Production Planner

PeopleGateway; Bradford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 Days Annual Leave

Pension – 14.5%

Flexible Holiday Option

Enhanced Family Friendly & Carers Pol

Critical Illness Cover

Learning & Development Opportunities

Job summary

Princes Bradford site is seeking a Planner to maximise customer service and maintain target stock levels through efficient production scheduling. You will work within our Princes Manufacturing System to support the site and act as a key link between production and logistics.

The role requires strong knowledge of planning software (SAP/APO), experience in FMCG environments, and the ability to think ahead on short- and mid-term planning horizons.

Qualifications

• Fundamental understanding of integrated planning software: Production Planning, MRP, S&OP, Capacity Planning, MPS.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain optimised production plans to meet forecast and actual demand for Bradford site.
• Drive lean manufacturing practices to improve site performance and reduce waste.
• Manage stock holding parameters to balance production and purchasing needs.
• Schedule bulk material orders and liaise with suppliers to balance stock and lead times.

Skills

Production planning

MRP

S&OP

Capacity planning

Master production scheduling

SAP APO

Communication

Attention to detail

Tools

SAP

APO

Job description

About Princes

The Princes Group has over 7,000 employees with offices and production sites in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France and Mauritius. Princes manufactures 350 different food and drink products responsibly sourced and enjoyed by consumers every day. None of this would be possible without striving to be an employer of choice, where our colleagues are proud to represent our business.

Role Description

Job Purpose

To maximise customer service levels whilst maintaining target stock levels, through efficient production scheduling.

Support Bradford site vision, to be the home of operational excellence and the customer’s first choice soft drinks manufacturer.

Dimensions

• 500+ Finished Product SKU’s and 500+ Semi-Finished SKU’s
• £90m of Raw Materials.
• No Direct Reports.
• Deputises for Senior Planner & Planning & Logistics’ Manager

Principal Accountabilities

• Be supportive, act with integrity, show enthusiasm and embrace openness
• Have an understanding of the Princes Manufacturing System (PMS) and maturity matrix, and site must win battle plans
• Understand and implement lean manufacturing work practices including 5s, to drive continuous improvement activity at site
• Produce and maintain optimised production plans to meet forecast and actual sales demand for Bradford, Caprisun and Glasgow sites as needed.
• Facilitate the weekly Engineering and projects down time meeting
• Support project work, with scenario planning and commissioning work
• Support the process of delist, provisions and wastage processes for site targets to eliminate wastage.
• Focus medium to long term planning horizon for scenario, budget planning and planned changes
• Support the control of APO master data for the site, ensuring all changes are planned between depts
• Define and maintain stock holding parameters to provide economic production and purchasing profiles, whilst meeting centrally agreed stock targets.
• Manipulate production schedules to ensure efficient usage of people, plant and materials.
• Own and drive the day to day process of averting potential shortages, highlighting and reporting on potential service impact
• Schedule bulk material orders to support production plans, liaising with suppliers balancing stock and lead times, as needed.
• Provide absence cover for short term planner and colleagues in material scheduling, thus requiring multi-skills in all aspects of packaging and ingredients supply.
• Seek efficiency improvements in methods of planning and scheduling through effective utilisation of SAP & APO functionality, controlling all MRP planning relevant material master.
• These are the key daily tasks, not a comprehensive list of all tasks undertaken by the jobholder. Flexibility is required by the business & this will be agreed with the individual’s line manager.
• All employees should carry out their duties in a responsible manner giving due consideration to Safety, Environmental & Quality procedures, Specific responsibilities can be found at section 4.4.1.8 of the Health & Safety Management System.
• Contribute to the health & safety of self and others by applying health and safety principles to the required standards whilst undertaking designated tasks.

General Responsibilities

• Understanding and implementation of lean manufacturing work practices including 5S, AM and problem solving (including root cause analysis), to drive continuous improvement activity throughout the site
• You must exercise reasonable skill and care for the health and safety of yourself and other people at work and you must not interfere with or obstruct anything provided in the interests of health and safety at work.
• The incumbent should demonstrate behaviours which are in line with the site values & help to improve the Quality, Safety & Environmental culture.
• Support the business in working towards delivering our ethical trading and human rights vision.
• When engaging with internal and external stakeholders (such as consumers, customers or suppliers) maximise any potential opportunities to communicate Princes’ ethical trade and human rights approach.
• These are the key daily tasks, not a comprehensive list of all tasks undertaken by the job holder. Flexibility is required by the business & this will be agreed with the individual’s line manager

Role Requirements

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• The position requires fundamental understanding and experience of the major aspects of integrated planning software: Production Planning, Materials Requirements Planning, Sales & Operations Planning, Capacity Planning, Master Production Scheduling
• Ability to develop & maintain effective communications to ensure accurate & timely information is known & available to key factory personnel & Group Head Office.
• Advanced knowledge of planning and supply chain in an FMCG environment
• Ability to communicate with staff and management at all levels.
• Strong focus on accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage own workload to meet agreed deadlines.

Benefits

• 25 Days Annual Leave plus Birthday off
• 14.5% Pension – 5% employee opt in / 9.5% employer
• Flexible Holiday Option - Buy 5 Additional Days
• Enhanced Family Friendly & Carers Policies
• Critical Illness Cover
• Learning & Development Opportunities

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