Production Planner

The Role:

As our Production Planner you will be a crucial part of our operations team responsible for all production planning and scheduling activities across our Original Equipment (OE) Spares and Return to Base service items within our factory. Your primary focus will be on translating customer demand into an achievable Master Production Schedule that optimizes both delivery performance and inventory goals. Your success will be measured by your ability to ensure On Time Delivery (OTD) to our customers and maintain strong adherence to the production schedule.

Key Responsibilities:

• Transform customer demand into a realistic and effective Master Production Schedule.
• Continuously assess changes in customer demand and analyze their impact on capacity and production volumes.
• Manage the endtoend production planning process for spare parts to meet aftermarket supply chain requirements.
• Ensure the timely release of production kits according to the communicated plan and visually track adherence.
• Determine optimal production lot sizes to maximize manufacturing efficiency while minimizing inventory investment.
• Proactively manage exception messages generated by the MRP system including creating progressing delaying and cancelling orders and addressing deadline overruns and late starts.
• Promptly escalate any potential material shortages to the relevant teams.
• Maintain accurate master data for internal lead times and applicable safety stock levels.
• Actively support initiatives to improve our customer delivery promise dates.
• Assist the Team Leader in providing accurate data for all key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Maintain a flexible approach and support the Team Leader with adhoc tasks as required by business needs.

What Were Looking For:

• A basic understanding of Production Planning principles and a strong willingness to learn and develop within our specific business setup someone who has perhaps worked in a Warehouse working on Inventory/Goods. 
• An energetic resultsoriented and highly driven individual with a proactive approach.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
• Effective communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to convey information clearly and concisely.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong working relationships.
• Proven ability to balance competing priorities and manage time effectively in a demanding environment.
• Ideally experience with SAP in a manufacturing environment (but not essential).

Impact and Scope:

• You will directly support the of the production plan as directed by the Team Leader.
• You will be instrumental in building and maintaining strong working relationships with key internal stakeholders across Order Management Logistics Material Purchasing Production and Manufacturing Engineering.
• Your efforts will directly contribute to achieving and improving our ontime delivery performance to our valued customers.
• You may also interact with external manufacturing entities as required.

Qualifications :

Technical Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Basic understanding in Production Planning and willing to learn based on business setup.
• Experience of Supply Chain (Sales Orders Inventory Goods In)
• Able to work on site at Hemel Hempstead 5 days a week. 
• Able to obtain SC Level Clearance. 
• Energetic results oriented driven individual.
• Attention to detail imperative.
• Effective communicator.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to balance priorities and manage time effectively.
• Ideally with SAP knowledge in manufacturing environment but not necessary.

Additional Information :

Join us and well help build your career with excellent training and opportunities for career growth across the business both locally and globally. Youll experience an inclusive environment with strong leadership and a focus on safety and wellbeing. Youll also have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of benefits to suit your lifestyle offering you and your family support from a health and wellbeing financial and lifestyle perspective.

Join us and work for a worldleader with the benefits and training to reward your dedication and skills. Be part of a team where we are making the world a safer place.

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin economic status disability age or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics where we celebrate support and embrace diversity.

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