Supply Chain Planner

Responsibilities

• Developing and issuing daily and weekly production plans aligned to demand and capacity.
• Monitoring and adjusting production schedules in response to machine breakdowns, labour constraints, material shortages, or changes in customer demand.
• Balancing site capacity utilisation, changeover duration, and order priorities to optimise efficiency, and minimise downtime and waste.
• Liaising with site Production/Manufacturing Managers remotely to confirm feasibility of planned schedules.
• Reviewing forecasts and sales orders to ensure accurate production requirements are planned.
• Maintaining optimal stock levels of finished goods to effectively manage available space and minimise shortages.
• Monitoring slow moving and excess inventory and work with stakeholders to reduce obsolescence.
• Ensuring production aligns to agreed loading schedules and transport capacity.
• Raising and managing material orders to ensure availability.

Job Requirements About you

• You adopt a proactive approach, anticipating potential issues and taking early action to mitigate.
• Demonstrating attention to detail, you ensure accuracy across all scheduling.
• Your collaborative communication style will keep all stakeholders informed in a timely manner.
• Commercially, you understand the impact of planning decisions on costs and service levels.
• Continuous Improvement mindset: you drive improvements in the planning process and stock flow, working with the wider team.