Material Controller

Introducción del empleo

We have an opportunity for a Material Controller to join our team to manage the creation of supplier schedules and purchase orders for packaging materials in line with the MRP schedule, ensuring continuity of supply to the production lines in support of desired customer service levels whilst minimising obsolescence risk and stock holding costs.

Responsabilidad del cargo

• Plan and call off packaging materials to deliver the production schedules across bottling halls, distilleries and subcontractors in Scotland, whilst keeping within agreed stock and value targets
• Liaise with suppliers to proactively identify any potential supply issues, ensure supplier capacity is available to meet demand, escalate to Procurement as per agreed policy and raise service defect reports for non-compliance versus contract.
• Control the costs of stock holding in line with agreed policies whilst ensuring continuity in the production lines, as well as manage the reconciliation of paid and committed stock held externally at the suppliers site as per the agreed process, ensuring that stock levels are within the agreed parameters, obsolescence is minimised and invoice queries resolved in a timely manner
• Accountable for managing, reporting and reviewing Company KPI’s relevant to Material Control, ensuring timelines and targets are met
• Maintain standing data within ERP to optimise the running of MRP including managing part revisions, phase in/out dates, material part status and purchase orders/call-offs.  Responsible for the set up and approval of new material parts in the ERP system as per the NPD part creation process ensuring adherence to agreed service levels.
• Actively participate in Daily Operating Rhythm meeting to manage impact of changes to agreed plan
• Build collaborative relationships with key internal stakeholders across the OBU including Factory Warehouses, Production, Procurement and Supply Chain to ensure all issues, risks and opportunities are recognised and subsequent impact to Material Control is understood and actioned to support the business needs
• Demonstrate behaviours in line with our diversity and inclusion aim, which is to create and promote a diverse and inclusive culture at WG&S where ideas, differences and views are respected and where all employees are encouraged to create their own personal legacy

Nuestro candidato ideal

• Experience of being part of a supplier facing operation, preferably in the FMCG industry
• Experience of supplier management; relationship forming, managing performance, service level negotiations, as well as influencing and engaging with all levels of a business, globally
• Commercial and financial awareness to ensure cost impact of material changes are understood
• Working understanding of modern advanced planning & scheduling techniques

Qué podemos ofrecerte?

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues. 
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.

Acerca de William Grant & sons

A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS

William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.

We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.

At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.

OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY

Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.

INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive. If you have any questions or need some support with your application we’d love to hear from you. So please get in touch with our HR team at recruitment.enquiries@wgrant.com.