Our client is a leading and global supplier of Ingredients for the food, beverage, and nutrition industries and is seeking an experienced Production Planner for their site in Kent. The successful candidate will be responsible for the planning of all orders into their Production and Planning schedules to ensure the customers' deadlines are met to the best ability. They will also oversee all stock control tasks related to Production Planning and communicate effectively with departments such as Customer Support, Quality, and Production to ensure schedule adherence and help with the completion of objectives. The day-to-day duties will be:
* Planning all customer orders in the most efficient way to maximise production capacity
* Overseeing all other administration tasks related to Production Planning, raising batch documents, booking on, etc.
* Raw material allocation following company procedures
* Working closely with Production to ensure efficient stock rotation
* Liaising with relevant departments to ensure raw materials arrive and can be sampled in necessary time-scales
* Daily planning of production/packing programs using N1 report in a timely manner from order date
* Overseeing allocation or document queries and authorising batch changes from Production/Warehouse
* Participation and support in projects as and when required
* Minimising plan changes wherever possible and investigating system issues while working closely with Production Team leaders to match workload with resources
* Overseeing urgent orders to ensure the customers' needs are met to the best of ability
* Responsible for all stock rotation and movement for prep room/Warehouse to improve efficiency
* Investigating system errors and issues to provide effective and timely solutions
* Working on reducing system errors and issues where possible
* Movement of goods between external warehouse and the site
* Liaising with the administrator on scheduling requirements
* Cycle counting
Must have the ability to work at a fast pace but also accurately. The ability to make data-driven decisions while looking at the larger picture is essential. A team player who can work on their own initiative and meet targets and deadlines is required. Excellent opportunity for the right candidate.
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