Graduate Production Planner – Newtownabbey – up to £28k + bonus
We are delighted to be working with one of NIs leading manufacturers and exporters to recruit for their new Graduate Production Planner to join them in Newtownabbey on a permanent basis and offering a generous salary, benefits and progression opportunities.
Working within the engineering & manufacturing team, you will support management through;
- Create and maintain production schedules to ensure alignment with customer demand
- Communicate production schedules and changes effectively to all relevant stakeholders
- Place and manage Purchase Orders for stock, consumables and special items as required
- Liaising with suppliers
- Coordinate with production and logistics teams to ensure timely delivery of customer orders
- Create and maintain reports on supply performance, inventory levels and planning/purchasing activities - communicating issues to relevant stakeholders
- Maintain and update planning and purchasing information
- Support the Master Planner to identify and implement improvements throughout the planning, purchasing and inventory management processes
What we are looking for…
- Ideally educated to 3rd level in an engineering, supply chain or business
- Strong MS Excel skills (will be used for data analysis, inventory control, production schedules, supplier performance etc)
- Strong analytical skills for interpreting data related to inventory levels, production schedules, and supplier performance
- Experience in the use of ERP/MRP or similar is desirable