Production Scheduling Planner

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Production Scheduling Planner to manage stock levels and optimize production lines in Slough. The role includes ensuring inventory availability, analyzing performance metrics, and building customer relationships within a dynamic team environment.

Benefits

Best-in-class learning and development support

Access to Mars University

Industry competitive salary and benefits, including a company bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in operational manufacturing, inventory management, or materials planning.
• Ability to make performance decisions based on metrics.
• Excellent customer service skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adequate stock levels for customer orders.
• Build strong customer relationships and solve inventory issues.
• Track inventory performance and identify improvement opportunities.

Skills

Supply Chain experience

Performance metrics decision-making

Project Management

Planning systems knowledge

Communication skills

Tools

SAP

Mapp

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Production Scheduling Planner

Location: Slough

Salary: £36,700-£41,300 dependent on experience

Hours: 37.5 hours/week, Mon - Fri

Contract: Fixed term - 12 Months

Here at Mars, we now have an exciting opportunity for a Production Scheduling Planner to join our team. The Production Scheduling Planner works as part of a dynamic team to manage overall stock levels, optimize line utilization to maximize output, ensure consistent performance of production lines, and fulfill customer orders. This includes managing physical stock levels in different formats, conversion operations, and various packaging elements.

What are we looking for?

• Supply Chain experience in an operational manufacturing aspect, including inventory management or materials planning roles
• Experience measuring and making decisions based on performance metrics related to supply and operations (e.g., Volume Compliance, Adherence to Schedule, Efficiency/TRS, OTIF, CFR, CSL, DIOH, SFA, BIAS)
• Project Management experience
• Planning systems functional knowledge
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Experience with SAP, Mapp, or other supply planning applications (desirable)
• FMCG experience (desirable)

Key responsibilities

• Ensure adequate stock levels in different formats to fulfill customer orders
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships, solving inventory issues and providing analytical data and information
• Actively manage inventory reporting
• Track inventory performance (KPI targets vs actual) and identify improvement opportunities

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, guided by The Five Principles
• Join a purpose-driven company striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today
• Best-in-class learning and development support, including access to Mars University
• Industry competitive salary and benefits, including a company bonus

About Mars

Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales, producing beloved brands such as M&M's, SNICKERS, TWIX, MILKY WAY, DOVE, PEDIGREE, ROYAL CANIN, WHISKAS, and more. We also take care of pets through our nutrition, health, and services businesses. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in over 80 countries.

The Mars Five Principles—Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, and Freedom—inspire our 130,000 Associates daily. Mars is an equal opportunity employer. Assistance or accommodations during the application process are available upon request.