Role: Business Planning / Data Analysis Assistant Location: Bolton, Greater Manchester Salary: c£27k (Depending on Experience) Hours per week: 7am to 5pm (Monday to Thursday) Job Description: The role of the business planner is to assist the Business Planning Manager to create and update schedules enabling the business to achieve client demands and to provide data to measure performance. Duties/Responsibilities: Scheduling of engineering and manufacturing tasks to meet contract and business demands Updating of schedules in line with progress and contractual movement Compilation and issue of weekly engineering & production schedules Analysis of planned vs actual hours Progress tracking of activities and updating contract tracker Alignment of project demand with business demand Pipeline analysis of capacity/loading Business performance analysis Preparation of data for analysis and visual management Management of MRP system Any other ad hoc duties as may be required, and as commensurate with the grade of post. Skills/Experience: Excellent Microsoft Excel skills essential Microsoft Power BI experience desirable Experience of business scheduling or data analytics desirable Experience of MRP/ERP systems desirable Excellent communication skills Experience of working in a manufacturing environment is advantageous The Client is unable to offer sponsorship so you must have the full right to work in the UK both now, and in the future