Material Movement Manager

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Apply locations Polypipe Horncastle time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday time left to apply End Date: February 23, 2025 (2 days left to apply) job requisition id JR101319

Closing Date for Application: Saturday 22/02/2025

Polypipe Civils and Green Urbanisation, part of the Genuit Group, is a leading manufacturer for civils and infrastructure projects, offering the industry's widest range of engineered storm water & sewer management systems, Network and Green asset Solutions. We prioritise our people, fostering a unique culture where you can be yourself, contribute ideas for continuous improvement, and take pride in achieving results that support our growing business. We invest in our people through comprehensive training and personal development courses.

Role:

The Material Movement Manager is responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of stock control and material movements at our Horncastle site. This role ensures the accuracy of stock quantities and locations, manages finished goods, WIP, materials, packaging, and production consumables. The role will also be responsible for ensuring all projects relating to the department are managed and completed on time and within budget.

Working Hours: 08:00 - 16:30 Monday to Friday

This is a Interim 12 month fix term contract role.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Ensure the accuracy of stock quantities and locations.
2. Manage finished goods (both manufactured and purchased), WIP, materials, packaging, and production consumables.
3. Support engineering spares management by assisting with processes.
4. Own part of the RMA process, including acceptance of stock and management post-QC sign-off.
5. Conduct cyclical counts and end-of-year stock takes. Review policies and procedures to ensure a controlled process.
6. Evaluate and introduce Stock Control processes and procedures.
7. Oversee stock movements to and from off-site locations.
8. Manage 3rd party stock holdings and off-site holdings, ensuring compliance with EHS, security, housekeeping, and audit requirements.
9. Manage material movements throughout site, supporting supply to manufacturing for consumables and material.
10. Achieve and maintain a stock accuracy rate of 98% or higher.
11. Reduce stock discrepancies by 10% annually.

1. Complete all cyclical counts and end-of-year stock takes within the designated timeframes.
2. Implement and update procedures where necessary.
3. Ensure 100% compliance with the RMA process, with all returns processed within 5 business days post-QC sign-off.
4. Ensure 100% completion of all mandatory training for the stock control team.
5. Maintain a zero-tolerance policy for stock discrepancies impacting production.

Person Specification:

1. C Grade in Math and English Language GCSE or equivalent.
2. CPC would be desirable but not essential.
3. Business administration Apprenticeship - Level 3 would be an advantage.
4. Previous experience of load planning is essential for this role.
5. Previous experience in Transport.
6. Knowledge of driver's hours and geographical knowledge as well as willingness to work shifts.

Benefits:

1. 25 days holiday.
2. Contributory pension scheme.
3. Share save Scheme.
4. Life assurance of 2 or 3 times basic annual salary.
5. Cycle to work scheme.
6. Various health & wellbeing initiatives including complimentary occupational health on-site physiotherapy and counselling services.
7. Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 confidential telephone helpline support.
8. Staff discount on all Genuit Group products.

Here at the Genuit Group we recognise and develop the contribution our people make to the Group's success and are committed to attracting talent from the widest pool. We have a role to play in making the built environment more sustainable, building a low carbon business ourselves as well as delivering sustainable solutions at scale.

At Polypipe we recognise the contribution our people make to our success and are committed to attracting talent from a wide and diverse pool.

Our people are the heart and soul of our business, and we know that they are the key to ensuring our long-term sustainability, enabling us to be flexible and responsive to the needs of our customers and the wider construction industry, and we offer rewarding career opportunities to individuals who share our values and are passionate about making a positive impact.

And that is why we are passionate about developing a culture of trust and innovation, one that values and celebrates the contributions of each and every team member. It is our people who will ensure that our success is sustainable, supporting each other and being flexible and responsive to the demands of our customers and the marketplace.