2 Procurement jobs in Alford, Aberdeenshire

We're looking for a Senior Planner to join the team based in Kintore, Aberdeen. You will be responsible for scheduling internal machining and assembly activities and PO deliveries. Coordinating and expediting the flow of work and materials within or between these departments according to daily and weekly production schedules. Interacting with department supervisors/Cell Leaders, production engineers and continuous improvement leaders to determine progress of work and completion dates, inventory levels and solving production problems to ensure adherence to the Master Schedule. Through your responsibilities you will be accountable for mitigating all risks in the scheduling and production processes and a direct contributor to increasing our OTIF and ATP, improving customer service, reducing our lead times and increasing inventory turns,

• Plan and prepare production schedules for assembly and machine shop for WPCE product lines based on customer demand, equipment, labour and raw material availability.
• Draw up master/discipline schedule to establish sequence and lead time of each operation to meet client forecasted master schedule.
• Drive S&OP meetings to determine effective stock holding.
• Analyse production specifications and construction data and human resource requirements for the production schedule.
• Plan sequence of assembly, machining. Using departmental Capacity Planning tools to determine if production will be constrained in future periods; load level production plan and identify potential corrective actions such as: working overtime, adding equipment, outsourcing or expediting.
• Monitor machine metrics to determine utilisation, part count and route amendment to maintain machine schedule
• Highlight any variations on costing throughout production sequence.
• Expedite operations that delay schedules and alter schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.
• Prepares production reports and Sales updates.
• Work closely with the Machining Centre Scheduler, Purchasing and Sales to ensure all material requirements are reviewed to meet schedule and S&OP requirements.
• Review, monitor and manage New Product introductions to ensure that the Supply Chain can support all requirements.
• Prepare requisitions to obtain materials, tools, and equipment.
  
  An exceptional ability to understand, evaluate and apply technical information
• Able to adeptly learn the context of a challenge and quickly integrate new skills
• Able to understand the business needs and drivers
• Delivers solutions and decisions that are effective and constructively impact both NOV and our customer's organisation
• Be willing to provide colleagues with the information they need to complete their tasks and eliminate roadblocks
• Be quick to identify critical information and respond appropriately
• Delivers solutions and decisions that are effective and constructively impact both NOV and our customer's organisation
• Able to define, work within and improve business processes based on immediate and future business needs
• Accurately determines the length and difficulty of tasks and projects
• Will be energised by challenges and drawn towards opportunities
• Confident and professional when representing the company in person and in writing
• Aspiring and keen to advance within the organisation
  
  Health and Wellbeing: Enjoy 30 days of holidays, including bank holidays, Private Medical Insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Finance & Protection: Benefit from a Pension Plan, Income Protection, Life Assurance, Personal Accident coverage, and overtime opportunities.
• Flexible Benefits via Salary Sacrifice: Options include Dental Insurance, Healthcare Cash Plan, Partner Life Assurance, Critical Illness coverage, Retail Vouchers, Gym Membership, Cycle to Work Scheme, and Travel Insurance.