Product Planner

EA First Compass House; Ely; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Product Planner to manage stock inquiries and coordinate shipments in a fast-paced environment. Key responsibilities include liaising with freight partners, ensuring timely product availability, and managing stock discrepancies. The ideal candidate will have supply chain or inventory management experience along with strong Excel skills. A qualification in CIPS or experience with Microsoft Dynamics AX would be advantageous. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement and various benefits.

Benefits

Income Protection

4× Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Qualifications

• Experience in supply chain, planning, or inventory management.
• Strong Excel skills including pivot tables and formulas.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage stock enquiries and coordinate inbound shipments.
• Liaise with freight forwarders and warehouse team daily.
• Ensure products are manufactured, shipped, and received on time.
• Investigate stock discrepancies and escalate risks.

Skills

Supply chain experience

Planning experience

Inventory management experience

Strong Excel skills

Education

CIPS qualification or studying towards it

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics AX

Job description

Do you have supply chain, planning, inventory management or operational experience and are looking for a Product Planner role?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an inspirational and innovative environment, where you'll play a pivotal role in supporting the smooth flow of products through the supply chain.

You will be managing stock enquiries, coordinating inbound shipments with warehouse operations and freight partners, ensuring products arrive on time to meet customer delivery requirements.

You’ll be:

• The primary point of contact for stock availability
• Liaising daily with freight forwarders and the warehouse team to manage inbound shipments
• Coordinating with internal teams to ensure products are manufactured, shipped and received within required timelines
• Escalating risks to product availability promptly and proposing mitigation actions
• Reviewing stock count and cycle count results
• Investigating stock discrepancies
• Utilising and monitoring unallocated stock to support operational needs
• Checking, logging and approving supplier invoices

You’ll have planning, supply chain or inventory management experience along with strong Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas and vlookups).

Experience with Microsoft Dynamics AX would be an advantage, as would a CIPS qualification or if you were studying towards it.

This is a fast‑paced, dynamic environment where strong accuracy and attention to detail is important.

Location:
Ely, Cambridgeshire (Hybrid working)

Hours:
Monday-Friday - Full time (Flexi‑time)

Salary:
Negotiable

Benefits:
Income Protection, 4 × Life Assurance, Private Medical Insurance + more!

EA First Ltd are acting as an Employment Agency for this permanent vacancy.