Senior Production Planner & Logistics Lead (Two Sites)

ICOMAT; Swindon; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Stock options

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

iCOMAT is seeking a Production Planner and Logistics Coordinator to own the plan and material flow across Gloucester and Swindon. You will determine what is made, when, and ensure capacity and stock meet the schedule, from the ERP system.

You will split responsibilities with the Buyer: you schedule and move materials internally and externally, while the Buyer handles supplier selection, price and terms. This role requires hands-on MRP work, data integrity and cross-site coordination.

Qualifications

• Proven production planning or scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong ERP/MRP planning and scheduling; able to build routings and run MRP.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing processes, routings, and capacity.
• Experience with stores, stock control and inventory accuracy.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; data-driven.
• Accuracy under pressure; defend figures and plans.
• Clear, direct communication with multiple teams.
• Willingness to travel between Gloucester and Swindon; UK driving licence.
• Continuous improvement mindset and willingness to expand manufacturing knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Enter customer orders and confirm capacity and material support delivery dates.
• Own the master production schedule for Gloucester and Swindon.
• Generate works orders from MRP and ensure optimal routing.
• Issue daily/weekly Work to List and monitor adherence.
• Load capacity in MRP; flag constraints and opportunities.
• Run MRP regeneration on a fixed cycle and act on outputs.
• Plan around absences, shutdowns and maintenance windows.
• Own planning data accuracy in SYSPRO: routings, times, lead times, BOMs, stock levels.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering to break routings into real operations.
• Keep sales orders, part numbers and due dates accurate as a single source of truth.
• Be the operational voice in ERP development and testing.

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling

ERP / MRP knowledge

Data analysis

Communication

Cross-site coordination

UK driving licence

Tools

SYSPRO

MRP system

ERP systems

Job description

iCOMAT is seeking a Production Planner and Logistics Coordinator to own the plan and material flow across Gloucester and Swindon. You will determine what is made, when, and ensure capacity and stock meet the schedule, from the ERP system.

You will split responsibilities with the Buyer: you schedule and move materials internally and externally, while the Buyer handles supplier selection, price and terms. This role requires hands-on MRP work, data integrity and cross-site coordination.