Graduate Production Planner Job in County Durham Ts274sd, Tyne-Tees Uk
***ENTRY LEVEL POST-GRADUATE ROLE ***
My Client is a Global Manufacturer and Supplier to the International Automotive industry. With nearly 100 years of proud history and adherence to highest quality standards, there are few places better to carve out your future Career in Logistics and Supply Chain and ultimately as a Manager.
Based in COUNTY DURHAM, RELOCATION ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE to attract the best Supply Chain talent.
Reporting Directly to the Operations Manager, you will provide Production Planning support to all the Plant's machined and assembled components, manufactured for automotive giants.
Purpose of PLANNING CONTROLLER role
To provide an operational materials Planning service to two production areas and two business units
Dimensions of role:
• Learn the business and develop as an individual
• BU relations (supply chain members)
• Planning Support to Planning Manager, Management team and BU supply chain members.
• Plant liaison with onsite logistics
Production Planning:
Production Planning incorporates a multiplicity of production elements in the pursuit to realise accurate delivery times to the customer. The Production Planners task is to exploit the manufacturing process to full potential.
Core Functions (Job Dimensions):
• Capacity Requirement Planning: Establishing, measuring and adjusting limits or levels of capacity. "What is required to complete the task"?
• Supply Chain Planning Scheduling: Improve efficiency of the supply chain.
• Simulation Sequencing: simple and effective way of constructing a schedule.
• New Product Planning: Evaluating, controlling, monitoring and reporting the impact of a new product within the manufacturing process.
Principle Accountability
• Order Management. (Customer Focus)
• Schedule Adherence .
• Customer service liaison - what is required and when?
• New product introduction visibility - communication, scheduling and progressing to completion.
• Finished good stock management.
• WIP management
Background Required: Bachelors Degree in Logistics and Supply Chain subject covering:
• Inventory and production management concepts / systems
• Demand and Supply Chain concepts
• Operational and investigative Improvement techniques (Example. VSM)
• Shop Floor data collection systems
• Simulation modelling
Skills
• Interpersonal skills/ Relationship building
• Influencing skills
• Management and Leadership skills
• Financial awareness and understanding
• Consultation and Negotiation skills
• Analytical
Likely academic background
• Progressing towards IOM (Institute of Operation Management) qualification
• Graduate qualification in Supply Chain Management / Business Studies.
Likely career to date
• 1-2 years of undergraduate/ postgraduate Planning / Supply Chain management experience in a demanding manufacturing environment
• Someone looking for a career move with potential
To apply please respond with recent CV highlighting your achievements and CPD ambitions
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