Senior Production Planner & SIOP Lead

Owen Daniels; Redditch; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Excellent company benefits

Career progression

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Owen Daniels is seeking an experienced Senior Production Planner to drive production planning, materials scheduling and performance across a busy manufacturing site.

You will own planning activities, ensuring material availability and on-time customer delivery while collaborating with Operations, Supply Chain and Procurement. Experience in regulated sectors and ERP/MRP systems is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Production Planner or similar
• Strong production planning and scheduling in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems
• Experience participating in SIOP/S&OP planning processes would be highly advantageous
• Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement knowledge beneficial
• Experience in regulated manufacturing sectors advantageous

Responsibilities

• Lead production planning and scheduling activities to meet customer demand efficiently.
• Develop short-, medium-, and long-term production plans aligned with requirements and capacity.
• Ensure material availability to support schedules and minimise disruption.
• Monitor inventory, stock accuracy and planning parameters to optimise working capital.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Operations and Engineering to resolve material shortages and constraints.
• Support warehouse and logistics teams to ensure efficient material flow.
• Participate in SIOP/S&OP activities, providing planning data and recommendations.
• Analyse planning performance and implement improvements for delivery performance.
• Maintain ERP planning data, Bills of Materials and system parameters for accuracy.
• Drive continuous improvement projects across planning, scheduling and material flow.
• Produce planning reports and KPIs for senior management.

Skills

ERP/MRP systems

Production planning

SIOP/OP planning

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain/engineering or equivalent

Tools

ERP software (e.g., SAP/Oracle)

Job description

Owen Daniels is seeking an experienced Senior Production Planner to drive production planning, materials scheduling and performance across a busy manufacturing site.

You will own planning activities, ensuring material availability and on-time customer delivery while collaborating with Operations, Supply Chain and Procurement. Experience in regulated sectors and ERP/MRP systems is highly valued.