A market leading, manufacturing & design company in Witham are recruiting a Materials Coordinator to join their team ASAP. This is a temporary - permanent position working in the office Monday to Friday 8.00am - 4.30pm, Paying £14 - £15 per hour depending on experience. Your key duties in this Materials Coordinator role will include but are not limited to: Work with key stakeholders to ensure that raw material requirements are in place to meet build schedules Interpreting the production forecasts from customers and producing parts schedules, and consumables requirements that meet minimum order quantity (MoQs) whilst minimising inventory Ensuring that goods/services deliveries are on time, following up with commitments from suppliers and ensuring that the logistics department has up-to-date information Report in a timely manner any potential issues with deliveries that may cause disruption to the business, and work with the supplier to find alternative supply scenarios Work with the purchasing department to ensure purchase orders, POs, are updated, reflecting the correct call-offs that meet the needs of the business Report back to purchasing "problem" suppliers, and develop a joint action plan Cover purchasing activities as required Carry out other ad hoc tasks/requests made by the supervisor/managerial staff Skills and Experience required to be considered for this role: Minimum of 5 years experience in Material Control, in a complex manufacturing environment Capable of translating production forecast's into a parts/consumables schedule Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure, prioritising tasks as required Show resilience working with suppliers to ensure delivery times are committed and met If you feel like you meet the above criteria & would like to be considered for this Materials Coordinator position, please apply with your CV and Laura will be in touch. #officejobs