Tactical Planner – Material Control in Waverley, Surrey

About The Role

A Tactical Planner within GMA will Support the establishment and ramp-up of Logistics operations at a specialised, small-volume automotive manufacturing operation. Implement and lead Logistics Control Operations enabling vehicle production on daily basis to produce high quality vehicles across all models. Work together with GMD / GMA members to lead the development and standardization of Logistics Control Operations milestones to achieve customer expectations and maximize production. Working with the Purchasing, Manufacturing & Design teams to ensure capacity planning, on time delivery & stock control. Ramp-up of assembly production at a low-volume manufacturing operation and start up new manufacturing plant with Teamwork, Respect, and Innovation.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

• Working closely with internal stakeholders to develop a supply chain strategy within GMA.
• Work together with GMA/GMD members to continuously improve / develop logistics process.
• Investigate stock discrepancies and improve the accuracy of information
• Liaise with Manufacturing and purchasing departments to avoid manufacturing delays.
• Support Production control / purchasing functions as necessary to cover holidays and absence.
• Support Cycle Time and line rebalancing, trials and training activities from logistics point of view.
• Support new model activities.
• Promote, establish and sustain problem solving through daily management by engaging team members to improve their process through understanding of targets and gaps.
• Maintaining accurate records and manage / controlling weekly and monthly stock levels, delivery times and transport costs then coordinate and control the order cycle. Identify waste in logistics processes and implement activities to improve efficiency.
• Be available to work OT, shutdowns and travel as needed.

Requirements:

• Experience within procurement of materials
• Experience with ERP and/or MRP systems
• Able to analyse complex data to ensure optimisation of manufacturing constraints.
• Excellent proficiency in the use of office products (predominantly Excel).
• Approachable and adaptable to change.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proactive and autonomous.
• Previous experience within a comparable role.
• Experience in working collaboratively and cross-functionally.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Detailed knowledge of demand planning and forecasting processes.
• The ability to work to strict deadlines and with a high attention to detail.
• The ability to effectively prioritise own workload.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills in addition to strong Excel skills