Materials Controller

Materials Controller (Rail Engineering)

Would you love the opportunity to utilise your superb supply chain / materials management skills and experience in a fast paced project environment within a leading rail engineering company? Then keep reading to uncover this amazing opportunity…

Who will I be working with?

Arriva TrainCare provides Light and Heavy Train Maintenance services to the railway industry from its five strategically located maintenance depots. The successful, rapidly evolving organisation, is going through a massive transformation at real pace, with a strong order book for 2017 and beyond. Arriva TrainCare is part of Arriva, which is part of the Deutsche Bahn group, one of the largest transport services organisations in Europe, employing over 55,900 people and delivering more than 1.5 billion passenger journeys across 15 European countries every year.

You’ll be part of a professional team with these core behaviours at heart;

• One Arriva - We work as one team, ‘together we are Arriva’;
• Great customer experience - We keep our customers happy every day;
• Doing the right thing - We look after our customers, colleagues and the environment, and always put safety first;
• Thinking beyond - We are curious and inspired to think beyond today for an even bigger and better Arriva tomorrow.

What will the role of Materials Controller entail?

Reporting to the Materials Manager and working as part of the wider Materials Management Team, you’ll be responsible for ensuring optimum material availability for Heavy Maintenance projects using relevant tools and utilising the MRP / ERP systems. Duties will include:

• Placing required material orders in a timely fashion and in line with purchasing procedure
• Monitoring the daily stock order reports and place required orders daily
• Tracking material purchases using BOM Trackers and ensuring the trackers are maintained daily
• Expediting purchases direct with suppliers as required
• Ensuring purchase order requisitions are provided with correct verification and authorisation
• Monitoring goods received purchase order (GRPO) service requests
• Managing key and risk items and liaising with the Project Engineer to ensure risks are flagged
• Using trend information to adjust min/max levels, ensuring optimum levels of stock
• Monitoring expected against actual usage, and investigating where there are discrepancies
• Completing repair/return schedules, notifying stores and suppliers of deliver/collection dates

What will I need to be considered for this Materials Controller vacancy?

• Proven experience in a supply chain / materials management role, ideally within an engineering environment
• Experience of purchase order management, including requisitions, purchase orders and delivery process
• Demonstrable experience in maintaining detailed bill of materials (BOM)
• Conversant with inventory control techniques, such as min/max, 2 bin and stock scheduling
• Experience liaising with suppliers and managing performance
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build good, professional relationships
• Strong IT skills with a good working knowledge of MS Office (Word and in particular, Excel) and ideally SAP
• Good analytical skills with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

What will I receive in return?

Salary: £28,000

Attractive Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pension, healthcare cover, Arriva Travel Pass, Cycle to Work scheme, Arriva Village retailer discount scheme, and childcare vouchers.   

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Bristol

Arriva is committed to diversity, if you’re good and meet the essential criteria outlined above, you’re welcome. Please include a cover letter upon submitting your CV.

All applications to be submitted online, and strictly no agency calls or CV submissions.

This Materials Controller (Rail Engineering) vacancy is advertised by JVP Jobs on behalf of the employer Arriva TrainCare. At JVP Jobs we believe in providing complete transparency for you the job seeker to help you make informed decisions. By applying for this role you are submitting your CV directly to our above named client. Please note that we DO NOT operate as a recruitment agency, all applications will be reviewed directly by the employer Arriva TrainCare, and should they wish to progress your application further they will be in contact with you.

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