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Alexander Steele Recruitment has partnered with a leading FMCG business that has an exciting opportunity for a Materials Planner to ensure that the supply of material meets the production schedule and to maintain minimum stock levels to ensure operational continuity.You can get further details about the nature of this opening, and what is expected from applicants, by reading the below.On offer: Basic salary up to 30,000 2325 days annual leave 8 Bank Holidays Quarterly attendance bonus Bupa Employee Assistance Programme Cycle to Work Scheme Onsite (Monday to Friday) Key Accountabilities: Schedule the supply of materials/components to meet production schedule and maintains minimum safety stock levels Assess volume requirements against planning assumptions Day-to-day order management and supplier delivery scheduling Understand and manage risks to minimise impact on production schedule Take follow up actions in relation to material shortages that affect production and escalate within team Implement all processes to agreed standards, targets and support continuous improvement initiatives through identifying improvement opportunities Candidate Requirements: A relevant tertiary qualification Inventory, Production or Materials Planning experience within a FMCG manufacturing environment will be preferred.Good communication skills and the ability to engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders.ERP systems experience will be advantageous