Strategic Production Planner & Purchasing Coordinator

Rubicon Recruitment Group; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy in workload

Exposure to senior stakeholders

Structured processes

Supportive management

Job summary

Rubicon Recruitment Group is seeking a Production Planning & Purchasing Administrator to manage customer schedules in Salisbury. You will enter data into the MRP system and plan production to meet delivery commitments.

You will generate works orders, liaise with customers and suppliers by email, phone and portal, and assist the Purchasing Manager with PO expediting. Attention to detail is essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Experience within a manufacturing or logistics environment.
• Confident working with MRP systems and EDI order processing.
• Strong organisational skills with keen eye for detail and accuracy.
• Comfortable liaising with customers and suppliers via phone, email and online portals.
• Experience supporting purchase order expediting or wider procurement processes an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Receive, process and maintain customer and supplier schedules and orders on the MRP system.
• Generate and issue production works orders in line with customer requirements and delivery deadlines.
• Liaise with customers and suppliers via email, phone and online portals to manage order status.
• Support the Purchasing Manager with purchase order expediting, generation and supplier surveys.
• Monitor and report on overdue purchase orders and supplier delivery schedule adherence.
• Maintain accurate filing and logistics query portal records.

Skills

MRP systems

EDI order processing

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Tools

MRP system

EDI

Job description

Rubicon Recruitment Group is seeking a Production Planning & Purchasing Administrator to manage customer schedules in Salisbury. You will enter data into the MRP system and plan production to meet delivery commitments.

You will generate works orders, liaise with customers and suppliers by email, phone and portal, and assist the Purchasing Manager with PO expediting. Attention to detail is essential for success in this role.