Materials Planner

Exciting new Materials Planner Opportunity!

Your new company

Hays is partnering with an industry leading mining organisation with several coal mines across Australia!

Your new role

Responsible for expediting and providing parts availability information for planned maintenance activities following Inventory Processes and ensuring excellent customer service to operations to deliver the right parts at the right time.
Some of your main accountabilities will include:
  • Management of exceptions, assessing parts availability for scheduled work, and make recommendations in line with Inventory Planning processes.
  • Review free text items, identify opportunity for transfers, and ensure parts availability alignment with Work Order scheduling
  • Work collaboratively with external vendors, inventory planners and coordinate proactively and effectively to expedite delivery of materials in deviation management.
  • Accountable for expediting “At Risk” materials with large vendors for Australian assets
  • Attends weekly pre-scheduled meetings with maintenance teams to provide detail updates on parts availability
  • Coaches and users develop an understanding of inventory planning process and integration points to optimise Work Management planning.
  • Manages demand through the release of purchase requisitions, seeks to utilise inventory within the network by transferring stock, where possible.
  • Frequent engagement with regional stakeholders and external vendors in conducting parts availability reviews and actioning recommendations.
  • Proactively provide key insights to the inventory analysis team to support material availability and optimise inventory holdings.
  • Assist Superintendents in resolving complex issues, review of work allocation, and any associated activities to manage teams’ performance.

What you'll need to succeed

  • Experience in ERP Parts Availability Tracking and ERP Work Order MRP Management, with 1SAP preferred and a willingness to learn
  • Demonstrated experience with monitoring parts availability and expediting.
  • Collaborative mindset and advanced interpersonal skills
  • Capable in building constructive long-term relationships
  • Proven ability to operate effectively in complex and ambiguous environments
  • Strong communication skills enabling the influencing of a diverse stakeholder group.

What you'll get in return

  • Brisbane CBD Based role
  • Flexible WFH arrangements available - WFH twice per week
  • Initial 6-month contract, with the view to extend
  • Competitive hourly rate

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.



LHS 297508

Summary

Job Type
Temporary
Industry
Energy, Utilities & Mining
Location
QLD - Brisbane CBD
Specialism
Engineering
Ref:
2911655

Talk to a consultant

Talk to Crystal Jones, the specialist consultant managing this position, located in Brisbane
Level 45, One One One Eagle St, 111 Eagle Street

Telephone: 0732312604

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