Senior Planner - 12 Month FTC

Amesbury - Onsite

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000

Alexander Steele are delighted to be partnering with a well-established FMCG business to recruit a Senior Planner to join their Supply Chain team on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Job Purpose

The Senior Planner is responsible for creating and maintaining production plans that meet customer demand while supporting operational best practice. This role also oversees the day-to-day activities of the production scheduling team to ensure planning is efficient, accurate, and aligned with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvements across production scheduling systems and processes.
• Work collaboratively with Demand and Supply teams to align with the Master Production Schedule (MPS) and communicate deviations where required.
• Identify supply constraints and work closely with Supply Planning to resolve issues.
• Partner with Manufacturing teams to enhance site efficiency and productivity.
• Provide accurate labour plans and support effective deployment of labour on site.
• Manage Finished Goods master data from product set-up through to delist, ensuring accuracy.
• Participate in daily site meetings, delivering updates on KPIs, scheduling activity, and operational impacts.
• Manage on-site and off-site finished goods inventory, with focus on low-life stock risks.
• Support planning and delivery of seasonal production campaigns.
• Anticipate and mitigate short-term supply chain risks.
• Mentor, support, and develop a small planning team.
• Ensure all planning and scheduling activities meet safety and quality standards.
• Creating and managing production schedules to meet customer demand and business goals.
• Providing data insights on yield, efficiency, and planning metrics.
• Communicating effectively across departments to ensure alignment.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Strong understanding of supply chain processes, ideally within FMCG manufacturing.
• Proven experience in production planning and scheduling roles.
• Proficiency with ERP systems
• Strong Excel skills.
• High attention to detail with commitment to maintaining data accuracy.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

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