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Production Planner

Posted 17 hours ago

  • Harrogate, North Yorkshire
  • Permanent
  • plus benefits
  • £30,000 to £40,000 /Yr
  • Sponsored
  • Expires In a month

Optimum Recruitment Group are proud to be working exclusively with a client based in North Yorkshire who are looking to appoint a Production Planner to the team, on a permanent basis.



Reporting to the Head of Operations, you will deliver the production plan through strong planning, organisational and communication skills. You will lead the production schedule to produce a deliverable plan taking into consideration constraints to scheduling, maintaining stock levels and service levels.



Your responsibilities will include:




  • Conduct the S&OP cycle for the business by translating the sales forecast into an achievable, well timed production plan.

  • Creation of RCCP recognising areas of capacity constraint presenting opportunities as required to alleviate.

  • Identify products as runners, repeaters and determine stock holding required in conjunction with sales forecast.

  • Generate and maintain routings and characteristics allowing product groupings to maximise efficiency.

  • Management and communication of 3 month rolling plan ensuring all relevant parties are aware and commitment reached.

  • Maintain and monitor sales forecasts generating production orders to satisfy demand.

  • Coordinate replanning as and when required.

  • Actively communicate with production, procurement, sales and maintenance departments as required.

  • Create weekly targets from the rolling plan and effectively communicate to the production

  • Maintain constant communication both internally and with customers as required.

  • Provide cover and support as required to procurement as required.

  • Prepare monthly report pack demonstrating performance to agreed metrics.



Do you have the following knowledge, experience and skills?




  • Demonstrable production planning experience, ideally from working within a fast paced manufacturing environment.

  • Ability to build strong relationships and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

  • Effective planning and organisational skills.

  • Fully IT literate.

  • Confidence to challenge personnel when appropriate.



Salary dependent on skills and experience but up to c�40k plus benefits.