Material Planner
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The Opportunity – Material Planner
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About the role:
We’re looking for a proactive and highly organised Material Planner to join the team at the JCB World Parts Centre, a critical operation supporting JCB customers across the globe.
In this role, you’ll be responsible for ensuring the effective planning, availability, and flow of parts into the World Parts Centre, working closely with internal logistics teams and an international supplier base. You’ll play a key part in maintaining service levels, optimising inventory, and supporting a fast‑moving global distribution environment.
What does this role involve day to day?
- Managing Material Requirements Planning (MRP) from an international supply base to support the World Parts Centre distribution requirements
- Ensuring continuity of supply for parts to meet customer demand and stock availability targets
- Monitoring supplier performance against delivery schedules and addressing any deviations
- Managing inventory through maintaining MRP parameters, reviewing stock levels against budget, and ensuring transactional accuracy
- Carrying out proactive reviews to drive continuous improvement across suppliers, logistics, transportation, and packaging
- Maintaining performance standards in line with established KPIs, including service level, inventory value, and availability
- Leading or supporting problem‑solving activities and process improvement initiatives within the supply chain
- Working closely with internal stakeholders across planning, logistics, procurement, and operations
This will be suited to you if…
- You have demonstrable experience in materials or supply planning, ideally within a logistics, distribution, or manufacturing environment
- You have strong working knowledge of SAP or similar planning systems
- You’re an excellent communicator and confident working with suppliers and internal teams
- You’re highly PC‑literate and comfortable analysing and working with complex data
- You’re organised, detail‑driven, and able to manage competing priorities
- You work well to tight deadlines and enjoy solving complex supply chain challenges
- You’re motivated by achieving results and driving continuous improvement
What happens next?
Ordinarily, our Resourcing Team reviews and shortlists CVs. If shortlisted, you’ll speak to one of our Recruiters to discuss the role further. Our interview process usually consists of an initial team’s interview followed by an in-person interview. We’ll keep in touch throughout the process but if you have any questions, please get in touch at recruitment@jcb.com
This is your chance to join a company that values expertise not only in rewards but also in real employee care. At JCB you don’t just get a competitive salary, 33 days’ holiday and access to our company pension—you can also use our onsite gym, in-house doctor and dentist. We have an ULEV car scheme available for our employees too. Then there’s the JCB Rewards Hub, which gives you discounts with high street retailers. Feel like biking to work? There’s our Cycle to Work Scheme.
We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.
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