Material Planning Analyst
| Posting date: | 15 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | UMG3 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 May 2026 |
| Location: | Coventry, CV6 5LZ |
| Company: | Unipart Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2006 |
Summary
Job Advert
OVERALL PURPOSE OF JOB
A Material Planning Analyst in UML is primarily responsible for expediting supplier schedules, working with and communicating
internally with the UML Operations team to ensure customer OTIF (on time in full) requirements are achieved.
About Unipart
Unipart’s ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient and sustainable supply chains.
We design, make, move and improve components in our customers’ supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and
working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance -
saving time, cost and carbon.
We have 50 years of experience transforming global supply chains, and more than 12,000 colleagues operating in 22 countries and
seven sectors.
We are empowered to deliver real difference from day one with every customer, driving success far beyond contract delivery. It’s
more than just our culture - The Unipart Way is in our DNA. It empowers every single colleague across Unipart to deliver supply
chain performance improvement for our customers through a relentless drive for continual improvement and optimisation, every day.
The Unipart Way supports our People, Performance and Customers, shaping the way we think, work and behave.
The Way We Think
Encouraging our people to have a Growth Mindset
* Healthy dissatisfaction with the status quo
* Small steps each day to learn, develop and grow
* Embrace challenges, solve problems and drive continuous improvement
* Bias to action and welcome feedback
The Way We Work
The four systems of the Unipart Way
* Employee Engagement
* Organisational Capability
* Operational Excellence
* Customer Engagement
The Way We Behave
Using the framework to CARE for our colleagues, community and environment
* ● Continually improve and innovate
* ● Always deliver excellence
* ● Respectful ways of working
* ● Encouraging and inclusive
RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Expediting material/parts from UML production suppliers in accordance with our MRP schedules.
* Monitoring supplier performance to schedule and ensuring plans are in place with suppliers as required to improve performance.
* Resolving supply issues from suppliers or to our customers either directly or with support through escalation to line
management.
* Set up and/or maintain accurate input/output information in our MRP system in relation to suppliers and customers
* Working with and communicating with the Operational team in relation to production planning to meet our customer requirements.
* Update customer requirement plans and communicate demand forecasts internally.
* Co-ordinate with Logistics and support arranging transport/customer collections as required.
* Support paperwork required for customer deliveries.
* Liaise with customer material planning teams to highlight any significant changes in customer schedules and understand any
potential impacts.
* Maintain any customer KPI’s/rating systems.
* Create and/or maintain internal Material Planning KPI’s
* Review, validate and load customer schedules/demand into our MRP system.
* Prepare any required data/statistics/reports regarding customer requirements.
* Highlight customer run-outs and track engineering changes in relation to your customer products.
* Support customer meetings/visits as required.
* Support supplier meetings/visits as required.
* Understanding of the Unipart Way and the application of the tools and techniques.
* All employees have a duty of care to follow / adhere to all Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) procedures, processes and
challenge unsafe acts &; behaviours;
* Report all incidents, hazards, near misses to minimise / eliminate the risk of potential further incidents occurring
COMPETENCIES
* Excellent interpersonal skills to develop positive relationships
* Proven ability to work in a team environment
* Analytical, data and process orientated
* Computer Literate (Excel/Google and MRP systems)
* High level of planning and organisational capability
* Highly proactive and competent problem solving capability
* Full UK driving licence
* Ability to influence others
* Excellent communication skills – written and oral.
EXPERIENCE
* Knowledge and experience of material planning
* Knowledge and experience of continuous improvement methodologies
* Working within high volume short lead-time JIT environment
* Previous working knowledge of a production environment
* Previous experience working with OEM Customers
* Active user of MRP systems
INTERFACES/ RELATIONSHIPS
Reporting to: MP&L Team Lead
OVERALL PURPOSE OF JOB
A Material Planning Analyst in UML is primarily responsible for expediting supplier schedules, working with and communicating
internally with the UML Operations team to ensure customer OTIF (on time in full) requirements are achieved.
About Unipart
Unipart’s ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient and sustainable supply chains.
We design, make, move and improve components in our customers’ supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and
working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance -
saving time, cost and carbon.
We have 50 years of experience transforming global supply chains, and more than 12,000 colleagues operating in 22 countries and
seven sectors.
We are empowered to deliver real difference from day one with every customer, driving success far beyond contract delivery. It’s
more than just our culture - The Unipart Way is in our DNA. It empowers every single colleague across Unipart to deliver supply
chain performance improvement for our customers through a relentless drive for continual improvement and optimisation, every day.
The Unipart Way supports our People, Performance and Customers, shaping the way we think, work and behave.
The Way We Think
Encouraging our people to have a Growth Mindset
* Healthy dissatisfaction with the status quo
* Small steps each day to learn, develop and grow
* Embrace challenges, solve problems and drive continuous improvement
* Bias to action and welcome feedback
The Way We Work
The four systems of the Unipart Way
* Employee Engagement
* Organisational Capability
* Operational Excellence
* Customer Engagement
The Way We Behave
Using the framework to CARE for our colleagues, community and environment
* ● Continually improve and innovate
* ● Always deliver excellence
* ● Respectful ways of working
* ● Encouraging and inclusive
RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Expediting material/parts from UML production suppliers in accordance with our MRP schedules.
* Monitoring supplier performance to schedule and ensuring plans are in place with suppliers as required to improve performance.
* Resolving supply issues from suppliers or to our customers either directly or with support through escalation to line
management.
* Set up and/or maintain accurate input/output information in our MRP system in relation to suppliers and customers
* Working with and communicating with the Operational team in relation to production planning to meet our customer requirements.
* Update customer requirement plans and communicate demand forecasts internally.
* Co-ordinate with Logistics and support arranging transport/customer collections as required.
* Support paperwork required for customer deliveries.
* Liaise with customer material planning teams to highlight any significant changes in customer schedules and understand any
potential impacts.
* Maintain any customer KPI’s/rating systems.
* Create and/or maintain internal Material Planning KPI’s
* Review, validate and load customer schedules/demand into our MRP system.
* Prepare any required data/statistics/reports regarding customer requirements.
* Highlight customer run-outs and track engineering changes in relation to your customer products.
* Support customer meetings/visits as required.
* Support supplier meetings/visits as required.
* Understanding of the Unipart Way and the application of the tools and techniques.
* All employees have a duty of care to follow / adhere to all Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) procedures, processes and
challenge unsafe acts &; behaviours;
* Report all incidents, hazards, near misses to minimise / eliminate the risk of potential further incidents occurring
COMPETENCIES
* Excellent interpersonal skills to develop positive relationships
* Proven ability to work in a team environment
* Analytical, data and process orientated
* Computer Literate (Excel/Google and MRP systems)
* High level of planning and organisational capability
* Highly proactive and competent problem solving capability
* Full UK driving licence
* Ability to influence others
* Excellent communication skills – written and oral.
EXPERIENCE
* Knowledge and experience of material planning
* Knowledge and experience of continuous improvement methodologies
* Working within high volume short lead-time JIT environment
* Previous working knowledge of a production environment
* Previous experience working with OEM Customers
* Active user of MRP systems
INTERFACES/ RELATIONSHIPS
Reporting to: MP&L Team Lead