Production Planner & Materials Purchaser

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Swansea; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established manufacturing business in Swansea is looking for a Production Planner & Materials Purchaser. This role involves overseeing production planning, managing materials purchasing, and ensuring stock control to support smooth operations. The ideal candidate will have experience with ERP systems and strong organizational skills. The position offers competitive salary and flexible working options.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working

Option to purchase extra holidays

Qualifications

• Experience working within a similar role.
• Strong organizational and leadership skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a rolling weekly master production schedule.
• Set and communicate clear production targets for different production areas.
• Carry out materials planning and stock control based on forecasted demand.
• Purchase raw materials from global suppliers.

Skills

Experience with ERP systems

Production planning

Materials management

Stock control

Organizational skills

Leadership skills

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Overview

Production Planner & Materials Purchaser

Up to £35,000

Yolk Recruitment are exclusively supporting the search for a Production Planner & Materials Purchaser to join a well-established manufacturing business in Swansea.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an organised and detail-driven individual to step into a pivotal role where you'll oversee production planning, materials purchasing, and stock control to keep operations running smoothly. You'll play a central part in ensuring customer orders are fulfilled on time, suppliers are managed effectively, and production schedules are optimised for maximum efficiency.

If you have experience with ERP systems, production planning, materials management or stock control, and enjoy working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver results, this role will give you the platform to make a real impact within a growing organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Create and maintain a rolling weekly (and daily when required) master production schedule.
• Set and communicate clear production targets for different production areas.
• Carry out materials planning and stock control based on forecasted demand.
• Project monthly revenue on a weekly basis, using available data.
• Organise and manage weekly sterilisation runs.
• Purchase raw materials from global suppliers, ensuring correct stock levels at all times.
• Raise purchase orders and order finished goods from internal group companies.
• Keep the customer pipeline up to date, ensuring orders are fulfilled on time.
• Work closely with Production Managers on daily planning requirements.
• Chair weekly production schedule review and revenue forecast meetings.
• Contribute to the setting and monitoring of operational KPIs.
• Integrate regulatory product testing schedules into production plans.
• Assist with the creation and maintenance of BOMs.
• Identify and implement process improvements across operations.
• Investigate and resolve systematic issues in collaboration with Operations and QA teams.

What you’ll need

• Experience working within a similar role.
• Strong organisational and leadership skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

What you’ll get

• Competitive salary.
• Flexible working.
• Option to purchase extra holidays.