Materials Planner

IPS (Part of the Culina Group) works with some of the best known brands and provides cost effective and innovative co-packing, co-filling and co-manufacturing solutions within the UK.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Due to continued growth our Dudley site are now recruiting for a Material Planner on a full time permanent basis.

Salary: £27,501 per annum. 

Working hours: Any 5 in 7 days, 8am-4pm. 

As a Material Planner you will be responsible for ordering and scheduling material for short and long term in accordance with the plan, keeping stock levels on site in line with warehouse capacity.

Key Duties of a Material Planner:

• Primary contact for factory in relation to materials availability for plan short and long term.
• Co-ordinate and purchase consumable items.
• Work closely with the Production Scheduler on a daily basis to ensure materials arrived on site and available for Production in line with customer deadlines.
• Attend weekly and Monthly Planning Meeting’s as well as Pre-Production Meetings.
• Smooth planning of inbound stock and vehicles within the capacity of the site.
• Update stock status of packaging in relation to finished product status.
• Utilise the ERP system to convert customer demand, material orders and deliveries into purchase orders ( Vision and Globe SAP).
• Liaise with our customer and suppliers regarding Non-Conforming deliveries.
• Run daily production report for morning meeting, to look at previous day’s performance from a revenue POV.
• Request SPI’s from the customer in line with first production of new products.
• Administer material data through IPS and customer systems.
• Escalate any materials issues to the Site Planning Manager.

• Material Planning/Scheduling essential.
• MRP systems experience.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, Excel at Intermediate or above.
• SAP experience.
• Ability to communicate in a positive and clear manner.
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise work to strict deadlines
• Develops best practice and drives continuous improvement in all aspects of performance, in order to achieve service objectives.

As part of our drive to make IPS a great place to work, we are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave – 28 days inclusive of the bank holidays. 
• Pension scheme – We want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a great contribution of 4% employee and 4% employer.
• Life Assurance -  x2 your annual salary.
• Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year. 
• Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses. 
• Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the Month and Year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - Via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity, please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!