Production Planner

About us

DTC | A Codan Company is a technology company based in Whiteley, Hampshire.

Our technology is deployed by our customers to give them an unrivalled ability to wirelessly transmit data over long ranges with high reliability and security. We are well established across multiple markets such as military and defence, uncrewed vehicles such as drones, police and government, and broadcast technology.

What will you be doing?

The Production Planner is responsible for managing the business’ ability to procure, manufacture and deliver products during all stages of the lifecycle: development, maturity, and withdrawal.

They also undertake the planning and scheduling of internal manufacturing operations in accordance with customer requirements, the needs of the business, availability of material and production capacity.

The role includes responsibility for inventory planning and inventory forecasting through modelling, configuring the business planning tool in accordance with the defined strategy for products, component parts and for generating production capacity data, ensuring that any over or under capacity forecasts are highlighted and resolved.

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivering the business’ Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) process
• Respond appropriately and resolve MRP messages
• Schedule new requirements in Production, dependent on the availability of material and capacity
• Prepare and handover a clear plan to the leaders and members of the Operations Management team. Overseeing adherence to the plan, maximising Customer-On-Time-To-Promise
• Updating and maintaining accurate ERP data to facilitate effective use of the system throughout the business
• Manage the transition of products through product development, core, extended range, and withdrawal phases of the lifecycle as relevant to ERP, demand planning, and SIOP
• Understand and manage inventory commitments in the supply chain and stocking levels as they relate to products and demand
• Review demand by geographic region or other categorisation to provide support to stakeholders and enable alignment with business strategies
• Collaborate with the Senior Planner, Sales, Business unit Leaders and Operations Management in the development of a consensus on demand forecast and a balanced production plan.
• Ensure effective monthly demand plan is in place to identify and resolve significant and/or critical supply-demand imbalances

Key skills / experience

• 3 or more years’ experience is desirable in a planning or similar role.
• Demonstrable planning skills and experience
• Demonstrable data analysing skills
• Demonstrable experience of project management
• Ability to assess documents to identify customer requirements and transpose the requirements into a production schedule
• Demonstrable history of improving performance against challenging targets
• Good people skills and a good communicator, intercompany communication is a must.
• Fully conversant with Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer and Outlook).
• Must be flexible and accommodating to last minute changes to support business and customer needs.
• Experience of MS Dynamics or of a similar ERP/MRP system is essential
• Experience of MS Office applications including advanced level PowerPoint skills to create detailed presentations, and advanced level Excel skills
• Good numeracy skills & good written & verbal communications skills
• Understanding of software tools required for their discipline including DAX or a similar ERP/MRP system and Salesforce

Additional details:

• This is a full-time office-based position and will require the successful candidate to meet the criteria for UK Security Clearance.

Benefits and Culture

Our culture is supportive and collaborative. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team where we share our ideas and innovation is strongly encouraged. We are looking for someone with genuine passion for the job and a “can-do” attitude.

Our employees receive:

• 25 days annual leave plus Bank holidays
• A generous pension plan, company match up to 9%.
• Company bonus scheme
• Annual pay reviews (discretional)
• A personal approach to training and development
• Employee Assistance Program
• Income protection
• Life assurance
• Flexible core working hours.
• Open plan, modern office environment
• Onsite subsidized café

Enjoy working as part of a global organisation with teams in Whiteley, Hampshire; USA; Denmark, Singapore; Dubai and Australia.

DTC | A Codan Company is committed to promoting a culture that supports personal development and embraces a diverse mix of employees throughout all levels of the organisation.

Interested in a career with us?

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