Production Planner

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.