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Salary: Competitive Salary
Contract Type: Full Time
Working Pattern: Permanent
The Opportunity - Material Planner
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About the role:
We’re looking for a proactive and highly organised Material Planner to join the JCB Earthmovers team. You’ll play a key role in ensuring the smooth flow of materials into our manufacturing operations, working closely with both internal teams and an international supplier base. This role requires strong planning capability, excellent communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
What does this role involve day to day?
- Managing Material Requirements Planning (MRP) from an international supply base in line with scheduled production and any changes to the build plan
- Ensuring continuity of supply for all parts required by assembly and manufacturing operations
- Overseeing supplier adherence to schedules and tackling any deviations
- Managing inventory, including maintaining MRP parameters, reviewing stock levels against budget, and ensuring transactional accuracy
- Conducting proactive reviews and driving continuous improvements across suppliers, logistics, transportation, and packaging
- Maintaining performance standards in line with established KPIs
- Leading or supporting problem-solving activities and process improvement initiatives
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This will be suited to you if…
- You have demonstrable experience in materials planning
- You have strong working knowledge of SAP or similar production planning systems
- You’re an excellent communicator and confident working with suppliers and internal teams
- You’re highly PC-literate and comfortable working with complex data
- You’re organised, detail-driven, and able to juggle multiple priorities
- You work well to tight deadlines and enjoy finding solutions to problems
- You’re motivated by achieving results and driving continuous improvement
What happens next?
Ordinarily, our Resourcing Team reviews and shortlists CVs. If shortlisted, you’ll speak to one of our Recruiters to discuss the role further. Our interview process usually consists of an initial team’s interview followed by an in-person interview. We’ll keep in touch throughout the process but if you have any questions, please get in touch at recruitment@jcb.com
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What’s in it for you?
This is your chance to join a company that values expertise not only in rewards but also in real employee care. At JCB you don’t just get a competitive salary, 33 days’ holiday and access to our company pension—you can also use our onsite gym, in-house doctor and dentist. We have an ULEV car scheme available for our employees too. Then there’s the JCB Rewards Hub, which gives you discounts with high street retailers. Feel like biking to work? There’s our Cycle to Work Scheme.
We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.
We’re committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fair and inclusive. If you face any accessibility challenges with your online application and require additional support, you have the option of speaking to a member of our Recruitment Team who can support you to complete an application in an alternative format. If you would benefit from this support, please email recruitment@jcb.com, and a member of the team will be in touch.
Recruitment Agencies: JCB does not accept any speculative approaches to present candidates for advertised vacancies.
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