Materials Dispatcher

Rheinmetall Weapon Munitions UK Ltd. (RWM UK) is part of Germanies largest defence engineering company Rheinmetall AG based in Düsseldorf (Germany). We design, manufacture and support military large-calibre weapon systems used by the British Army and international customers.

RWM UK is now starting a new production site in Telford.

We are recruiting for Materials Dispatcher responsible for scheduling and production control for the manufacturing of large-calibre weapon systems. The main focus is the timely provision of materials for production in the required quantities, as well as the timely control of production orders

Position Responsibilities:

• Material requirements planning (SAP-MRP) and material scheduling
• Regular coordination with dispatchers/production controllers at the main plant in Germany 
• Production control, scheduling of production orders
• Continuous monitoring of the schedule situation from internal production and external materials
• Creation of SAP-purchase-requests, SAP-production-orders, SAP-shipping-requests (AzV) and collection requests (AzA)
• Timely provision of materials in production
•  Coordination in the context of meetings and/or shop floor meetings with production, logistics, purchasing, etc.
• Coordination of external and internal material-flow together with the logistics-experts

• Completed vocational training in a technical profession with further training as a master craftsman or similar
• Degree in engineering, industrial engineering or similar is an advantage
• Experience in materials planning/order processing as Material dispatcher/Production controller
• Good knowledge of SAP and Microsoft Office
• Good IT and computer skills
• Affinity for numbers, data and facts
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, as part of a Team, or individually
• Motivated and disciplined with an excellent work ethic, technical aptitude, continuous improvement mind-set and can demonstrate attention to detail
• Motivated to set up a new production for large calibre weapons systems in the UK (Telford)

We want Rheinmetall to be an employer of choice and for our employees to build a career they can be proud of with us. Through our contracts to deliver world-class products and support, we are able to offer great opportunities for personal development and career advancement through specialist technical roles, essential support functions and leadership positions.

iwona.kurpiewska@rheinmetall.com