A global engineering business require a Production Planner. Applicants need planning experience (inventory, supply chain, material, production planning, production control), strong competency in MS Excel, analytical ability and MRP/ERP experience. The Production Planner will be responsible for creating monthly Master Production Schedules that maximises the utilisation materials and resources, while ensuring customer demand is satisfied. An analytical and strategic role, the Production Planner will help shape planning processes and philosophies across the planning department. While the focus is on planning for manufacturing, applicants from a broader supply chain planning, demand planning, forecasting or supply chain analyst background would excel in this role, This is an exciting new opportunity for the business that has come about due to a sustained period of growth. Specific duties of the Production Planner / Supply Chain Planner include:Create, update and review master production schedulesSupport production control teams with weekly scheduling and planning activitiesProvide forecasts of raw materials to suppliers and expedite material flow in collaboration with ProcurementShort term and long term capacity planningContribute to site SIOP processes and plans Production Planner / Supply Chain Planner applicants should meet the following criteria:Experience of planning (inventory, supply chain, material, production planning, scheduling, supply chain analyst)Previous ..... full job details .....