Materials Planner

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1 month ago
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MRP/ERP Planner
Essential to have PowerBI Experience & MRP Planning Experience
Shrewsbury – Based onsite in Shrewsbury 5 days pw
This role would also suit Production Planners, Logistics Planners & Supply Chain Analyst with solid & experience of PowerBI (including Dashboard Creation / Optimisation)
Are you an experienced Data analyst with a background of reating & Optimiasing Power BI Dashboards nd 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
Able to create Power BI Dashboards from Scratch / Stakeholder Requirements, & optimise existing Dashboards 
Requirement

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

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