Planner

Hours: Monday – Friday 37.5hrs per week – Flexibility required within a 9 – 5 framework – Permanent
Salary: Competitive

Job Background:

We are excited to be offering an opportunity for a Planner to join our company.

The candidate will be responsible for the timely and effective planning / scheduling of make-to-order products based on demand, and agreed stock levels plus the procurement of raw materials specific to these lines.

Role Summary:

Duties include (but are not limited to):

• Manage and maintain planning data and parameters for Make-To-Order Products (CD5 Toffee/Éclair/Fudge and Bariatrix Enrobed Products)
• Maintain a balanced production plan from top level product to lowest level planned WIP.
• Regular review and update of the plan in accordance with customer orders, 3rd party warehouse stock and possible projected demand.
• Manage production planning to maximise output to available capacity.
• Ensure raw materials specific to the Make-To-Order products are ordered to meet needs of the production plan.
• Advise supply chain, operations and sales when demand is unable to be met due to capacity or material constraints and identify the product(s) affected.
• Regular reporting of production schedules to key customers highlighting changes to the previous schedule.
• Provide data and/or highlight concerns on a range of planning/production parameters such as conformance to plan, yield or efficiency analysis via close working with the production team leaders.
• Have the production plan set by the agreed day & time each working week ready for the Core Planner to publish the full factory production plan.
• Attend regular production review meetings to review the weekly plan.
• Participation as and when required in continuous improvement projects across the site.
• Consistently review sequencing of plans to reduce change overs, meet out loading requirements whilst balancing labour, production and warehousing resources.
• Close working with the Core Product Planner on shared core book and wafer resources with priorities set by the company.
• Absence cover for the Core Product Planner.
• Clear understanding of the financial costs of products and materials used within the company.
• Provide excellent service and support to our internal and external customers.

Key Personal Attributes:

• Able to work as part of a team to deliver shared goals Demonstrate a ‘Can Do’ attitude showing willing and flexibility towards the role.

• You will have excellent attention to detail

• Have the ability to manage a diverse and changing workload effectively, including an ability to work to tight or changing deadlines

• You will demonstrate the ability to make strategic commercially focussed decisions or recommendations

• Have excellent organisational skills, able to prioritise work based on urgency and importance, and deliver work to deadline

• Have a positive approach to problem solving with an ability to develop solutions

• Production Planning and Scheduling in a Make-To-Order environment

• Have the understanding to Interpret Customer Demand and its impact on multiple levels of bill of materials (gammes) and work centres (resources)

• Supply Chain / Production experience

• Understanding of bill of materials (gammes)

• Ideally you will have a working knowledge of Adelia

• Proficient in Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook

If you think you are the person for this role, please apply by submitting your CV to hr.opchoc@cemoi.com