Buyer / Planner

Morson are currently looking for a Buyer/Planner to join our Aerospace & Defence client based in Leicester.  They are offering competitive salary and benefits package including hybrid working and a 9 day fortnight (every other Friday off!).

As Buyer/Planner you will be responsible for:

• Supporting the programme schedule to deliver complex, high risk, high value equipment and/or services
• Liaising with key stakeholders to coordinate material availability to each programmes schedule
• Ensuring that we remain compliant with all relevant and appropriate regulatory requirements

The Role

The Buyer/Planner will create and maintain the planning schedule using forecast, capacity modelling and MRP systems to ensure we meet our programme schedules. You will play a key role in securing cost efficient, timely and in-full deliveries from our external suppliers; to ensure we can adhere to our customer and/or service requirements.

Duties and Tasks

• Analyse and evaluate forecasts/reports to enhance supply chain delivery
• Collaborate with other key supply chain stakeholders to maintain planning and supplier in the ERP system
• Ensure continuous improvement against our Company planning systems
• Monitor MRP requirements and order statues to ensure delivery dates are on target
• Prepare weekly schedule plans & supplier forecast, ensuring they are effectively communicated to all relevant stakeholders
• Raise PO’s approval, control and follow-up on production materials and expedite as required
• Review and analyse Material Requirements Plan (MRP) and release purchase order requisitions or adjust purchase order deliveries as needed
• Self-vendor management including finding gaps/problems in daily cooperation and looking for solutions to improve the process
• Support Buyers on any additional ad-hoc activities
• Support Planners on any additional ad-hoc activities
• Support Sub-Contract Managers to ensure Supplier(s) achieve timely performance

Person Specification

The Buyer/Planner will develop and manage effective relationships across the breadth of the company and its customers and have the confidence to technically lead cross discipline project teams. The successful candidate will be expected to bring maturity and credibility when engaging with customers, senior managers and stakeholders. We expect the incoming Buyer/Planner to be able to demonstrate the following skills and capabilities:

Skills:

• Ability to work within defined compliance and processing structures
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Proficient with MS Office Suite
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work to high levels of accuracy
• Strong organisational skills
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills

Knowledge:

• 2+ years’ experience of working within a planning/procurement or similar role –preferably within the aerospace & defence sector, engineering or any other comparable industries
• Good knowledge of supply chain management principles and practices
• Working knowledge of ERP / MRP systems

Conduct and Behaviours

• A positive ‘can do’ attitude with the ability to deliver exceptional customer service
• Ability to work independently and as part of a wider global team
• Creative and resourceful under pressure
• Prioritise workload with minimal supervision, in order to meet deadlines
• Resilient and self-motivated
• Willingness and ability to travel in the UK and overseas occasionally