Excellent Production Planner Opportunity!
WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?
Annual Salary of Circa 35k per annum. Negotiable DOE.
Monday to Friday working hours, 40-hour weeks.
25 days leave + Bank holidays
Office based in County Durham
Prospect of an amazing career within a terrific business
The best in training, upskilling and self-development
Based in County Durham
Upwardly mobile business encountering consistent growth
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
Create an accurate production plan for the factory and communicate this plan to the Production team
Through managing the Despatch schedule, help to maximise monthly Revenue
Initiate forward planning meetings to ensure all materials are planned and will be available for production
Drive down inventory to an acceptable level where we have stock but not overloaded in the warehouse
Attend daily team meetings with rest of departments
Purchase componentry and delegate raw materials purchasing to arrive in line with the Production Plan
Negotiate with suppliers on price
Communicate with warehousing and ensure the smooth running of the dispatch of stock
Work with warehouse to have stock checked and use the check to make stock corrections
Monitor goods in/booking in of materials
Call off stock from suppliers and manage stock transfers between warehouses
THE PERSON
Must have the ability to build great relationships with suppliers
Must be diligent and accurate
Must be resilient and enjoy a challenge
Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office
4+ years proven production planning experience
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