Senior Supply Planner
Procurement Heads
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Job summary
Procurement Heads Ltd is seeking a Supply Planning Specialist in Berkshire to own ongoing supply planning activities and New Product Introduction (NPI) programmes within a complex manufacturing environment. You will collaborate with Engineering, Production, Commercial and Operations to build robust supply plans and schedules.
You’ll influence decisions from shop floor to senior leadership, manage capacity and lead cross-functional projects to ensure on-time delivery.
Qualifications
- 5+ years' experience within Supply Planning, Production Planning or Manufacturing Planning.
- Experience within motorsport, automotive, aerospace, defence or another advanced manufacturing environment.
- Strong MRP and ERP system knowledge.
- Experience working within complex manufacturing operations.
- Sound understanding of BOMs, routings and capacity planning.
- Exposure to NPI, NPD or project-based manufacturing environments.
- The ability to communicate effectively from shop-floor operators through to Director level.
- A proactive and assertive approach to stakeholder management.
- Strong problem-solving and organisational skills.
- An ownership mentality with the confidence to challenge and influence others when required.
Responsibilities
- Leading NPI and NPD programmes from a supply planning perspective.
- Managing MRP-driven supply and production planning activities.
- Creating and maintaining production schedules and capacity plans.
- Coordinating engineering changes and programme requirements.
- Supporting multiple international assembly and commercial operations.
- Ensuring component availability and supply continuity.
- Working cross-functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing and Operations teams.
- Challenging stakeholders and driving accountability to meet project milestones.
- Identifying and mitigating supply or capacity risks before they impact delivery.
- Acting as a key link between planning, production, engineering and leadership teams.
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Job description
between Engineering, Production, Operations and senior leadership, helping bring complex new products from concept through to manufacture whilst ensuring delivery commitments are met across a global customer base.
Role of the Supply Planning Specialist: Reporting into the Supply Planning Manager, you'll take ownership of both ongoing supply planning activities and NPI programmes across a highly complex manufacturing environment.
Working closely with Engineering, Production, Commercial and Operations teams, you'll be responsible for building robust supply plans, managing capacity requirements, coordinating manufacturing schedules and driving projects forward to ensure successful delivery. You'll have genuine visibility across the organisation, working from shop floor level through to senior leadership whilst influencing critical business decisions.
- Leading NPI and NPD programmes from a supply planning perspective
- Managing MRP-driven supply and production planning activities
- Creating and maintaining production schedules and capacity plans
- Coordinating engineering changes and programme requirements
- Supporting multiple international assembly and commercial operations
- Ensuring component availability and supply continuity
- Working cross-functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing and Operations teams
- Challenging stakeholders and driving accountability to meet project milestones
- Identifying and mitigating supply or capacity risks before they impact delivery
- Acting as a key link between planning, production, engineering and leadership teams
We're looking for an individual who combines strong planning expertise with the confidence, influence and ownership mindset required to thrive in a fast-paced engineering environment. You will likely bring:
- 5+ years' experience within Supply Planning, Production Planning or Manufacturing Planning
- Experience within motorsport, automotive, aerospace, defence or another advanced manufacturing environment
- Strong MRP and ERP system knowledge
- Experience working within complex manufacturing operations
- Sound understanding of BOMs, routings and capacity planning
- Exposure to NPI, NPD or project-based manufacturing environments
- The ability to communicate effectively from shop-floor operators through to Director level
- A proactive and assertive approach to stakeholder management
- Strong problem-solving and organisational skills
- An ownership mentality with the confidence to challenge and influence others when required
Most importantly, you'll be someone who enjoys being at the heart of the operation, driving projects forward and making things happen rather than waiting for direction.
- Salary up to c50,000
- Flexible working after probation (1 day per week from home)
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with service
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Private BUPA healthcare
- Dental scheme
- Employee Share Trust participation
- EV car salary sacrifice scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- On-site canteen
- Career development and talent acceleration programmes
- Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support
- Financial planning support
- Volunteering opportunities
- Sabbatical opportunities after qualifying service
- Generous family-friendly policies
- Life assurance
Location: Berkshire
Type: Permanent
Salary: Salary up to c50,000
Consultant: Lucy LoRussoContact: : Supply Planning Specialist / Senior Supply PlannerHigh-Performance Automotive and Engineering Manufacturing Berkshire Up to c50,000 + Strong benefits package This is an opportunity to join a global engineering and manufacturing powerhouse whose products support leading Formula One teams, alongside cutting-edge high-performance automotive applications. Operating at the forefront of electrification, hybrid technology and advanced engineering, this business is investing heavily in growth, technology and capability as it enters its next exciting phase. We're seeking a Supply Planning Specialist to join a high-performing planning team in a role that combines supply planning, production scheduling and New Product Introduction (NPI) project leadership. This is not a traditional planning position where you're hidden behind spreadsheets and MRP reports. Instead, you'll become a key interface
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