Supply Chain Planner

AMS is a global workforce solutions partner committed to creating inclusive, dynamic, and future-ready workplaces. We help organisations adapt, grow, and thrive in an ever-evolving world by building, shaping, and optimising diverse talent strategies.

Our Contingent Workforce Solution (CWS) is one way we support our clients. Acting as an extension of their recruitment teams, we connect them with skilled interim and temporary professionals, fostering workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed.

On behalf of our globally respected client who develop cutting-edge technologies that deliver clean, safe and competitive solutions to meet the planet's vital power needs we are looking for a Supply Chain Planner for a 12-month contract based in Derby (3 days onsite per week, 2 days working from home).

Purpose of the role:

As a Supply Chain Planner you'll play an integral role in the preparation, planning, issuing and controlling production schedules along with coordinating material requirements and managing supplier relations to ensure a controlled flow for approved materials is timed to meet production.

This is a great opportunity to work with cross functional teams whilst also working to advise management of the status of work and work to overcome potential production obstacles.

What you'll do as a Supply Chain Planner:

Scheduling equipment and personnel.
Confirming material supply and demands.
Preparing work orders or purchase requests for the production or purchase of components or parts.
Manage and maintain multiple supplier relationships.
Influencing and challenging senior stakeholders to ensure delivery performance.
Carry out operational planning activities including day plans, forward planning, delivery negotiation and milestone tracking.
Mitigate supply chain risk through proactive engagement, problem solving and execution of recovery plans where required.
Conduct supply reviews and on‑site supplier visits (UK based) to understand manufacturing processes and maintain strong performance.

The skills you'll need as a Supply Chain Planner:

Qualification in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Purchasing, Manufacturing, or a related discipline.
Strong project management skills with the ability to plan, execute, and deliver to agreed timelines.
Proven supply chain or manufacturing planning experience within an operational manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated ability to communicate, influence and build long‑term supplier relationships, including with senior external stakeholders.
Experience managing supplier performance, including recovery of underperforming or difficult suppliers.
Operational planning and control expertise, including OTIF measurement, forward planning, KPI management and delivery recovery plans.
Comfortable working with ERP/MRP systems (SAP preferred) and Excel for data analysis and decision‑making.

Next steps

We will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella or PAYE engagement model.

If you are interested in applying for this Supply Chain Planner position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.

AMS, a Recruitment Process Outsourcing Company, may in the delivery of some of its services be deemed to operate as an Employment Agency or an Employment Business