Senior Production Planner

BAE Systems.; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading defense company as a Senior Production Planner in Samlesbury. You'll be responsible for creating and analyzing delivery data, driving corrective actions, and working across functions to meet customer demands. This role offers a chance to engage in the world's largest defense program while enjoying flexible working arrangements and a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Willingness to work towards professional accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Creating and maintaining balanced schedules to meet customer requirements.
• Driving corrective recovery actions when off plan.
• Communicating demands to relevant Supply Chain teams.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Proficiency in MS Excel

Education

Professional accreditation in Logistics/Supply Chain

Job description

Job Title: Senior Production Planner

Location: Samlesbury - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £47,683

What you'll be doing:

• Creating, analysing and reporting of delivery data to inform and challenge performance to plan
• Driving corrective recovery actions when off plan
• Creating and maintaining balanced schedules to meet customer requirements
• Assessing demand and capacity to inform resource solutions
• Undertaking scenario planning to support decision making
• Work across functions to create tactical plans to mitigate constraints (i.e. shortages)
• Communicating demands and impacts to the relevant Supply Chain and contracts teams

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Be proficient in the use of IT, especially the MS Office suite (particularly proficient in the use of MS Excel)
• Stakeholder management experience
• Previous experience working in a manufacturing environment

Desirable:

• An understanding of production planning and manufacturing processes
• Hold professional accreditation and qualification from a recognised Logistics/Supply Chain institution at the appropriate level, or be willing to work towards it e.g. for grade E positions this means attendance on CILT Module 3 LCC3 or PCC3 and CILT membership at Affiliate level

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Team:

Joining our team, you'll become instrumental in the planning and delivery of BAE's element of the world's largest defence programme. Through various activities and stakeholder engagement, this role offers a great opportunity to broaden your understanding of the manufacturing processes and the supporting functions.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 28th May 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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