Optimum Recruitment Group are proud to be working exclusively with a client based in North Yorkshire who are looking to appoint a Production Planner to the team, on a permanent basis. Reporting to the Head of Operations, you will deliver the production plan through strong planning, organisational and communication skills. You will lead the production schedule to produce a deliverable plan taking into consideration constraints to scheduling, maintaining stock levels and service levels. Your responsibilities will include: * Conduct the S&OP cycle for the business by translating the sales forecast into an achievable, well timed production plan. * Creation of RCCP recognising areas of capacity constraint presenting opportunities as required to alleviate. * Identify products as runners, repeaters and determine stock holding required in conjunction with sales forecast. * Generate and maintain routings and characteristics allowing product groupings to maximise efficiency. * Management and communication of 3 month rolling plan ensuring all relevant parties are aware and commitment reached. * Maintain and monitor sales forecasts generating production orders to satisfy demand. * Coordinate replanning as and when required. * Actively communicate with production, procurement, sales and maintenance departments as required. * Create weekly targets from the rolling plan and effectively communicate to the productio...