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Contract Type: Permanent
Salary / Benefits
Salary up to £38,000
Job Elements
- Responsible for developing and maintaining detailed production plans and coordinating production schedules to optimise capacity utilisation and to meet customer requirements.
- Ensures availability of materials and labour to meet production requirements and delivery commitments.
- Monitors and maintains inventory levels of finished goods.
- Create and maintain production plans to meet customer demand while ensuring maximum efficiency for the business.
- Scheduling of the production lines for different product groups and associated assemblies, factoring in production routing time and material lead time.
- Ensure all paperwork is issued to production in a timely and controlled manner.
- Monitor production performance versus expected / planned, and provide reports to the management team and suggestions on increasing efficiency.
- Working closely with Purchasing Department to check adequate material availability, management of any constraint issues and running material simulations to identify risks to targeted build plans.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Relevant degree level qualification within a relevant supply chain discipline or experience within the planning environment of a manufacturing business.
- Proven experience in planning and demand forecasting within manufacturing business.
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data analysis and forecasting tools (ie. Excel, ERP systems, demand planning software).
- Strong SAP skills, with key experience in planning, purchasing and production background, and be able to interrogate SAP for key information and reporting.
- Excellent numeracy and literacy skills.
- Good communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across multiple teams.
Petrie Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.
