Global Supply Chain Ops - Supply Chain Buyer/Planner - Instruments

Corin Group; England; Remote; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension (starting at 6% and increasing

Life assurance

Private medical insurance

Annual eye tests

Employee referral scheme

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Corin Group, a global orthopaedics innovation business headquartered in Cirencester, seeks an experienced Production Planner (Instruments) to join the Supply Chain team. You will create and maintain production schedules to meet customer demand and ensure materials are available for on-time manufacturing.

You will monitor progress, analyse MRP messages, and collaborate with Manufacturing, Procurement and Operations to optimise capacity, reduce lead times and maintain compliance with regulatory

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Production Planning role within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong planning, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across departments.
• Good analytical skills and confidence working with data.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with SAGE MRP or other planning systems would be advantageous.
• Experience within a regulated manufacturing environment would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain production schedules to support customer demand and manufacturing requirements
• Monitor production progress and adjust plans where required
• Analyse MRP messages and work in progress (WIP) to prioritise production activities
• Work closely with Manufacturing, Buyer Planners and Team Leaders to ensure materials and capacity are available
• Identify and escalation risks that could impact production schedules or customer deliveries
• Attend daily production meetings and provide updates on planning activities
• Monitor and report on schedule adherence and planning performance
• Support capacity planning and help identify opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce lead times
• Maintain compliance with quality, regulatory and health & safety requirements

Skills

Planning

Organisational skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Data analysis

Microsoft Excel

Multiple priorities

Team collaboration

Tools

SAGE MRP

MS Excel

Job description

Corin Group is a global orthopaedics innovation business, headquartered in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Across 7 units in Love Lane, we manufacture knee and hip implants that are shipped around the world to help improve patients' quality of life. With over 500 employees, we are focused on precision, quality and innovation to ensure we deliver the highest standards in everything we do.

We're looking for a Production Planner to join our Instruments Department within the Supply Chain team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced planner to play a key role in supporting our manufacturing operations, ensuring production plans are aligned to customer demand, materials are available when needed and schedules are delivered efficiently.

Working closely with Manufacturing, Procurement and Operations teams, you'll help keep production running smoothly while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives that support business growth and operational performance.

Salary: Circa £34,000 + bonus

As a Production Planner (Instruments), you will:

• Create and maintain production schedules to support customer demand and manufacturing requirements
• Monitor production progress and adjust plans where required
• Analyse MRP messages and work in progress (WIP) to prioritise production activities
• Work closely with Manufacturing, Buyer Planners and Team Leaders to ensure materials and capacity are available
• Identify and escalation risks that could impact production schedules or customer deliveries
• Attend daily production meetings and provide updates on planning activities
• Monitor and report on schedule adherence and planning performance
• Support capacity planning and help identify opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce lead times
• Maintain compliance with quality, regulatory and health & safety requirements

The ideal Production Planner (Instruments) will have:

• Previous experience in a Production Planning role within a manufacturing environment
• Strong planning, organisational and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across departments
• Good analytical skills and confidence working with data
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• The ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with SAGE MRP or other planning systems would be advantageous
• Experience within a regulated manufacturing environment would be beneficial

We offer great benefits which include:

• Competitive salary of circa £34,000 plus annual bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Excellent pension, starting at 6% and increasing to 9.7% after 18 months
• Life assurance, six times your basic salary
• Private medical insurance with BUPA for you and your family
• Free annual eye tests and flu vaccinations
• Employee referral programme where you can earn from £1,000 for each successful hire you recommend
• Career development opportunities within a growing global business

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