Production and Materials Planner

Location: Monmouth

Hours: Full-Time

Salary: Competitive DOE

• Develop and maintain production schedules aligned with customer demand, stock targets, material availability, labour and machine capacity.
• Create and manage production work orders, establish priorities and adjust schedules to meet changing operational requirements.
• Coordinate planning across manufacturing, warehouse and supply chain functions, including Grid production activities in Monmouth.
• Develop an end-to-end planning process for an associated engineering operation and incorporate it into the master planning tool.
• Monitor production performance against plan, communicating priorities and escalating risks relating to delivery, capacity, downtime or labour.
• Work closely with Purchasing and Supply Chain to ensure raw materials, packaging and components are available when required.
• Improve inventory control, reduce excess stock, support stock turnover and develop and implement a stock scrapping policy.
• Project manage the MRP rollout and act as the system superuser.
• Maintain accurate ERP/MRP data, including bills of materials, stock codes, lead times, routings and planning parameters.
• Produce monthly inventory reports and monitor operational KPIs, including on-time-in-full delivery, schedule adherence and inventory performance.
• Liaise with Sales on demand forecasts and delivery priorities, and coordinate with Warehouse teams on finished goods and dispatch requirements.
• Drive continuous improvements in planning accuracy, operational flow, labour efficiency, machine utilisation and automated planning systems.

• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Good IT skills, including Excel and data analysis.
• High attention to detail and accuracy in planning and system data.
• Clear communication and effective stakeholder management across operational departments.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and respond effectively to change in a fast-paced environment.
• A proactive, collaborative approach with ownership of planning performance.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and operational efficiency.

• Experience in production planning within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations and production processes.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems.
• Understanding of inventory management, material planning and supply chain processes.
• Experience working within a KPI-driven operational environment.