Lead External Supply Planner
15 days ago
Cwmbran
Hours and Salary • Fixed Term Contract Maternity Cover to end of December 2026, • Monday - Thursday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, • Friday, 8:00am to 1:30pm The External Supply Chain Planner Lead is responsible for executing ERP-driven supply plans with external suppliers, ensuring material availability to meet production needs while proactively managing risks, capacity constraints, and schedule adherence. This role focuses on the tactical and operational dimensions of supplier management (not commercial negotiation) and plays a critical part in ensuring supply continuity, performance monitoring, and alignment with the production plan. Key Responsibilities and Duties ERP Supply Plan Execution • Interpret and action MRP outputs to create, adjust, and expedite purchase orders and supplier schedules., • Resolve discrepancies between ERP plans and supplier commitments., • Lead order error resolution for supply base., • Be the first point of contact for daily operational matters with assigned suppliers., • Communicate changes to schedules, volumes, or priorities to suppliers within agreed planning horizons., • Escalate persistent delivery issues or risks to the External Supply Manager and Strategic Purchasing counterpart., • Assess supplier capacity vs. forecast and identify shortfalls or bottlenecks early., • Support contingency planning and capacity recovery activities in collaboration with the manager and suppliers., • Track supplier On-Time Delivery (SOTD), responsiveness, and delivery quality., • Maintain accurate supplier performance data in relevant dashboards and KPIs., • Work cross-functionally with internal stakeholders (production planning, logistics, inventory control, supplier performance, quality, after market) to ensure full alignment of material plans with final assembly requirements., • Maintain accurate ERP planning parameters (e.g. lead times, lot sizes, safety stock levels)., • Identify and propose process improvements to enhance supplier collaboration, ERP usage, and supply planning efficiency., • In daily review meetings and QRQC sessions., • In Stock Takes, Audits and Assessments., • In rate readiness exercises & capital investment exercises.