Manufacturing Planner

Job Title: Manufacturing Planner

Location: Bedfordshire

Purpose to develop and maintain a robust production plan to support the manufacturing projects within the Special Projects business area.

A plan is required that informs Production Operations of the daily/weekly plan to meet Special Projects requirements for the manufacture of hardware principally for development programmes.

Near‑term (weekly/fortnightly) outlook plan is required to give understanding to projects that machine and labour capacity is available to meet their near‑term requirements and understand the capacity availability for opportunities when bidding.

The role will work closely with the SP Master Planning Lead, Manufacturing Team Leads, Technicians and Manufacturing Engineering to understand the resources available.

Managing the SAP demand for development work from cradle to grave. Influencing a state of readiness of development work through SAP Planning and managing a LOB/AOL per project with a responsibility of material management on all projects.

• Strong knowledge and experience of SAP Production Planning and Material Control processes.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Proven experience in production planning, capacity planning and resource management within a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to interpret and manage Integrated Master Schedules (IMS).
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills across multiple business functions.
• Ability to analyse data, identify risks and implement effective planning solutions.

• Experience of managing subcontractor orders and external manufacturing suppliers.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Project.
• Experience supporting development, prototype or low‑volume/high‑complexity manufacturing programmes.
• Understanding of aerospace, defence or advanced engineering manufacturing environments

You will need to hold or be eligible to hold SC clearance.