSR is recruiting for a Materials Planner for our esteemed client in Wellingborough.
Salary: Up to £32,000, with some flexibility depending on experience
Location: Wellingborough area, Northamptonshire
Working Hours: Monday–Thursday 08:00–16:30 | Friday 08:00–13:30
Role Type: Permanent
We’re currently recruiting for a Materials Planner to join a well-established manufacturing business in the Wellingborough area. This is a key role within the supply chain team, focused on making sure materials and components are available at the right time so production can run smoothly and customer orders are delivered as planned.
You’ll be working closely with suppliers, logistics partners and internal departments, helping to coordinate material supply, keep stock levels under control and support the day-to-day running of production.
Materials Planner Role Overview:
In this position, you’ll take responsibility for planning and managing material requirements to support production schedules. You’ll monitor demand, place orders with suppliers, keep an eye on inventory levels and act quickly if any supply issues arise.
Materials Planner Role Responsibilities:
- Managing material requirements through planning systems and raising purchase orders with suppliers
- Creating and maintaining production plans based on customer demand and incoming materials
- Working with suppliers to ensure materials and components arrive on time
- Monitoring stock levels and identifying potential shortages before they impact production
- Escalating supply issues and helping find solutions to minimise disruption
- Managing excess or obsolete materials and supporting cost control initiatives
- Producing reports on supplier performance, inventory levels and forecasts
- Supporting continuous improvement within the materials and supply chain processes
- Ensuring purchasing and materials documentation is accurate and properly recorded
Materials Planner Skills, Experience and Attributes
This role would suit someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and has a good eye for detail. You’ll need to be organised, proactive and confident communicating with both suppliers and colleagues across the business.
Ideally you will have:
- Experience in materials planning, supply chain, inventory control or a similar role
- A good understanding of MRP or material planning systems
- Strong organisational and analytical skills
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and work to deadlines
- A proactive approach to solving problems and improving processes
Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle would be beneficial, but training can be provided.
Materials Planner Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave plus a company Christmas shutdown
- Company pension scheme
- Private healthcare (single cover)
- Life assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Additional perks including wellbeing initiatives, cycle to work scheme and employee discount platform
Why Apply?
This is a great opportunity to join a supportive team within a stable and growing manufacturing environment. If you enjoy working within supply chain planning and want to play a key role in keeping operations running efficiently, this could be a great next step in your career.
Please click ‘APPLY NOW’, or call the WSR Team at 01908 616184 for more info.
We appreciate the time and effort invested in your application. While we strive to respond to all applicants promptly, we kindly ask for your understanding in case of delays. If you do not hear from us within 10 days of submitting your application, please assume that, unfortunately, you have not been successful this time.
We will however keep your CV on file and review your suitability against any other vacancies we may have available.
