Production & Demand Planner

The Planet Group; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment company is seeking a Production & Demand Planner for a contract role in Plymouth. The candidate will monitor inventory, support procurement tasks, and track production orders. Strong knowledge of ERP Cloud suite is essential along with the ability to achieve security clearance. This position offers an engaging opportunity within an established aerospace firm.

Qualifications

• Experience in monitoring inventory and stock levels.
• Ability to support operations and procurement tasks effectively.
• Competency in tracking production orders and ensuring timely production.

Responsibilities

• Monitor inventory and release orders on Planner Workbench.
• Support the Operations and Procurement Managers.
• Liaise between different teams to ensure smooth operations.

Skills

ERP Cloud suite knowledge

Inventory management

Communication

Procurement support

Job description

The Planet Group have recently been engaged by a market leader in the Aerospace industry who are looking for a Production & Demand Planner to join the team on an initial 6-12 month contract.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Monitoring inventory - stock level and release orders on Planner Workbench accordingly.
• Support the Operations Manager on tasks with Manufacturing site in Japan.
• Support Procurement Manager on Suppliers and Purchase Order tasks.
• Track and drive production orders to ensure OTD to end customers.
• Release production job orders to support UK Production start dates as well as validating that all parts were allocated correctly to the given job orders.
• Ensure job orders are corrected in a timely manner each week to minimise aging work orders.
• Facilitate expedited material of critical part shortages to released work orders.
• Liaison to Stores to unsure understanding of daily ship schedules.
• Liaison between Operations Manager, Procurement Manager and Production Team
• Support inventory cycle counting, reduction, accuracy initiatives as required.
• Support with Forecast activities.
• Relevant and current experience on ERP Cloudsuite
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Key Requirements:

• A primary function of the role is to use the ERP Cloud suite knowledge and experience of this system would be a requisite for the role.
• Ability to achieve baseline security clearance.
• Available at short notice latest January 2026.

If you would like to find out more, please apply in the first instance.

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