Production Planner - Hybrid Work & Continuous Improvement

Woods Air Movement; Colchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Sick pay

Employee discount

Cycle to work

Free parking

Training & development

Mental health support

Job summary

Woods Air Movement, part of FläktGroup, is seeking an experienced Planning Professional to develop and maintain integrated material and production plans. You will coordinate supply, production and capacity to meet customer demand and optimise service, cost and inventory across the Colchester site.

The role requires 5+ years in manufacturing, strong MRP and Dynamics AX 2012 experience, and excellent Excel skills. Hybrid working and a comprehensive benefits package are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience with planning of materials, production and capacity.
• Strong data analysis and reporting using Excel.
• Ability to drive cross-functional collaboration to improve planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated material and production plans to optimise service, cost, inventory and manufacturing efficiency.
• Monitor and control flow of sales and work orders through the MRP system (Dynamics AX 2012).
• Update order acknowledged dates to align with schedules.
• Manage Action Messages within MRP and coordinate responses.
• Establish materials planning processes to meet lead times with product sales.
• Set fixed planning horizons with suppliers and manufacturing operations.
• Coordinate supply, production and capacity planning to meet demand.
• Report on On-Time Delivery and monitor backlog to drive improvements.
• Apply inventory management to balance stock with production needs.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to improve planning accuracy.

Skills

MRP planning

Excel analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Inventory management

Problem solving

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

Job description

Woods Air Movement, part of FläktGroup, is seeking an experienced Planning Professional to develop and maintain integrated material and production plans. You will coordinate supply, production and capacity to meet customer demand and optimise service, cost and inventory across the Colchester site.

The role requires 5+ years in manufacturing, strong MRP and Dynamics AX 2012 experience, and excellent Excel skills. Hybrid working and a comprehensive benefits package are offered.