Materials Planner

Materials Planner

Permanent

Based in Feltham

40 hour week Mon - Friday

34000

About Lampton Services

Lampton Services are an awarding winning business providing a range of services commissioned by LBH for residents in the borough. From collecting recycling and waste to maintaining parks repairing and upgrading homes to managing allotments Lampton Services is at the heart of the Hounslow community working every day to make it a great place to live.

Why join Lampton Services

• NJC Employer - Annual pay reviews and increases
• 23 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays - an additional day per year for each completed years service up to five years
• Free gym membership
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leaveand Pension Scheme
• Exclusive Discounts - save with Lampton Rewards and EE mobile offers
• Staff wellbeing perks-online GP access EAP health testing flu Jabs and eye care vouchers
• Sustainability Perks - cycle to work and electric car salary sacrifice scheme
• Career Growth CPD training structured development and leadership opportunities

About the Job

To provide a high quality customer and quality focused service through direct support ensuring supplies stores/deliveries are kept running efficiently and effectively co-ordinating the requirements of working teams across the organisation with a focus on Kitchens and Bathrooms. Taking the lead to ensure Kitchens and bathrooms are accurately dispatched to achieve KPI targets

Working across all departments and depots to achieve a value for money driven service incorporating high quality standards. Working with material suppliers analysing data to ensure costs are allocated appropriately with the ability to challenge and scrutinise data and costs.

Understand and comply with all Health and safety regulations and company policies

Key Responsibilities include:

• To assist in deliveries where necessary ensuring service delivery is not compromised during peak times
• Ensure deliveries received are accurate in line with survey details/order details per property challenging discrepancies with suppliers
• Ensure accurate materials are delivered and prepared for delivery to customers homes in line original order processing
• Ability to work with computerised systems and software packages
• Checking quantities against purchase orders inspect for damages log goods into the inventory database
• Responsible for returns to suppliers ensuring credits are received and allocated to the correct cost centre
• Assist supervisors in the management of van stock auditing of the K&B team working with materials providers to ensure efficient stock allocation to drive productivity
• Report stock discrepancies and damaged items quickly and effectively
• Form robust and effective working relationships with the planners and supervisors.
• Reviewing weekly and monthly reports scrutinising costs and materials in line with Lampton Services material agreements
• Understand an analyse data with the Manager to make informed decisions on stock requirements.
• Working across all departments and locations within Lampton Services
• Any other duties as may be reasonable allocated as required for this post.
• Be able to drive and hold a full driving licence.
• To follow all reasonable management requests
• Ensure you remain up to date with all relevant compliance and mandatory training that will enable you to fulfil your roles requirements.

Stores & Stock

• Take full control of the day-to-day organisation cleanliness and security of stores across all depots
• Inventory checks track and manage all stock goods in and out maintaining and logging accurately.
• Good IT and literacy skills are required across excel word and outlook
• Inspect all incoming products for quality and report any damages or missing items immediately.

Delivery & Site

• Assist in peak periods units and components direct to on-site operatives
• Act as main point of contact for discrepancies in deliveries undertaken by labour/drivers
• Manually handling the load from vehicle to property to prevent damages / Shrinkage to products & site premises.

Education & Qualifications desirable:

• Materials and stores experience - Essential

Previous Experience and Skills Required:

• Hold a Full Uk Driving License

• Good working knowledge of DLO requirement. - Desirable
• Experience of working with material suppliers - Essential
• Good level of numeracy literacy written oral and communication skills - Essential
• Good IT skill in Word Excel (as some analysis required) and outlook - Essential
• Strong customer focus and customer satisfaction skills - Essential
• Good understanding of Health & Safety and safe systems of work - Essential

Due to the needs of the business and the department we may interview suitable candidates before the closing date. This job may also close early if a large number of applications are received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid missing your chance to apply.

Diversity equity and inclusion are at the heart of what we value as an organisation. Lampton Group is an equal opportunities employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion sex sexual orientation age disability or any other status protected by law. Our recruitment team are happy to support with any reasonable adjustments that are needed within the recruitment process.