Production Planner

Job Description

We’re looking for a proactive Production Planner to join us on a 6 month contract to lead the downstream supply chain, ensuring operational excellence and a seamless customer experience from order to delivery.

• Create and manage detailed production schedules that align customer demand with operational efficiency.
• Raise work orders and manage MRP messages to deliver a streamlined production flow.
• Monitor schedule adherence, lead times, and COTD performance to drive continuous improvement.
• Own product master data and lifecycle phases in ERP, ensuring portfolio efficiency and cost control.
• Coordinate recovery plans for overdue orders and communicate resolution strategies.
• Reconcile the sales order book to ensure alignment across inventory, revenue, and customer expectations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to build master production plans that optimize resources and shift patterns.
• Manage finished goods inventory policies and engineering change requests.
• Report on key supply chain metrics including OTD, inventory health, and cost drivers.
• Champion lean principles and deploy planning methodologies like infinite planning, flex planning, and MPS.
• Act as deputy to the Supply Chain Manager within the Rotork Management Operating System.
• Coach and support team members to deepen supply chain knowledge.
• Lead the SiOP process, owning demand planning and capacity alignment across a 3–18 month horizon.

• Educated to degree level or with appropriate workplace experience/qualification.
• Experience with, and sound knowledge of, manufacturing supply‑chain, planning and Lean methodology.
• Strong data analysis and experience with an ERP system. Knowledge of Material Requirements Planning.
• Use of common tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Power point.
• Strong skills in problem solving and the ability to troubleshoot and resolve scheduling conflicts and resource constraints.
• Proficient in interpreting bills of materials and configured product structures.

• APIC’s certified desirable.
• 6 Sigma green belt trained and/or lean equivalent.
• Excellent relationship management and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively.
• Keen eye for detail and ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
• Agile leadership with the ability to adapt to changing conditions and be a change agent.