Materials Planner

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Permanent

Based in Feltham

40 hour week – Mon - Friday

£34,000

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 leave and 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 role's 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