Do you enjoy balancing production schedules, material availability and customer demand to keep operations running efficiently?
We're supporting a leading manufacturing business in Hampshire who are looking to recruit a Senior Planner to join their Planning team.
This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in coordinating production planning activities across multiple manufacturing departments while working closely with Operations, Procurement and Sales to ensure customer expectations are consistently met.
What's the role all about?
As a Senior Planner, you'll be responsible for creating and maintaining production schedules across several manufacturing areas, ensuring capacity, materials and resources are aligned to meet customer demand.
You'll work closely with Operations, Procurement, Logistics and Sales to proactively identify potential issues, minimise delays and drive improvements in planning performance.
This is a fast-paced role where strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities are essential.
Key responsibilities
Create and maintain production schedules across multiple manufacturing departments
Balance production capacity, material availability and customer demand
Monitor production performance and identify potential constraints
Work closely with Procurement to ensure materials are available when required
Coordinate subcontractor activity and delivery schedules where required
Manage production orders through the ERP/MRP system
Review late orders and proactively resolve planning issues
Liaise with Production, Engineering, Purchasing, Logistics and Sales teams
Analyse planning data and identify opportunities to improve efficiency
Drive continuous improvement across production planning processes
Ensure ERP data remains accurate and up to date
Support inventory optimisation while maintaining customer delivery performance
What you'll need
To succeed in this role, you'll bring:
Previous experience in a Senior Planner, Production Planner or Supply Chain Planning role
Experience within a manufacturing or engineering environment
Strong knowledge of MRP/ERP systems
Excellent understanding of production scheduling and capacity planning
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
Good Microsoft Excel skills
Ability to prioritise multiple projects within a fast-paced environment
Desirable
Experience using Microsoft Dynamics 365 or similar ERP systems
Exposure to Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement
Experience coordinating subcontract manufacturing
APICS or Supply Chain qualifications
About you
You're an organised and proactive planner who enjoys solving complex scheduling challenges while ensuring production runs smoothly.
You'll be:
Highly organised and analytical
Commercially aware
Detail-focused
A confident communicator
Comfortable working across multiple departments
Passionate about improving processes and delivering excellent customer service
Salary & Benefits
Up to £55,000 per annum
Company pension
Employee Assistance Programme
Retail and lifestyle discounts
Long service awards
Training and career development
Free onsite parking
Interested?
If you're an experienced Senior Planner, Production Planner or Supply Chain Planner looking for your next challenge within manufacturing, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion.
Kingdom People are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy
Salary description
£50000.00 - £55000.00 per year