Job Title: Materials Manager
Location: Sheffield / Huntingdon
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full time
The Company is an independent company delivering Telecommunications services across Mobile, Fixed and Optical Networks.
Job Purpose:
The company is currently looking for a pro-active individual who will be accountable for project material management to ensure timely and effective roll-out execution where they have several sources of material supplies.
You will be responsible for consolidating roll-out plan and validate BOMs against material availability to maximize weekly rollout and subcontractor capacity utilization. You’ll also contribute to HW demand plan, material ordering and stock level optimization.
Key tasks:
- Using rollout plan and associated documentation to provide accurate long-range forecast for radio equipment to ordered
- Manage and have regular meetings with end customer to ensure rollout volumes are understood and translated into equipment / materials requirements
- Be the main project interface on matters regarding forecasting of all radio equipment and installation materials
- Working with site solution experts to review TSSR information to validate equipment/materials requirements for each project
- Ensures effective and smooth Material Management processes are in place with cooperation of Market Operations
- Monitors Order/Inbound/Outbound flow and defining replenishments triggers for materials availability
- Staying abreast of latest design configurations and equipment
- Be proactive in resolving issues in supply chain to ensure rollout plan can be maintained
- Work closely with rollout managers to understand any changes in rollout plans impacting equipment availability
The Candidate:
- Proven track record in building effective relationships with customers
- Significant experience in telecommunication rollout projects and in particular previous experience in a logistics function
- Understanding on Nokia equipment configurations
- Good Microsoft Office skills especially excel
- Previous experience of equipment forecasting and call off
- Good stakeholder management skills
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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Materials Management, Project Material Manager, Project Coordinator, Project Management, Telecoms Project Manager, Construction Project Manager will also be considered.
