production planner Wolverhampton, England
Job description
Production Planner
Wolverhampton
This role will be responsible for overseeing customer schedule translation to the company's internal planning processes. Auditing internal planning attainment with a goal of 100% adherence. Maintaining stock planning calculations in line with objectives, lean methodology and fulfilling customer requirements. Developing and the maintenance of KPI controls relevant to customer / supplier delivery and stock performance.
Your responsibilities as a Production Planner will include but not be limited to:
- Analysis of customer schedules - translation into sales data, capacity, and manning planning.
- Review, communicate and monitor weekly demands against long term forecasts and equipment commercial agreed volumes.
- To level demand & align all stock profiles (finished, shopstock, pool stock, safety) to compensate for fluctuation, then plan processes to meet internal / customer needs.
- Monitor, support, and co-ordinate physical stock checks, compare and maintain system accuracy. KPI and oversee related improvement plans.
- To monitor, record and communicate adherence to plan, stock levels and customer fluctuation. When applicable to advise, agree and implement corrective plans.
- Regular and effective communication with customers and internal departments.
- To maintain SAP to enable efficient parts ordering, production planning with a target of 100% delivery and stock target performance.
To be a successful candidate in this role you will need:
- Customer systems and maintenance
- SAP (MRP and ERP) experience and Microsoft proficient
- A good interdepartmental communicator that can solve issues systematically & objectively.
- Production planning and inventory control.
- Demonstrated success in a high quality, high volume, lean environment.
- Business process experience - Proven track record with automotive sector (possibly 1st tier).
- Experience within a planning deployment environment
- NVQ 4 - In a relevant engineering discipline or ILM equivalent
- HNC - IOSCM Level or MP&L equivalent
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Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £36,000.00-£37,000.00 per year
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
