Production Planner
Motorsport
Northampton
Arden White is hiring a Production Planner to optimise schedules, manage materials, and support smooth manufacturing operations. Join a dynamic team with great opportunities to grow into leadership This Production Planner to join our team, responsible for managing our manufacturing requirements through effective scheduling and coordination of material supply. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring production plans align with customer demand, inventory targets, and resource availability.
We are specifically looking for candidates who have experience in manufacturing, SAP and production planning, as all three are essential requirements for the role.
This will be a permanent role.
The role will be based on site and will be Monday to Thursday 8am – 5pm. Friday is 8am – 4pm.
We are looking for a candidate with the experience to:
Develop, issue, and maintain weekly and monthly production schedules to meet demand and inventory targets.
Maintain accurate production data in SAP.
Propose recovery plans in response to changes in demand, material availability or equipment breakdowns.
Balance workload across resources and shifts to optimize efficiency and minimize downtime.
Collaborate with our Purchasing department and warehouse teams to ensure timely availability of BOM items.
Liaise with suppliers and subcontractors to share requirement deadlines and forecast.
Manage supply of raw material and subcontract services.
Create purchase and production orders.
Maintain strong relationship with stakeholders (internal departments, suppliers and subcontractors)
Maintain long term resource utilization forecast based on multi-year production plan and NPI forecast.
Participate in daily production planning reviews.
Consider the health and safety, environmental and energy impact of all activities.
Support the Company’s compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 by following company policy and best practice.
Ideally you will have:
Understanding of manufacturing processes and capacity planning.
Experience of using ERP systems in a planning role (preferably SAP S/4 Hanna).
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Clear communication and interpersonal skills across departments.
Excellent organizational and time management skills.
Exceptional attention to detail.
Motivated to progress into a managerial role. Why Join This Team?
Work with cutting-edge technology across exciting industries.
Career development and clear progression opportunities.
Collaborative, supportive work environment.
Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package.
Be part of a growing, forward-thinking engineering company???????
Applications: Please apply with updated CV and details of current rate/salary and notice period. If you are shortlisted, you will be contacted prior to submission. However please contact Michael Sorfleet by email if you have any questions.
Please note, these positions CANNOT support sponsorship
If this role is not for you, but you know some who may be interested, please forward this email on to them. We offer a referral scheme
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Arden White specialises in technical engineering recruitment, and all job applications are managed by our team. We believe in the value of a personal touch, and we work hard to deliver a swift, professional, and friendly service for our clients and candidates. We are acting as a recruitment agency on behalf of our client for this vacancy, and whilst we are advertising the role, we are not the hiring company.
Due to the high volume of applications, we’re unable to respond to everyone individually. If you haven’t heard from us within 14 days, unfortunately you’ve not been unsuccessful on this occasion. However, please continue to monitor our website vacancies for more opportunities