Strategic Production Planning Lead

Greenjets; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Greenjets, a UK-based propulsion company, is seeking a Production Planning Lead to bring structure, visibility and direction to manufactured plans in a fast-moving engineering environment.

You will own the overall production plan, translate changing demand into a clear schedule, and work with Production, Engineering, Procurement, Programmes and Commercial to prioritise and deliver. The role emphasises challenge, decision-making and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in production planning, manufacturing planning or materials planning.
• Track record turning unclear or changing demand into workable plans.
• Ability to challenge requests and push for decisions.
• Turn competing demands into one clear, achievable plan.
• Knowledge of production processes, lead times and capacity.
• Experience using ERP, MRP or production planning systems.
• Strong spreadsheet and data-handling skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the overall production plan.
• Turn changing or incomplete demand into a clear, realistic schedule.
• Coordinate with Production, Engineering, Procurement, Programmes and Commercial.
• Challenge unclear requests and establish what is needed and when.
• Identify conflicts between priorities, materials, people, equipment and deadlines.
• Recommend which work should take priority when not everything can be delivered.
• Present options and trade-offs for business decisions.
• Bring teams together to agree priorities and record decisions.
• Ensure production teams understand the current plan and changes.
• Track progress and act early when delivery is at risk.
• Monitor capacity, lead times and materials availability.
• Support introduction of new products and changes to builds.
• Keep planning data accurate and useful.
• Improve planning systems and processes.

Skills

Production planning

Demand prioritisation

ERP / MRP experience

Data analysis

Strong influencing skills

Clear communication

Attention to detail

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Greenjets, a UK-based propulsion company, is seeking a Production Planning Lead to bring structure, visibility and direction to manufactured plans in a fast-moving engineering environment.

You will own the overall production plan, translate changing demand into a clear schedule, and work with Production, Engineering, Procurement, Programmes and Commercial to prioritise and deliver. The role emphasises challenge, decision-making and collaboration.