Planner, Manufacturing ​/ Production, Production Manager

The Company

Our client is a market leading manufacturing company. Due to growth, they are now looking to recruit a Planner.

• The Planner is responsible for developing, maintaining and communicating production schedules to ensure efficient manufacturing operations and on-time delivery to customers.
• The role coordinates demand forecasts, inventory levels and manufacturing capacity to create achievable production plans while minimizing downtime, shortages and excess inventory.
• The Planner works closely with Operations, Procurement, Warehousing and Commercial teams to ensure alignment between customer demand and production capability.
• Create and maintain daily and weekly production schedules based on demand forecasts, inventory levels and manufacturing capacity.
• Ensure production plans support customer deliveries.
• Monitor production progress and adjust schedules to manage changes in demand, delays, or operational issues.
• Maintain a stable production plan while balancing customer requirements and operational efficiency.
• Coordinate production across manufacturing lines to maximize utilisation and minimise changeovers.
• Review sales forecasts and customer orders to ensure alignment with production planning.
• Work with the commercial team to monitor changes in demand and update schedules accordingly.
• Ensure raw materials and packaging materials are available in line with production requirements.
• Collaborate with procurement and stock control teams to avoid shortages or excess inventory.
• Monitor inventory levels for finished goods, raw materials and work-in-progress.
• Support the development and maintenance of inventory policies that balance availability and working capital.
• Identify risks of stock shortages, overstock or obsolete inventory.
• Liaise with manufacturing teams to confirm production capacity and operational constraints.
• Participate in planning and operational meetings to review schedules and resolve issues.
• Work with operations to reduce downtime, changeover time, and inefficiencies.
• Maintain planning master data such as:
  Bills of Materials (BOMs), lead times, production rates, planning parameters.
• Ensure planning systems and ERP data are accurate and up to date.
• Generate and analyse planning reports to support decision making.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning processes, efficiency, and forecasting accuracy.

• Must have previous experience as a Planner within manufacturing.
• You will have experience using MRP systems and excellent IT skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong time management and prioritisation skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• Good communication skill.
• Have good interpersonal skills.

• You will be working for a well-established growing employer.
• An excellent salary.
• A company experiencing continued growth, expansion and investment.
• The company is fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices.