Production Planning & Purchasing Administrator

Production Planning & Purchasing Administrator

Every customer schedule that lands on your desk gets processed, checked and turned into a plan people can rely on.
This Production Planning & Purchasing Administrator role is built for someone who takes real ownership of accuracy, from system entry through to on time delivery.
You''ll be trusted to keep production and purchasing moving exactly to schedule.

As a Production Planning & Purchasing Administrator, you will benefit from:

• Genuine autonomy in managing your own workload and priorities
• Exposure to senior stakeholders across Purchasing and Logistics
• Structured processes and clear expectations, so you always know where you stand
• Supportive management and a well-established Operations function

As a Production Planning & Purchasing Administrator, your responsibilities will include:

• Receive, process and maintain customer and supplier schedules and orders on the MRP system
• Generate and issue production works orders in line with customer requirements and delivery deadlines
• Liaise with customers and suppliers via email, phone and online portals to manage order status
• Support the Purchasing Manager with purchase order expediting, generation and supplier surveys
• Monitor and report on overdue purchase orders and supplier delivery schedule adherence
• Maintain accurate filing and logistics query portal records

As a Production Planning & Purchasing Administrator, your experience will include:

• Experience within a manufacturing or logistics environment, ideally in production planning or purchasing
• Confident working with MRP systems and EDI order processing
• Strong organisational skills with a keen eye for detail and accuracy
• Comfortable liaising with customers and suppliers via phone, email and online portals
• Experience supporting purchase order expediting or wider procurement processes an advantage

If you''re someone who takes pride in getting the detail right first time, this Production Planning & Purchasing Administrator role is one where that will be genuinely valued. Apply today with an up-to-date CV or call Claire Heckford at Rubicon for more information.

While Rubicon uses AI to help speed up processes across the business, every application is reviewed by a human to ensure the right decision is made.