Material Planner

Location: Belfast, United Kingdom

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Job title: Materials Planner

Location: Belfast

Type: Permanent (You will work a 4 day week on site; Mon – Thurs)

An immediate and exciting vacancy for a Materials Planner to work in a high tech and fast moving manufacturing environment. An ideal role for someone already in a Material / Manufacturing Planner role or possibly a graduate in Business Management, Information Technology, Manufacturing or Engineering.

Our Opportunity

As Materials Planner you will plan the material requirements and manufacturing workflow in support of the Company’s production schedules. To provide KPIs to help drive manufacturing efficiency and continual improvements.

Main duties and responsibilities include:

• Assisting in the continued development of manufacturing planning and execution systems.

• Development and compilation of manufacturing KPIs in support of manufacturing improvements.

• Analysis of manufacturing activities in terms of adherence to schedules and performance against targets.

• Maintenance and management of parts supply through manufacturing systems.

• Providing training and support to manufacturing staff on manufacturing systems.

• Providing planning support to Work and Material Planning function.

About You

Applicants should be educated to degree level - preferably in Business Management, Information Technology, Manufacturing or Engineering or a proven background as a Material / Manufacturing Planner.

The ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate a high degree of interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a dynamic team environment.

• They must be able to follow projects and tasks through to completion.

• They must maintain a high standard of accuracy often under pressure to meet deadlines.

• They should be enthusiastic and motivated in their attitude to work.

• They should be confident to use their initiative with an innovative approach to problem solving.

• Knowledge of Manufacturing Systems and an understanding of the principles of Material Planning are desirable.

• Experience using ERP systems or similar

What We Can Offer

We are committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you will have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

If you are interested in this role, we would encourage you to have informal chat with the Talent Acquisition Partner.

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.

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At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here.

If this role isn’t quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities.

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