Job Title: Planning Manager Location: Stevenage Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 per annum

A well-established electronics manufacturing organisation is seeking a Planning Manager to lead and own the end-to-end planning function within a fast-paced, customer-focused environment. This is a key role responsible for ensuring customer delivery commitments are achieved through effective planning, coordination, and execution across the business.

Working closely with operations, sales, engineering, purchasing, and production, the Planning Manager will translate customer demand into achievable production plans, balancing capacity, materials availability, and changing priorities. This role requires strong leadership, attention to detail, and the confidence to challenge and escalate where required to protect delivery performance.

This is a hands-on management role suited to someone who thrives in a dynamic electronics manufacturing environment and is comfortable managing complexity, change, and competing priorities while keeping customer delivery at the forefront.

Key Responsibilities

Own and manage the end-to-end planning process from sales order entry through works order creation, scheduling, and delivery Lead and coordinate all planning activities within the ERP system, ensuring data accuracy and timely updates Translate customer demand into realistic and achievable production plans, balancing capacity, materials, and delivery p...