We have a new opportunity for a Production Planner, if you are looking for a new role with exciting development opportunities then we would love to hear from you.

This role is responsible for all production planning, purchased part expediting, stock and monitoring and achievement of Key Performance Indicators. Additional training will be provided to undertake parts of the Sales Administration role within the department predominantly to cover peak and holiday periods.

The role will also include various reporting requirements to the Supply Chain Manager or to support the creation of reports by Extracting and manipulating data from SAP to assist in the completion of various weekly / monthly reports - Sales forecast, Supplier MPM, Delivery Performance, etc.

Production Planner Benefits, salary £32,000 / £33,000 pa, Monday - Friday (half day on a Friday) pension, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, life assurance and free parking on site.

Production Planner Main Duties:

Maintain the MPS for all manufactured products in line with customer requirements and available capacity via regular reviews of the MPS and daily management of orders.
Produce a production plan on a weekly basis for manufacture the following week , ensuring maximum customer satisfaction and best production efficiency.
Create and issue all production paperwork in line with the production plan.
Print, check and issue all supplier schedules on a weekly basis.
Agree any purchase part/material rescheduling requirements with suppliers and confirm delivery dates.
For purchased parts/materials managed on a 'call-off' basis - on a wekely basis issue a daily call-off schedule.
Monitor supplier performance and discuss with each supplier on a weekly basis.
Expedite all critical purchase parts with suppliers (availablity, late customer deliveries etc) and maintain promise data.
Monitor finished goods stock levels and maintain inventory policies in line with the agreed rules / targets in place.
Monitor A/M availabliity and issue report of shortages, reasons and promised dates for all manufactured finished goods.
Resolve with Managers any capacity issues.
Keep sales administrators/Manager informed of any customer delivery issues.
Investigate and resolve all purchased part/material stock and delivery queries.
Allocation of transportation
Creation of deliveries
Investigating customer complaints
Monitoring of customer performance

If this role is of interest please send your CV to Kayleigh at Vibe Recruit today.

Vibe Recruit is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.