Material Planing & Logistics

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Job Family Qualifications Materials Planning & Logistics (MPL)Determines how much and what type of materials and products to hold where in the supply chain. This includes: managing inventory control, warehouse, distribution, replenishment plans and on-going supplier relationships.
Sub Family   Capacity
Planning
(CP)Ensures that the right resource is available internally and when required to meet customer volume demands.		 Materials
Planning
(MP)Schedules and forecasts the right volumes of materials, goods and products inbound to the business from its suppliers.		 Logistics
(LOG)Moves materials, goods and products around (including importing and exporting) to ensure that they are in the right place to meet customer demand.		 Warehouse
(WAR)Stores the right amount of materials, goods and products in the right location to feed the business’s operational and customer demand.

Career Level 6
(Executive)

Masters Degree, Degree Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 7, Institute Fellow, Chartered Status

Head of Materials Planning
& Logistics (MPL006)

Career
Level 5
(Senior Management)

Honours Degree, Degree Apprenticeship, HND, Technical Certificate Level 5 NVQ Level 5, NVQ Level 6, Incorporated Status

Capacity
Planning
Manager
(MPLCP005)

Materials
Planning
Manager
(MPLMP005)

Logistics
Manager
(MPLLOG005)

Warehouse
Manager
(MPLWAR005)

Career Level 4
(Professional/
Management)

Degree / Degree Apprenticeship, Foundation Degree, HNC, Technical Certificate Level 4, Higher Professional Diploma, NVQ Level 4, Technician Status

 

 

 

Warehouse
Shift Manager
(MPLWAR004)

Career Stage 3
(Technical)

Degree / Degree Apprenticeship, HNC, A Levels, Technical Certificate Level 3, NVQ Level 3, Technician Status

Senior
Capacity
Planner
(MPLCP003.1)

Senior
Materials
Planner
(MPLMP003.1)

Logistics
Analyst
(MPL0G003)

Warehouse
Supervisor
(MPLWAR003)

Materials
Planning
Analyst
(MPLMP0003)

Graduate
Capacity Planner
(Placement)
(MPLCP003.0)

Graduate
Materials Planner
(Placement)
(MPLMP003.0)

Career Stage 2
(Hourly/
Senior Admin)

GCSEs Level A-C, NVQ Level 2, Technical Certificate Level 2

Capacity
Planner
(MPLC002)

Materils
Planner
(MPLM002)

Logistics
Co-ordinator
(MPLL0G002)

Warehouse
Team Leader
(MPLWAR002)

Career
Stage 1
(Hourly/Admin)

GCSEs Level D-G, Functional Skills Level 1, NVQ Level 1

 

 

 

Warehouse
Operator
(MPLWAR001)

School Leaver including 6th Form

A Levels, GCSEs Level A-C, Functional Skills Level 2

 

 

 

 

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