Senior Planner
Cambridgeshire, England
Permanent
Competitive salary plus benefits
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Senior Planner
Cambridge
This is a great opportunity to join a growing technology manufacturer within the Electronics industry
The role:
Management of the Production Planning team, ensuring that the production schedule is prepared and maintained on an ongoing basis and in a timely manner to support sales forecast and firm customer demand. Ensure a consistent flow of work through the warehouse and factory with a view to best utilisation of available capacity. Liaison with the purchasing and sales teams to support these primary goals, as required.
Tasks:
Cambridge
This is a great opportunity to join a growing technology manufacturer within the Electronics industry
The role:
Management of the Production Planning team, ensuring that the production schedule is prepared and maintained on an ongoing basis and in a timely manner to support sales forecast and firm customer demand. Ensure a consistent flow of work through the warehouse and factory with a view to best utilisation of available capacity. Liaison with the purchasing and sales teams to support these primary goals, as required.
Tasks:
- Management of the Production Planning function and team
- Ownership of the sales forecast
- Involvement in daily creation and amendment of the production plan
- Driving actions within the business to support the production plan, plan adherence and high on-time delivery ambitions
- Helping to identify opportunities for, and taking ownership of, supply chain optimisation projects with a focus on MRP system settings, processes and data utilisation
- Working with the Sales Coordination team and Production Planning to identify process and system improvement opportunities that help to integrate and optimise workflow
- Educated to degree level standard or equivalent with Purchasing/Planning experience, preferably within electronics
- A strong understanding of ERP/MRP systems and some experience of refining them to meet the needs of the business
- Experience of leading a team
- Familiarity with a wide range of supply chain disciplines
- Experience in a Sales Co-ordination role or experience of managing the function
- Advanced Excel skills