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Overview

Morgan Advanced Materials is a world leader in advanced materials science and engineering of ceramics, carbon and composites. We operate in a series of well-defined markets where our applications expertise offers our customers a valuable differentiator, engineering high-specification materials, components and sub-assembly parts that solve their challenging technical problems.

The Technical Ceramics business of Morgan Advanced Materials engineers high performance functional and structural ceramic materials, components and sub-assemblies to address customer-specific technical challenges.

The business employs advanced materials science and applications expertise to produce parts that enhance reliability or improve the performance of its customers’ products. Much of what the global business unit makes is used in demanding, harsh or critical environments. Our Technical Ceramics business works in selected segments of the electronics, energy, healthcare, industrial, petrochemicals, security and transport markets, typically in close collaborative customer relationships.

Group Key Figures: Revenue £910m (2020), ~7,500 employees, manufacturing in 30 countries, and customers in 100 countries. A UK PLC with head office located in Windsor, Berkshire UK.  Listed on London Stock Exchange; Member of the FTSE 250 Index.

Responsibilities

Major Responsibilities: Coordinate activities involved with procuring goods and services such as raw materials, outside services, tools, parts and supplies for the organization performing the following duties.

Essential Functions:

• Review and convert requisitions
• Responsible for internal & external supply chain
• Confer with vendors to obtain products or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
• Ensure the Key Performance Indicators of Inventory are met
• Process Owner of Supply Chain Analytics module, manage inventory and to provide timely feedback to shop floor on discrepancies
• Set, monitor, and maintain appropriate safety stock levels
• Perform analysis as required to improve operational efficiency of Supply Chain Processes
• Develop supplier report cards, ranking system and supplier feedback and maintain on a continuous basis
• Represent the supply chain function in all external standard suppliers or customer audits
• Interface with accounting on invoice discrepancies
• Create & maintain Supply Chain Procedures
• Routinely negotiate pricing, supplier agreements/contracts and other legal documents
• Perform other duties as may be assigned or required

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or one to two years related experience and/or training; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry
• Strong communication skills and desire to work with other team members

Individual must be a:

·       Citizen of the United States, or

·       Permanent resident alien of the United States, or

·       Protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) as defined by 22CFR120.15

Morgan Advanced Materials is an EEO/AA/M/W/D/V Employer.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, or airborne particles, and toxic caustic chemicals.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This job description does not state or imply that all duties to be performed are specifically identified above. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested or instructed by an authorized person of the Company. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” relationship.