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Job title
Production Planner / Supply Chain Planner
Ref no. | BHN577546 |
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Salary | £35,000 - £40,000/annum |
Location | Southampton, England |
Start date | ASAP |
Job type | Permanent |
Job status | Open |
Job summary
A global engineering business require a Production Planner. Applicants need planning experience (inventory, supply chain, material, production planning, production control), strong competency in MS Excel, analytical ability and MRP/ERP experience.
Key skills required for this role
Production Planner, Supply Chain Planner, Demand Planner. SIOP, Materials Planner
Important
Production Planner, Supply Chain Planner, Demand Planner. SIOP, Materials Planner
Job description
A global engineering business require a Production Planner. Applicants need planning experience (inventory, supply chain, material, production planning, production control), strong competency in MS Excel, analytical ability and MRP/ERP experience.
The Production Planner will be responsible for creating monthly Master Production Schedules that maximises the utilisation materials and resources, while ensuring customer demand is satisfied. An analytical and strategic role, the Production Planner will help shape planning processes and philosophies across the planning department. While the focus is on planning for manufacturing, applicants from a broader supply chain planning, demand planning, forecasting or supply chain analyst background would excel in this role,
This is an exciting new opportunity for the business that has come about due to a sustained period of growth.
Specific duties of the Production Planner / Supply Chain Planner include:
- Create, update and review master production schedules
- Support production control teams with weekly scheduling and planning activities
- Provide forecasts of raw materials to suppliers and expedite material flow in collaboration with Procurement
- Short term and long term capacity planning
- Contribute to site SIOP processes and plans
Production Planner / Supply Chain Planner applicants should meet the following criteria:
- Experience of planning (inventory, supply chain, material, production planning, scheduling, supply chain analyst)
- Previous experience of a fast-paced production environment - manufacturing, food, FMCG etc
- Strong competency in MS Excel (Pivot Tables, Vlookup, Formulas etc).
- MRP/ERP experience
- Interdepartmental engagement skills
- Applicants need to be eligible for UK security clearance