# Material Planner

As a Materials Planner on a 12 month fixed term contract based at our Wrexham Plant, you will help ensure that non-bulk raw materials and non-SAP inventory items are ordered, delivered and available to meet the production schedule. Reporting to the Scheduling Manager, you will work closely with Scheduling, Inbound Logistics, Stock Control and Shift Management, while acting as a key contact for suppliers. You will balance material availability with maintaining the minimum required stock levels, helping to prevent production disruption and unnecessary costs. The role also provides regular contact with European Procurement and global suppliers, with some infrequent European travel potentially required. A Taste of What You’ll Be Doing Plan Material Requirements - Order ingredients and materials using just-in-time principles, ensuring they are available to meet production schedule requirements. Manage Inventory Levels - Regularly review material inventory, arrange stock checks and reorder when required, including managing stock reductions when products are delisted. Coordinate Deliveries - Book deliveries onto site, monitor overdue planned deliveries and work with suppliers to address u

- **Id**: 4241490
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/kellanova-material-planner>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Wrexham, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-31T07:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-31
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T12:23:39Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 13
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3825
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 1776151
- **Name**: Kellanova
- **Domain**: kellanova.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/kellanova>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SuccessFactors

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 13

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T12:12:42Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 75
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.831
- **P room**: 0.9
- **Age days**: 13
- **Expected fill days**: 26
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:mid
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-13T14:12:06Z

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