Container Planner

Intelligent Resource Recruitment is working in partnership with a major Client in the UK. We are currently recruiting for a Container Planner role to be Oxford, OX4 6NL based out

Job Title: Container Planner

Location: Oxford (2 days per week onsite)

Job Type: 12 months contract

Functional Scope:

To plan & deliver assembly containers to support project objectives. This includes all special and standard containers for delivery of parts from assembly suppliers to Plant Oxford. The role is a project management position, ensuring that delivered containers meet cost, timing & quality objectives.

Innovative task

• Collaboration with central process partners to ensure BIC (best-in-class) concepts are achieved
• Introduce new container concepts that minimise investment and optimise Logistics costs
• Develop container solutions that support the Assembly & logistics Reference models (RSPL = reference system parts logistics, is now new description)
• Increase the use of standard containers to improve business flexibility
• Align the container concept with all necessary process partners for a smooth integration into series operations

Independence, responsibility, decisions

• Technical solution - engineering ability in product & container options
• Evaluation of the impacts of processes
• Awareness of environmental and legislative requirements. (Recycled material requirements for steel and plastics)
• Validation of overall container inventory for assembly containers at Plant Oxford.
• Component quality - ensure parts are delivered in the correct quality.
• Project timings - ensuring all project milestones are met.

Influence on results

• Transport cost
• Container Investment
• Handling cost
• Product Quality (QZS, QZF, Direct Run) - avoiding transportation damage through robust container design.
• Container repair/replacement.
• Ensure containers are available in loop & continuity of supply during launch.
• Launch timings, container availability for PVL, VS1, VS2, LP & SV stages

Negotiating Field

• Project management: to decide on escalations to project management team of container costs/timings to target.
• Supply Base/purchasing: Ensure compliance to BMW standards in packaging manual & timely decisions and provision of key data.
• Container manufacturers - ensuring high performance to quality, cost & timing targets

Operating framework

• All Assembly containers, inbound, excludes on site containers ("B-C")
• Process ownership from concept to deployment.
• Proportion of typical annual capital investment (project spend)
• Proportion of development Budget

Knowledge skills and Experience required:

• Self-motivated, analytical, and logical.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability for creative thinking.
• Overall knowledge of logistics processes, strategies, and concepts.
• General IT Skills (Desktop), Business Process IT Skills.
• Strong project management skills
• BTEC or equivalent Mechanical Engineering qualification
• German language very beneficial
• Experience in container development very beneficial

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Please Note: Shortlisted candidates will be contacted via Call/Email.

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