WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?
1. Annual Salary of Circa 35k per annum. Negotiable DOE.
2. Monday to Friday working hours, 40-hour weeks.
3. 25 days leave + Bank holidays
4. Office based in County Durham
5. Prospect of an amazing career within a terrific business
6. The best in training, upskilling and self-development
7. Based in County Durham
8. Upwardly mobile business encountering consistent growth
9. Permanent position from day one
THE BUSINESS
Our fantastic client is a leading high-volume manufacturing business based in County Durham. They seek to appoint a Production Planner for an immediate start. The production planner will also have purchasing responsibilities. The purchasing element can be taught, however prior experience in some form would be brilliant!
THE ROLE
10. Create an accurate production plan for the factory and communicate this plan to the Production team
11. Through managing the Despatch schedule, help to maximise monthly Revenue
12. Initiate forward planning meetings to ensure all materials are planned and will be available for production
13. Drive down inventory to an acceptable level where we have stock but not overloaded in the warehouse
14. Attend daily team meetings with rest of departments
15. Purchase componentry and delegate raw materials purchasing to arrive in line with the Production Plan
16. Negotiate with suppliers on price
17. Communicate with warehousing and ensure the smooth running of the dispatch of stock
18. Work with warehouse to have stock checked and use the check to make stock corrections
19. Monitor goods in/booking in of materials
20. Call off stock from suppliers and manage stock transfers between warehouses
THE PERSON
21. Must have the ability to build great relationships with suppliers
22. Must be diligent and accurate
23. Must be resilient and enjoy a challenge
24. Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office
25. 4+ years proven production planning experience
26. It would be useful to be skilled in the use of specific Supply Chain/Logistics management software such as Pegasus Opera, i2 Factory Planner, SAP or Manugistics
TO APPLY
Please apply for this position and your CV will go direct to Tony Hutchinson who is leading the search. Alternatively, if you have any questions, please get in touch with Tony at Westray Recruitment Group