Materials Planning Analyst
Shrewsbury – Based onsite in Shrewsbury 5 days pw
This role would also suit Logistics Planners & Supply Chain Analyst with experience of PowerBI
Are you an experienced inventory / materials planning analyst with a background of logistics planning using MRP Systems and have good project skills?
Do you have great communication skills and experience using SAP, MRP & Able to create Power BI Dashboards to report on Project Status?
 
We have an exciting opportunity with a local company who are looking to source a person for a long term min 12 months contract which is likely to extend. You will be required to coordinate the implementation of a new MRP system for a company within a wider business. Ideally you will have understanding of Typical areas within a manufacturing business from Purchasing, through general supply chain, into manufacturing & through logistics and stores scenarios. You wont need to have worked in all these departments, just understand the flow of orders & amendments through local systems and serve as the overall orders contact, providing advice on all MRP matters, then reporting back through to the wider group. 
 
Essential Skills:

• Purchasing, Logistics or Inventory management experience (materials management background)
• MRP systems experience 
• Intermediate Excel experience
• Have confidence in dealing with large amounts of data & how to control the data through the process
• Strong PowerBI Experience (including Dashboard creation)
• Prefer a good understanding in some or all of Tableau, Alteryx, Azure Devops and / or Microsoft Power platforms

 
Responsibilities

• Implement successful MRP/logistics solutions.
• Data purification & analysis
• Workforce & equipment planning
• Inventory transfer & rearrangement planning
• Integrating supply chain knowledge into warehouse design. In addition

 
Requirement

• Knowledge of Purchasing & Logistics principles, systems and analytical tools.
• Understanding of manufacturing and operation standard processes.
• Experience of MRP Systems & Excel
• Knowledge of logistics networks and how this works
• Knowledge of Quality, Lean manufacturing, an understanding of lean principles.
• Data Manipulation
• Strong Power BI Skills (including Dashboard creation)
• College or university degree related to supply chain or equivalent job-related experience
• Strong team player with strong communication skills.

This role is deemed inside IR35
£30.00 ph. Umbrella (FCSA Umbrella Company – This role is deemed inside IR35)
£22.00 ph Paye
Duration: Long-term, Min 12 months, likely to extend