Senior Production Planner

A market-leading manufacturing business require a Senior Production Planner to lead site planning and scheduling activities. Applicants need production planning experience gained within a manufacturing or engineering business, and ideally have planning expertise in MRP.

The Senior Production Planner will be responsible for leading planning and scheduling activities across a number of manufacturing and finishing production lines. The role would suit a dynamic and skilled production planner, who can drive change and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Specific duties of the Senior Production Planner include:

Generate, track progress, change and maintain weekly production plans
Capacity Planning activities
Inventory Management activities
Supplier Management / Supplier liaison - reviewing orderbooks and assessing inventory requirements
Subcontract Planning activities
Maintenance of data in MRP
Drive change, continuous improvement and LEAN activities across planning

Senior Production Planner applicants should meet the following criteria:

Production Planning, Master Scheduling, Production Control or Materials Planning/Scheduling experience
Previous planning experience within a manufacturing or engineering business
Previous experience with an MRP or ERP system, or experience planning manufacturing in MS Excel
Change management and continuous improvement skillset / mindset
Strong stakeholder management skills
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed