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Job Title: Production Planner
Location: Durham
The Company: An entrepreneurial UK manufacturer known for innovation, quality, and service in the steel industry. The group includes trusted brands and employs over 250 people.
Salary: Competitive
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Opportunities to join a share scheme
- Pension
Job Description: As a key member of the Supply Chain team, the Production Planner will manage production planning and maintain strong working relationships with operations, purchasing, and customer services.
Key Duties:
- Produce and issue level-loaded manufacturing plans to meet OTIF targets.
- Maintain long-term capacity plans and identify potential risks.
- Attend daily operations and planning meetings.
- Ensure a plan attainment of >95%.
- Meet Inventory and DOS targets in collaboration with the supply chain manager.
- Agree on a dispatch schedule with logistics to meet customer delivery dates.
- Facilitate communications between operations, purchasing, and customer services.
- Report daily and monthly planning KPIs and propose improvement projects.
- Monitor and analyze production planning and order intake KPIs.
- Streamline current processes and innovate to improve services.
- Provide analysis on order book and stock levels as needed.
Skills & Experience: Essential:
- Minimum of 2 years of experience as a production planner.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Data-driven with a curiosity for process improvements.
- Understanding of manufacturing processes.
- Problem-solving abilities.
- Flexibility and prioritization skills.
- Ability to build and maintain professional relationships.
Desirable:
- Degree qualified or experience in high-volume manufacturing production planning.
Why Should You Apply?
- Join an innovative and quality-focused company with a strong market presence.
- Benefit from career progression opportunities within a larger corporate group.
- Be part of a team committed to continuous improvement and exceptional customer service.
