Regional Supply Chain Planner – MPS/MRP Expert

CIPS; Slough; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is seeking a Regional Supply Chain Planner to join our team in Slough, Berkshire. You will manage production, material and capacity planning, aligning demand, supply and production activities across our regional operations.

Key duties include executing MPS/MRP in ERP, releasing planned orders, smoothing schedules, managing STOs, and driving data accuracy and continuous improvement across planning processes with diverse cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Master Production Scheduling (MPS) and MRP experience essential.
• ERP systems knowledge required across planning, procurement, inventory and operations.

Responsibilities

• Execute MPS and MRP outputs within ERP systems.
• Release planned orders and production signals according to business needs.
• Support smoothing and stabilisation of production schedules.
• Own the STO process from creation through receipt.
• Coordinate with procurement, inventory and operations to resolve material misalignments.
• Identify, investigate and raise data and system inconsistencies.
• Provide planning data to support capacity reviews and scenario planning.

Skills

MPS

MRP

ERP systems

Data accuracy

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Capacity reviews

Scenario planning

Continuous improvement

Job description

John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is seeking a Regional Supply Chain Planner to join our team in Slough, Berkshire. You will manage production, material and capacity planning, aligning demand, supply and production activities across our regional operations.

Key duties include executing MPS/MRP in ERP, releasing planned orders, smoothing schedules, managing STOs, and driving data accuracy and continuous improvement across planning processes with diverse cross-functional teams.