Job Role: Material and Production Planner
Location: Towcester
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Permanent
Salary: Depending on Experience
Must have Right to Work in UK - No Sponsorship Available
Role Summary:
My client are looking to recruit a planning professional to support demand management, materials coordination, and production scheduling within a fast-paced, high-mix environment.
This role would suit someone who enjoys working cross-functionally, has a strong grasp of ERP-driven planning, and is comfortable balancing customer demand with operational capability.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage sales order, forecast, and quotation information, confirming delivery commitments and maintaining accurate schedules.
Translate demand signals into effective production and purchasing plans using ERP and material planning tools.
Monitor inventory across multiple locations, identifying risks, optimisation opportunities, and stock health improvements.
Maintain planning and logistics data accuracy within business systems.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across supply chain and planning activities.
Build and maintain production schedules, including capacity planning for SMT operations.
Desired Qualifications / Skills:
Proven experience in a planning, materials, or supply chain role within a manufacturing environment.
Comfortable working in low-to-medium volume, high-mix production settings.
Strong working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and Excel.
Familiar with engineering change processes within manufacturing.
Experience within industrial or technical manufacturing would be advantageous.
Please note, this role is fully on-site.
If this is of interest to you, please forward your updated CV to (url removed)