Materials Planning and Logistics Manager

Are you a visionary leader with a passion for streamlining logistics and optimising supply chain operations? At our Normanton plant, we're looking for a dynamic Materials Planning and Logistics Manager to lead our MP&L team in balancing capacity, material availability, and inventory management, ensuring exceptional customer service levels. This pivotal role combines strategic planning, organisational leadership, and warehouse operations management to meet and exceed company objectives. If you're ready to take the lead in a fast-paced, results-driven environment, we want to hear from you!

• Previous experience in a planning/procurement role within a manufacturing/Automotive T1 facility
• MRP experience
• Experience of statistical reporting, forecasting and understanding of financial and operational impacts of forecasting
• Proven experience of leading and developing a team.
• StroWorking within a production and logistics environment
• Computer Literate - Proficient with Microsoft Excel and Word
• MRP/SAP experience is essential.
• An understanding of lean manufacturing principles is desirable
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Negotiation and analytical skills
• Well organised and attention to detail
• Ability to be assertive to achieve goals.
• Leadership skills
• Proficient in speaking and writing in English
  
  In Kongsberg Automotive we embrace diversity within our workforce. We make recruiting decisions based on experience and skills and pride ourselves on having a strong culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness.
We aim to employ the world's brightest minds, providing a limitless pool of ideas and opportunities, who will incorporate our core values within their work. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences and styles and offer an unlimited contract within a dynamic and international environment with prospects for personal growth.

We offer a competitive salary plus benefits including condensed working hours (37.5 hours, finishing at 1pm Fridays), 25 days holiday + 8 days bank holidays, 5% employer pension contribution, life assurance, employee discount scheme, birthday time off and free onsite parking. We also promise you a welcoming culture as part of a small, hands on team, but with the benefit of working as part of a wider global community that provides you with development opportunities both professionally and personally.