Job Description:

Material Planner Slough PermanentHybrid: 2 days in the office / 3 days home working Salary: CompetitivePerformance-related company bonus to reward your hard work.

The Material Planner is responsible for the operational Purchase to Pay process ensuring the availability of a defined packaging material category for a European MW factory or set of co packers while controlling the inventory value and preventing obsolescence.

They will achieve this by managing the replenishment strategy and inventory policy for their portfolio in collaboration with suppliers and commercial; They will collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders to drive improvements and solve exceptions.

Accountability for managing supply disruption driven by internal or external source and propose/execute alternative solutions though crisis management and scenario planning

What are we looking for? 

Logistics & Supply Chain experience

Deep understanding of E2E planning process, SAP ERP, MRP. Experience with an Advanced Planning Systems (APS) would be an advantage

Understanding of Lean / Six Sigma / root cause analysis, e.g., 5 why's

Ability to listen to others and link to others' ideas

Attention to detail and a passion for data accuracy

Fluent in English (EU), additional EU CIS languages (such as Russian, French, Dutch or Polish) would be an advantage

Negotiating skills would be an advantage

What would be your key responsibilities? 

Owns, sets and manages replenishment strategy and system parameters for each packaging material within the manufacturing site in line with the inventory policy for short and mid-term purchasing. Recommend and align changes with internal and external stakeholders

Reviews SAP and Kinaxis MRP projection and creates Purchase Orders balancing cash and service. Managing VMI supplier performance through regular reviews and good relation; Shares forecast / significant changes with suppliers and commercial

Accountable for housekeeping in both planning systems to ensure high data quality in material planning.

Accountability for incident tracking and RCA for critical issues across stakeholders

Collaborates with Schedulers & Production Planners to solve material constraints and with the Supply Network Planner/Commercial, evaluates alternate strategies to solve non capacity material issues

What can you expect from Mars? 

Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.  

Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Find out more about what Mars can offer you by visiting our Global Careers site. 

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.