Production Planner: Demand, Capacity & NPD

Pilgrim'S Europe; Grantham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Enhanced pension

Employee discount

Career development

Training programmes

Health & wellbeing

Collaborative team

Leading food business

Job summary

Pilgrim's Europe is seeking a proactive Production Planner to join our Grantham team. You will create and maintain production plans, balance demand with capacity, and monitor inventory to ensure service levels.

In a fast-paced FMCG environment, you will collaborate with Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, and Technical teams to drive efficiency and continuous improvement while supporting launches and delisting activities. Strong Excel skills and stakeholder management are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in Production Planning, Supply Chain, Scheduling, Demand Planning, or Inventory Planning.
• Experience in manufacturing or FMCG environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain daily and weekly production plans.
• Balance customer demand, capacity and stock levels.
• Monitor inventory and finished goods to meet service levels.
• Support NPD/NPI launches and product delists.
• Review sales forecasts and orders to meet production requirements.
• Analyze supply risks and communicate solutions.
• Track and report key supply chain and planning KPIs.
• Work cross-functionally to drive improvement and excellence.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Excel skills

Communication

Planning

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Pilgrim's Europe is seeking a proactive Production Planner to join our Grantham team. You will create and maintain production plans, balance demand with capacity, and monitor inventory to ensure service levels.

In a fast-paced FMCG environment, you will collaborate with Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, and Technical teams to drive efficiency and continuous improvement while supporting launches and delisting activities. Strong Excel skills and stakeholder management are essential.