Do you enjoy looking ahead, identifying potential supply or capacity issues before they impact production and working across departments to keep customer delivery on track?
We're supporting a leading manufacturing business in Fareham who are looking to recruit a Long Range Resource Planner to join their Planning team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced planner to take ownership of longer-term production requirements, working closely with Production, Purchasing, Customer Services and Finance to ensure resources and materials are aligned with customer demand.
What's the role all about?
As the Long Range Resource Planner, you'll be responsible for balancing supply and demand by interrogating the ERP and MRP systems against available materials, capacity and resources.
Your focus will be ensuring works orders are released on time and that the business has clear visibility of future production requirements, helping protect Customer On-Time Delivery (OTD).
You'll continuously review the forward load, identify potential risks and work with operational stakeholders to resolve constraints before they impact the production schedule.
This is a role for someone who doesn't simply follow an MRP system – you'll need to understand the information, challenge planning data where appropriate and make informed decisions to improve overall supply chain performance.
Key responsibilities
Manage long-range production and resource planning requirements
Balance supply and demand across materials, capacity and manufacturing resources
Review and resolve MRP action messages
Review MRP job creation recommendations and create works orders
Identify potential supply, capacity and resource constraints and escalate risks early
Manage the forward production load to support customer delivery requirements
Support the development and maintenance of the Master Production Schedule
Drive On Time to Release (OTR) performance through daily and weekly planning activities
Challenge planning data integrity to improve replenishment planning
Work closely with Production to support achievement of manufacturing schedules
Coordinate information between Production and Customer Services to maintain alignment with the customer order book
Collaborate with Purchasing to resolve material availability issues
Review excess and obsolete inventory and identify actions to minimise stock impact
Work with Finance to investigate and close WIP variances
Coordinate and communicate daily MRB outputs to the Planning team
Support New Product Introduction (NPI) projects
Provide finite scheduling support using the VAPS MoM system when required
Support customer, BSI and regulatory audits
Identify and implement 5S and continuous improvement opportunities
What you'll need
To succeed in this role, you'll need:
A minimum of 3 years' experience within Production Planning or Resource Planning
Strong knowledge of MRP
Experience with production planning, capacity planning or advanced planning and scheduling
Strong Microsoft Excel skills
Ability to interrogate ERP/MRP information rather than simply process system recommendations
Good understanding of supply and demand within a manufacturing environment
Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
Confidence identifying and escalating risks
Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across multiple departments
Ability to remain calm and make effective decisions when priorities change
Desirable
It would also be beneficial if you have:
Experience working within an engineering or manufacturing environment
APICS or Supply Chain Planning qualification
Experience with Master Production Scheduling
Knowledge of VAPS or similar Advanced Planning & Scheduling systems
Experience supporting NPI projects
Exposure to Lean Manufacturing, 5S or continuous improvement methodologies
About you
You're a proactive planner who naturally looks ahead rather than waiting for problems to occur.
You'll be:
Analytical and data-driven
Confident challenging existing planning assumptions
Highly organised
Resilient when priorities change
Comfortable making decisions
A strong cross-functional communicator
Curious and solutions-focused
Able to work effectively with minimal supervision
Most importantly, you'll understand that effective production planning isn't simply about maintaining a schedule – it's about anticipating risk, balancing competing requirements and ensuring the entire supply chain is positioned to deliver for the customer.
Why join?
This is an opportunity to join a growing manufacturing business where Planning plays a critical role in operational and customer performance.
You'll have visibility across the wider supply chain and work closely with Production, Purchasing, Customer Services and Finance, giving you the opportunity to directly influence manufacturing performance, inventory and customer delivery.
Interested?
If you're an experienced Production Planner, Resource Planner, Manufacturing Planner, Supply Chain Planner or MRP Planner looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today or contact Kingdom People for a confidential discussion.
Kingdom People are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy
Salary description
£40000.00 - £45000.00 per year