Production Planner

4 weeks ago


Northamptonshire, United Kingdom Scott Bader Full time

**About Scott Bader**

Scott Bader is an employee-owned global manufacturer of advanced composites, structural adhesives and functional polymers. Established in 1921, we have a century of expertise in manufacturing high-quality, innovative products for a variety of markets around the world. Scott Bader now employs 800 people across 7 manufacturing sites and 18 offices worldwide.

Scott Bader is committed to expanding its global reach, with recent ventures including North America, India, Japan and Australia, while continuing to build on its reputation for innovation, outstanding quality and technical expertise.

Scott Bader is different to most other companies. Our business is based on the simple principle of maintaining a balance between our social purpose and business needs. In 1951 we became the first UK company to hold a Common Ownership Certificate when the Bader family handed over their shares to the Scott Bader Commonwealth Ltd - in simple terms, this means that Scott Bader colleagues own and are responsible for the success and overall wellbeing of the company.

**Diversity & Inclusion**

Our aim is to create an environment that is welcoming to all people, and ensures we treat each other and customers with respect. We appreciate different and fresh ways of thinking, encouraging innovation where colleagues feel they can express their views freely, and create a working atmosphere in which everyone is able to deliver a high-quality service.

**About the role**

The position will sit within our Supply Chain team and is a ‘Fixed Term Contract’ for a period of 12 months. The Production Planner will manage the planning processes across the UK site. Ensure production plan is optimised to meet customer demand and manufacturing efficiency within agreed business parameters, in addition to providing medium and long term demand and supply data for Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP).

**Key responsibilities**

Using the site’s ERP (M3) system, generate and schedule optimised weekly production plans to support both safety stock and firm customer demand.

Utilise firm and forecasted demand to drive raw material requirements. Where required, plan secondary manufactured raw materials with the relevant manufacturing plants ensuring all raw materials are available.

Liaise with the Purchasing Team to ensure raw material deliveries are aligned to the scheduled production plans, setting priorities if required and escalating any issues as required.

To be the supply chain link between the Customer Service, Manufacturing and Purchasing Teams to manage production constraints.

Attend the daily and weekly Production Meetings in order to monitor progress against the production plan and proactively manage actual or potential delays with the Customer Service Team to minimise impact on customer service levels.

Responsible for the regular review and maintenance of the planning parameters within the ERP (M3) system, e.g. MOQs, planning rates, leadtimes, safety stock levels, etc., to ensure the system is aligned to current capabilities and that inventory levels are aligned to customer service requirements and business expectations.

Maintain the Schedule and Volume Adherence KPIs for designated production plant.

Liaise closely with the Commercial Business, Sales and Product Management Teams, as well as all other business functions, to improve systems and processes and ensure the provision of a consistently efficient, effective and high quality service to customers.

Manage sub-contracting process and related ERP (M3) system activity.

Manage the required manufacturing slots with the sub-contractors within agreed leadtimes and raise the required Purchase Orders to confirm.

Generate and schedule the required production plans for the raw materials required by the sub-contractors.

Raise required Distribution Orders to despatch the raw materials to the sub-contractors and ensure Certificates of Analysis are available where required.

Receive the product from the sub-contractors against the raised Purchase Order(s). Manage the required QC testing for the received product and record the test data.

Periodically review old stocks at the sub-contractor, liaise with QC to determine appropriate actions to reduce through either blending or writing off.

Monitor sub-contractors’ performance, identify areas for improvement and implement the required corrective actions.

**About you**

Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills, as to interpret multiple streams of data accurately. Confident in building strong partnerships and working collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders.

**Salary & benefits**:The salary for the position will be in the range of £29,000 - £34,000 dependent upon experience. In addition to your salary, you will also be included into our company bonus scheme (Group Staff Bonus & Profit Performance Bonus). Our Group Staff Bonus & Profit Performance Pay bonus scheme reinforces the Scott Bade



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