Strategic Production Planner – Manufacturing & Supply Chain

JDR - Just Dynamic Recruitment; Newton Aycliffe; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

JDR - Just Dynamic Recruitment is seeking a production planner for a growing client in Newton Aycliffe. The role supports a busy manufacturing team, focusing on maintaining production momentum and on-time delivery of customer orders.

You will coordinate production plans and schedules, monitor order progress, manage material availability and supplier communication, and maintain accurate planning records across the ERP/MRP system.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in planning, production control, purchasing, supply chain coordination, operations, or a closely related manufacturing support function.
• Strong practical experience in production planning, scheduling, material availability, order fulfilment or operational coordination within a manufacturing, FMCG or similar fast moving environment.
• Confident managing supplier communication, purchase order progression, delivery expediting, and resolution of supply issues.
• Ability to take ownership of priorities, manage deadlines, and able to make practical decisions to keep production moving.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy and commercial awareness.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel/ office with the ability to maintain accurate planning records.
• Experience of using ERP/MRP stock control systems.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for coordinating production plans and schedules, in line with customer orders, stock availability, material supply
• Create, maintain and continually update production schedules to support on time delivery
• Monitor customer order progress from receipt through to fulfilment, identifying risks, and capacity constraints
• Work closely with production , Sales, Warehouse, logistics and purchasing
• Maintain accurate planning information within company systems
• Support decision making by highlighting shortages, bottlenecks, late orders and operational constraints before they impact customer delivery
• Manage the raising, monitoring and progression of purchase orders to ensure materials and bought in goods are available inline with production and customer requirements
• Maintain regular contact with suppliers to confirm delivery dates, identify issues
• Support supplier performance monitoring by tracking delivery reliability, shortages, delays, and recurring supply issues

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling

ERP/MRP coordination

Microsoft Excel

Supply chain coordination

Vendor communication

Stock control

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

JDR - Just Dynamic Recruitment is seeking a production planner for a growing client in Newton Aycliffe. The role supports a busy manufacturing team, focusing on maintaining production momentum and on-time delivery of customer orders.

You will coordinate production plans and schedules, monitor order progress, manage material availability and supplier communication, and maintain accurate planning records across the ERP/MRP system.