Job Description
Your new company
A successful and well-respected specialist manufacturer that is going through an exciting period of investment and process improvement. This organisation has a friendly and can-do attitude, and can offer ongoing career development as well as an interesting professional challenge.
Your new role
As Production Planner you will create and revise detailed production schedules based on customer orders and forecasts from commercial teams, taking into account production capacity and other factors to ensure the plan is optimised and achievable. This role will have significant exposure to Supply Chain Management within the business and will continue to evolve, enabling ongoing professional development for the successful candidate.
What you'll need to succeed
You will be proven in a similar role, with examples of having improved Production Planning processes and outcomes. You will be comfortable as the link between shop floor production teams, and the office based planning and commercial functions. You will be a confident communicator, and able to handle detail and complexity while providing clear recommendations and plans to the business. You will have strong technical and IT skills including advanced Excel. Any experience of system upgrades (eg MRP / ERP implementation or upgrades) is a distinct advantage, particularly with a ...