National Production Planner

1 day ago


Bolton, Bolton, United Kingdom Warburtons Full time £40,000 - £70,000 per year
The Recipe

The task at hand is to develop national production schedules categorised through the integrated production planning system (IPP). The responsibility includes creating a detailed Gannt for days 2-10, hourly-based schedules, and days 12-42 daily schedules. Ensuring order fulfilment is crucial by effectively planning, scheduling, and executing production requirements in collaboration with key site manufacturing contacts, site dispatch contacts, customer forecasting, inbound materials planning, and Primary Distribution.

Key Accountabilities and Measures

· Create, deliver, and communicate an effective weekly forecasted manufacturing plan aligned with company guidelines.

· Create a daily schedule plan for manufacturing that aligns with company guidelines.

· Collaborating with the Manufacturing Planning team, Manufacturing Sites and Primary Distribution to monitor the execution of the plan with intervention when appropriate to ensure optimisation of order fulfilment.

· Effective communications are maintained with key contacts (Commercial team, Primary Distribution, Operations)

· Responsible for generating and distributing any business-required reports.

· The drive and enthusiasm to consistently enhance oneself or one's work through learning, innovation, and refinement.

Essential Ingredients

· Excellent IT skills include SAP supply planning capability, expert-level spreadsheet capability, pivot tables, lookups, etc. 

· Knowledge of Production processes, including maintenance/changeover/labour constraints. Experience managing capacity in a multi-site, multi-product group organisation. Understanding/appreciation of best practice manufacturing planning approaches, preferably in a daily fresh manufacturing environment.

· Strong analytical skills.

· Understand your responsibilities to treat others fairly and equally.

· Excellent communication skills, including articulate, persuasive, and strong influencing skills, can drive change in a multi-site manufacturing environment.

· Excellent relationship builder establishes credibility with internal and external contacts at all levels.

Extra Dough

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A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leaveAward winning pension scheme with company contributions of 7%Life assuranceProducts you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough websiteContinued investment in your personal developmentFully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brewSupport for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service

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