Factored Planner

Open the door to your career journey!

Are you an experienced Factored Planner with a good attention to detail looking to make a difference within a global leader in access solutions.

Come and join the Shared Services Planning team at Portobello, and join a collaborative, innovative culture that allows you to build a career you can be proud of.

What you would do as our Factored Planner

We are looking for someone who can ensure optimum availability of Factored Inventory to allow us to service customer orders and forecast requirements in accordance with our inventory targets.

Reporting into the Logistics and Planning Manager, you would:

• Maintain and develop existing supply chains for factored products.


• Interpret sales forecasts and demand in support of purchase order placement.


• Ensure purchase orders are shipped on time from suppliers.


• Regularly communicate with suppliers, freight forwarders and third parties to co-ordinate inbound deliveries.


• Compile, analyse and present key data related to Factored Inbound Supply to the relevant management teams.


• Raise purchase orders in respect of customer orders, forecast and MRP.


• Monitor customer forecasts and associated demand, ensuring optimum inventory levels are ordered when required.


• React to changes in customer demand and take necessary action to mitigate risk.

The skills and experience you need

We are looking for someone who:

• Has proven planning experience to ensure optimum availability of Inventory across multiple SKU’s via multiple overseas vendors on extended lead times.


• Is experienced using ERP systems, Microsoft AX & E2open.


• Has knowledge of supply chain management, including sea freight/ air/ road.


• Have relevant experience with importing goods to the UK & understanding of INCO Terms.

We review applications regularly, so don’t wait and APPLY NOW!
We are building diverse, inclusive teams, and encourage applications from everyone who can see themselves working with us.

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access. 

As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.