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The Company
Our client is a specialist Manufacturer. Due to investment, they are now looking to recruit a Production Planner.
The Role
- Creation and maintenance of BOM structures within SAP production orders for bespoke builds.
- Ordering of "One time Offer" materials.
- Management of partial and full release of production/works orders in line with material staging dates.
- Creation and release of stock transport orders between manufacturing areas.
- Support production/works order closure when technical issues arise within the SAP system.
- Master data creation and maintenance-creation and maintenance of sap views.
- Management of deletion workflows to ensure master data on obsolete items is up to date.
- Periodic review of safety stock parameters, abnormal demand quantities, and lot size parameters.
- Maintenance of total replenishment lead times, supply chain type, and planning profile on materials.
- Primary responsibility for the replenishment of components which have a local stocking policy.
- Autonomy to maintain and adjust forecast data and master data.
- Placement of replenishment orders on internal and external suppliers.
- Provide general support to production helping to resolve booking issues and other ad-hoc requests.
- Representation of the planning department as project support for new product introductions, changes to existing product or changes to the manufacturing processes.
The Person
- This role requires a strong understanding of SAP systems, production planning, and inventory management.
- It also requires excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with various teams and stakeholders.
- A level (or equivalent) business qualification is desirable or proven work experience in a similar role.
- Previous experience within a similar role.
- Knowledge and experience working with Supply Chain KPI’s.
- IT skills i.e. MS Office.
- Customer orientated.
- Ability to organise and prioritise.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- SAP working knowledge desirable.
- Capacity for analytical thinking.
- Comfortable providing feedback to suppliers.
- Committed to updating internal stakeholders with the latest part availability status.
The Benefits
- You will be working for a well-established growing employer.
- An excellent salary.
- A company experiencing continued growth, expansion and investment.
- The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices.
The Pay
- Attractive salary which exceeds NLW
