Production Planner

Princes has recently invested over £60 million into the Cardiff site transforming it into one of the UK's leading Centres of Juice Excellence. This is an opportunity to join the team as a Production Planner.

This role sits within the Planning department and is crucial for ensuring that the Production plans meet the customer demand and supply needs.
Benefits

• 26 days Annual Leave including a day for your Birthday + Bank Holidays
• 10% Company Bonus potential (75% Princes performance based, 25% Individual performance based)
• 14.5% Pension consisting of a 9.5% Employer contribution (opt-in)
• Flexible holidays scheme - the option to buy/sell up to 5 days holiday per year
• Critical Illness Scheme
• Enhanced Family Friendly Policy - Maternity, Paternity or Adoption leave

Working Hours
This is a Monday to Friday position working 08.45 - 17.00 at our Cardiff site. Please note there is free parking onsite. Please note once trained there will be the opportunity for Hybrid working subject to the business needs.
Key Responsibilities

• Re-evaluate service levels daily - proactively amending production schedules to react to demand and sales forecasts so as to optimise customer service and operational costs
• With regard to the production plan, ensure timely delivery of an accurate supply plan for raw materials and packaging scheduling.
• Keep a rolling fixed factory schedule accurate and up to date
• Planning of production lines to maintain efficient, feasible fixed schedule, keeping plans as stable as possible.
• Maintain customer service for the site at 99% or above
• Liaise with MPS Team to maintain finished goods stocks to agreed levels
• Provide accurate and timely information to the material scheduling team
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders
• Responsible at all times for ensuring optimum customer service in terms of quantity and timeliness
• Has authority to change production plan at any time (with the support of on-call managers during ‘out of hours’ where appropriate)
• Effective management of redundant stocks
• Effective management of NPD/EPD, ensuring customer launch requirements are met
• Regular review of planning run rates in conjunction with operational Department Managers
• Maintain and upkeep of all planning master data
• Collaborative working with the MPS Team to ensure business requirements are met

• Production Planning experience
• Advanced Level Microsoft Excel skills
• Strong communication and customer service skills
• Comfortable interacting and supporting colleagues at all levels of the business including NPD, operational and commercial functions
• Self organised and motivated, with the ability to prioritise and work under pressure

• SAP/APO and associated planning systems experience would be highly advantageous
• Knowledge of integrated and end to end Supply chain planning processes