Supply Planner: Master Schedules & Inventory Optimisation

BBI exists to help our customers create advances that improve health and save lives. We are seeking a Supply Planner to join our team. This is a permanent, full-time position based at our site in Crumlin. Join our team: advancing health, together.

The Role

The Supply Planner will be responsible for developing and maintaining production schedules, optimising inventory levels, and coordinating with various teams to ensure timely delivery of products to customers. This role will require strong analytical skills, the ability to prioritise tasks, and effective communication with all stakeholders.

In this role your responsibilities will include:

• Support the delivery of the company’s overall revenue plan by developing and maintaining production plans and levelled schedules identifying constraints & opportunities on a cyclic basis.
• Supporting the monthly Master Production Scheduling (MPS) process for all business areas.
• Converting system generated suggestions into works orders for release to production.
• Raising works orders for Make to Order (MTO) products, in response to newly received customer orders.
• Schedule and maintain works order start and end dates, resource, capacity, and load data within the system to meet changing customer requirements.
• Process expedite, de-expedite and cancellation suggestions within Sage x3, as required.
• Day to-day interface for supply planning, to manage change and balance supply and demand.
• Regular KPI and metric reporting, identifying supply risk areas with input into company’s SIOP process.
• Maintenance and regular review of planning Master Data including but not limited to product lead times, planning horizons, safety stocks, routings and work centres.
• Daily interface with Procurement team for impact analysis on upcoming notified supplier delivery failures / delays.
• Feed supply constraints direct into SIOP process for inclusion in monthly SIOP reviews, where customer impact exists and support is required for mitigation of risk.
• Feed supply failures directly into Customer Planning team, to ensure customer orders are risked for wider business visibility.
• Support daily MRP processing, placing new purchase requests from system-generated purchase suggestions, and flag expedite requests to Procurement as necessary to protect the production plans.
• Co-ordinate discussions with production teams regarding management of manufacturing over yields and decisions around supply coverage and inventory impact.
• Co-ordinate with site Stores / Warehousing teams to provide weekly schedules for picking of components for manufacturing works orders.

You should apply if:

• Formal manufacturing planning training / Qualifications preferable
• Good General Level of Education with GCSE passes in English & Maths.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt desired.

Our Recruitment Process

If this role sounds like it’s for you, click ‘apply’ today. Once we’ve received your application, a member of our recruitment team will be in touch to arrange a call. On this call, we’ll be able to tell you a lot more about working here at BBI Solutions, how ‘a day in the life’ of this position looks and discuss the next stages of the recruitment process.

If you are an internal employee applying for this vacancy you and your manager are required to complete an internal transfer form. This needs to be completed in full and attached to your application along with your CV and cover letter.

As part of career development and succession planning internal applicants will receive priority consideration initially, please ensure that you apply within the initial two-week period to support this.

Why Choose BBI

We are committed to promoting and protecting the physical, financial, and emotional well-being of all our employees. With our employees focused on others, we’re focused on them. That’s why, at BBI, we’re dedicated to providing our employees with access to global resources and site-specific benefits that support their health and wellbeing.

• Competitive Salary with Yearly Salary Reviews
• 5% Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance (4x Annual Salary)
• Private Health Care Scheme – including dental
• Global Employee Wellbeing Programme
• Reward and Recognition Programme
• Commitment…