Production Planning Manager

Penguin Recruitment; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Production Planning Manager in Liverpool to oversee production planning activities, ensuring coordination from shop orders to finished goods delivery. The ideal candidate will have team management experience, a strong understanding of MRP/ERP systems, and advanced Excel skills. This role offers a competitive salary, company benefits, and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company benefits and enhanced pension scheme

Flexible work hours

Increased responsibility and career progression

Opportunity to lead a team

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing a team.
• Experience in a production planning or manufacturing coordination role.
• Strong understanding of MRP/ERP systems.
• Ability to write and use SQL queries.
• Advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain daily production schedules.
• Evaluate and enhance existing production planning systems.
• Serve as the main liaison between Sales, Operations, and Logistics.
• Oversee the setup and ongoing maintenance of product master data.
• Lead and support the planning and data teams.

Skills

Team management

Production planning

MRP/ERP systems

SQL querying

Advanced Excel

Analytical thinking

Education

Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

Production Planning Manager

Location: Liverpool

Reference: (phone number removed)

Salary: 50,000 - 60,000

We're seeking an experienced professional to take ownership of production planning activities, ensuring smooth coordination from the creation of shop orders through to the delivery of finished goods. The role's core focus is balancing exceptional customer service with cost-effective operations. You'll also oversee a small data management team responsible for the accurate and timely maintenance of product master data for both standard and bespoke items.

What the role offers

• A competitive salary ( 50,000 - 60,000)
• Company benefits and enhanced pension scheme
• Flexible work hours
• Increased responsibility and career progression available
• Opportunity to lead a team

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain daily production schedules that align with manufacturing capacity, warehouse limitations, and distribution efficiency while meeting customer lead-time expectations.
• Evaluate and enhance existing production planning systems, introducing improved review processes where required.
• Serve as the main liaison between Sales, Operations, and Logistics to ensure consistent communication and alignment on short- and mid-term plans.
• Use historical data and forecasts to work with Sales and Distribution to set optimum stock levels - ensuring product availability without excessive inventory.
• Oversee the setup and ongoing maintenance of all product master data, including materials, Bills of Material, and routing information.
• Collaborate with department heads to project production capacity requirements across multiple product categories.
• Lead and support the planning and data teams, managing performance, workload, and development.
• Highlight potential issues that could affect supply of finished goods and put proactive solutions in place.
• Take part in training or professional development relevant to the role.
• Undertake additional duties as requested by senior management that are consistent with the level and purpose of the position.

Experience & Knowledge

• Proven experience managing a team (essential)
• Experience in a production planning or manufacturing coordination role
• Strong understanding of MRP/ERP systems
• Ability to write and use SQL queries
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience preferred
• Advanced Excel skills and high general IT competence
• Industry knowledge advantageous but not mandatory
• Logical thinker with a detail-oriented and analytical approach
• Commercial awareness of customer expectations and the cost of errors

How to apply

If you are interested in this or other Production Planning Management roles please do not hesitate to contact Beth Young on (url removed) or call (phone number removed). We have many more vacancies available on our website. Please refer to (url removed). This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect to this position.