Job summary

Successful supplier of product to aerospace and defence customers require a Production & Materials Planner. Applicants need experience of planning or scheduling for manufacturing, or have broader supply chain and materials planning skills.

Key skills required for this role

Production Planner, Materials Planner, MRP, SIOP, Demand Planner

Important

Production Planner, Materials Planner, MRP, SIOP, Demand Planner

Job description

Successful manufacturer supplying product to aerospace and defence customers require a Production & Materials Planner. Applicants need experience of planning or scheduling for manufacturing, or hail from a broader materials and supply chain planning background.

The Production & Materials Planner will support manufacturing planning activities, while also collaborating closely with commercial stakeholders in regards to demand planning and SIOP.

Specific duties of the Production & Materials Planner include:

• Support the creation of production plans inline with master production schedule
• Support capacity planning activities
• Report generation in MS Excel, MRP/ERP
• Monitor inventory levels and advise procurement of shortages that could impact production plans
• Support tasks around SIOP and demand planning
• Process improvement activity - support the implementation of a new ERP system and optimise planning procedures

Production & Materials Planner applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Experience of supply chain, materials planning, production planning or production control in manufacturing or engineering
• MS Excel competency, and/or experience within an MRP/ERP system
• An interest in developing competence in SIOP, S&OP, demand planning or have previous experience here
• Strong communication and teamwork skills