Overview
In this Senior Production Planner role, you translate demand into executable production plans that balance capacity, materials, and logistics, enabling reliable customer service. You will work within the Ashbourne manufacturing operation to influence operational performance and working capital, collaborating with multiple functions across the business. You’ll lead data-driven scheduling, governance, and risk management, driving continuous improvement and cross-functional decision-making through the IBP process. This role offers the chance to have a measurable impact on service levels and downtime, in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You’ll contribute to the mission of Feeding the Futu
Pay / Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Company pension scheme
- Health cash plan
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Learning and development opportunities
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain robust production plans balancing demand with capacity, labour, materials, quality, formulation, warehouse, and logistics constraints.
- Translate demand into clear production priorities and guide Operations to ensure plans are achievable and aligned with business goals.
- Coordinate with Customer Service, Demand Planning, Material Planning, Procurement, Formulation, Quality, Production, Warehouse, Transport and external supply points to resolve planning challenges.
- Monitor risks to the production plan (materials, quality holds, breakdowns, labour, logistics, demand changes) and perform rapid replanning when needed.
- Support short-, mid-, and long-term capacity planning and contribute to the IBP cycle by highlighting constraints, risks, and opportunities.
- Protect customer service by managing priorities and communicating risks and trade-offs to stakeholders.
- Maintain accurate planning data, reporting, and governance; use insights to improve schedule adherence and reduce downtime.
- Lead, coach, and develop Planners; drive continuous improvement to enhance planning effectiveness and operational performance.
Key requirements
- Experience in production planning, supply planning or manufacturing scheduling.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Experience in complex manufacturing or supply chain environments.
- Ability to translate customer demand into practical production plans.
- Experience influencing across multiple stakeholders and functions.
- Strong communication skills with constructive challenge when required.
- Experience identifying and managing operational risks while maintaining service levels.
- Continuous improvement mindset; passion for operational excellence.
- Leadership experience or experience developing planners (advantageous).
- collaborative
- strong communication
- problem-solving
- production planning
- supply planning
- manufacturing scheduling
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