Supply Chain Apprentice at Mettler-Toledo Ltd

You will be developed into a Material Controller to ensure timely delivery of materials to support our production and spare part delivery schedules. Beyond this you will also be involved in the purchase to pay process, chair team meetings, and develop and expand stakeholder engagement with a focus on communication skills.

If you have strong organisational and analytics skills, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you!

The apprentice will report to the Purchasing Manager and sit within the Supply Chain department with day-to-day contact with the Technical Buyer/ Purchasing Manager.

Key responsibilities:

Regularly review suppliers’ delivery schedules and expedite materials to ensure timely on-time delivery of materials. Review material requirement planning software and act on exception messages to balance demand and supply by rescheduling line items where necessary. Proactively communicate supply or supplier risks to the planning team and work with different stakeholders to develop mitigation plans for supply risks. Champion the supplier management policy, ensuring that reasons for late deliveries are recorded and work with the procurement team to ensure delivery performance is managed in line with supplier management policy. Work with cross-functional teams to manage material master data to ensure accuracy. Prepare and lead the Purchasing Daily Meeting to review material shortages and late deliveries against expected targets. Process vendor's return orders and communicate with the logistics team the urgency of these so that they can be returned promptly.

Training:
Commercial Procurement and Supply Level 3 Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date.

Training Outcome:
You can progress onto a Junior Buyer, or lateral movements are possible.

Employer Description:
SLXR is part of the production inspection division of Mettler-Toledo. At Royston we manufacture engineered to order and standard configured machines for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical manufacturers worldwide. METTLER TOLEDO Safeline x-ray inspection systems offer safety and quality assurance at every stage of the production process for raw, bulk-flow (loose), pumped and packaged products.

Working Hours :
Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed.

Skills:
Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills