Production Planner

Games Workshop; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Pension scheme 7.5%

Profit share bonus

Share Save scheme

Staff discount 25%–50%

Job summary

Games Workshop is looking for a Production Planner to join the Planning Team at our Nottingham head office. You will coordinate forecasts, orders and shipments to meet customer schedules, and work closely with colleagues across the business to ensure timely production across multiple countries.

With strong Excel skills and a commercial planning background, you’ll schedule production, book transport, issue pick lists and place purchase orders, while keeping a sharp eye on accuracy and deadlines.

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong Excel skills and numerical aptitude.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure forecasts, orders and shipments are processed accurately and on time to meet customer schedules.
• Schedule all production and monitor daily progress; update key schedules.
• Book transport on time and manage invoices and packing lists for customers.

Skills

Forecasting & planning

Effective communication

Time management

Problem solving

Excel

Tools

Excel

Job description

About The Job

Games Workshop has an exciting opportunity to join our Planning Team as a Production Planner. If you’re someone who is ready to contribute to a culture of trust, honesty and accountability we invite you to read on.

Our manufacturing team priorities are to make the right products in the right volumes at the right time, with an obsession over quality and always driving efficiency. This is delivered through high performing teams using integrated systems with clear, timely information and metrics to provide clarity on performance.

Your key responsibilities will be to ensure that all forecasts, orders and shipments are processed accurately and on time to meet agreed customer schedules. Being comfortable communicating effectively with colleagues and customers at all levels, you’ll work closely with each to ensure all timescales and needs are met whilst using a methodical approach to processing all forecasts across multiple countries.

Using your effective organisational skills you’ll schedule all production on time, consistently checking daily progress as well as ensuring that all key schedules are updated. Booking transport on time and ensuring that all relevant invoices and packing lists are sent to customers will ensure you utilise your skills in time management.

With attention to accuracy and a keen eye for detail you’ll request quotes and place purchase orders from suppliers and track deliveries ensuring all orders and shipments are credit approved as well as issuing pick lists. You’ll have a focussed approach whilst being able to work on numerous tasks at once.

You’ll be an excellent problem solver with a can-do attitude, being keen to research and recommend solutions, and having both the ability to work independently and as part of a team. You’ll demonstrate a strong commitment to consistency working with teams, ensuring that all tasks are completed with the highest level of accuracy while remaining inquisitive to support the optimisation of planning processes.

Having a previous background of commercial planning within a manufacturing environment combined with strong Excel will make you a strong candidate for the role!

Working at Games Workshop

At Games Workshop we are looking for people who will do their best to understand the needs of the company and to put those needs first when they are at work. Because of this we believe that what you are like, hence the attitude you show to work and the way you choose to behave is even more important than your skills and experience.

The Warhammer World site is based just outside of Nottingham city centre and benefits from a nearby tram stop and free onsite car parking.

In return for your hard work, you will receive 33 days holiday per year (including public holidays), matching contributory pension scheme up to 7.5%, profit share bonus (subject to GW meeting profit targets) and option to join our Share Save scheme. Oh and let’s not forget, a staff discount of between 25% and 50% on our products!

Other Essential Information

Location: This position is based out of our Head Office in Lenton, Nottingham

Closing date for applications is midnight, UK time, Sunday 27th September 2026