Planning Coordinator

Reed; Aylesford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a Planning Coordinator to support the Production Planners with administrative tasks. The successful candidate will manage documentation and logistics, ensuring compliance and timely production. Candidates should possess a degree or equivalent, with advanced Excel skills and excellent attention to detail. This is an office-based role with opportunities for personal growth and development.

Benefits

Personal growth opportunities

Health Cash Plan

Subsidised gym membership

Discretionary bonus

Qualifications

• Education to Degree level or equivalent, such as CPIM certification, is an advantage.
• Advanced Excel skills are highly desirable (Vlook-ups and Pivot tables).
• Excellent communication skills.
• High attention to detail, analytical & problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage pressure and conflicting demands.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Production Planners with administrative aspects.
• Producing Batch Documents and ensuring alignment with schedules.
• Communicating with departments to ensure schedule adherence.
• Preparing Customer Sample Batch Documents and tracking raw materials.
• Dealing with allocation or document queries.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Degree level education or equivalent

Job description

Planning Coordinator 7am-4pm M-F (Office based)

This role is responsible for supporting the Production Planners with the administrative aspects of production to ensure documentation and logistics of raw material are aligned with company compliances and operation deadlines. Using the system to produce Batch Documents in conjunction with the schedules and to issue and book finished goods into stock after production in a timely and efficient manner. Communicate effectively with departments such as Customer Support, Quality, Warehouse and Production to help ensure schedule adherence and help with completion of objectives.

What’s in it for you

• Personal growth, including training and development opportunities
• Health Cash Plan
• Subsidised gym membership
• Discretionary bonus

What to expect

• Raising all Solutions Batch Documents in agreed timescales to meet operation deadlines. Check for any Dynamic formulation products.
• Prepare Customer Sample Batch Documents, DF check, and write off raw material after completion of job.
• Finished goods to be booked into system after completion to enable goods to be dispatched
• Raw material allocation following company procedures and liaising with Prep Room to support stock rotation.
• Request and Track Raw material transfers aligned with production deadlines
• Provide the Loading instructions and Spec labels as part of the batch document
• Liaise with relevant departments to ensure raw materials arrive and can be sampled in necessary timescales to achieve operation deadlines
• Support/Cover daily planning of the production/packing programs as and when required
• Dealing with allocation or document queries and authorizing batch changes for Production/Warehouse
• Minimizing plan changes wherever possible by working closely with production Team Leaders to match workload with resource
• Participation in meetings as requested
• Any other ad-hoc duties as requested by Production Planner or Line Manager

Does this sound like you

• Education to Degree level or equivalent, such as CPIM certification, is an advantage.
• Advanced Excel skills are highly desirable (Vlook-ups and Pivot tables)
• Excellent communication skills
• High attention to detail, analytical & problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage pressure and conflicting demands, using initiative to prioritise tasks and workload to meet deadlines