Vacancy Details

Description

Reporting to the Material Control Team Leader, the successful candidate will manage the creation of supplier schedules and purchase orders for packaging materials in line with the MRP schedule.

As a vital member of the Team, you will be responsible for a number of key tasks including:

• Plan and call off packaging materials to deliver the bottling plans across bottling halls, distilleries and subcontractors in Scotland, whilst keeping within agreed stock and value targets
• Liaise with vendors to identify any potential issues, ensure capacity is available to meet demand as per agreed meeting schedule with supplier and manage any supplier quality issues in conjunction with the Quality and Procurement teams through the control of defective materials
• Ensure relevant material planning procedures and rules are adhered to and implemented as per the AP&S process to optimise service to internal stakeholders such as production, spirit and production planning
• Control the costs of stock holding in line with agreed policies whilst ensuring the continuity in the production lines, as well as manage the reconciliation of paid and committed stock held externally at the suppliers site as per the agreed process, ensuring that stock levels are within the agreed parameters and that obsolescence is minimised
• Accountable for managing, reporting and reviewing Company KPI’s relevant to Material Control, ensuring timelines and targets are met
• Maintain service level agreements/commodity matrix with key vendors, covering batch sizes, frequency of makes, campaign planning, performance management, stocking policies and lead-times
• Participate in projects to integrate new Businesses or develop new brands as required to ensure delivery on time in full to agreed budget
• Maintain standing data within ERP to optimise the running of MRP including managing part revisions, phase in/out dates, material part status and purchase orders/call-offs.  Responsible for the set up and approval of new material parts in the ERP system as per the NPD part creation process ensuring adherence to agreed service levels.

We pride ourselves on embracing the pioneering spirit of our founder, continually seeking

new ways to improve and develop, and sharing your ideas, expertise, knowledge and opinions will be encouraged as part of your day to day role.

For comprehensive details of this exciting role and the responsibilities involved, please see the role profile by selecting the "download PDF" link at the top of the page.