What is the purpose of the role? To co-ordinate timely production planning to ensure assembly of equipment / machinery is maintained to schedule in line with customer requirements to achieve high standards of on-time delivery. Primary Responsibilities Maintain and update production schedule in line with latest production status Review and expedite material shortages through the purchasing team and escalate issues where appropriate. Co-ordinate material delivery to assembly teams from stores Co-ordinate delivery of just in time (JIT) parts from supplier to assembly teams. Provide fast resolution of shop floor issues arising from material shortages, quality defects and revision control issues. Liaise closely with shop floor assembly teams, order coordinators, purchasing, suppliers, logistics and other key members of Operations Team to support high overall standards of customer service. Liaise with subcontract suppliers to ensure any work is progressing in line with master schedule. Arrange for repair or rework of damaged or faulty items. Control and monitor production costs in real time to ensure all material transactions are properly accounted for and any returns are processed prior to production completion. Liaise with sales to co-ordinate final shipping of machine to customer. Communicate any changes to master schedule through the correct channels Maintain and report on KPI’s on a monthly basis Work with Production Planning and Purchasing on the timely consumption of Slow, Aged, and obsolete stock. Minimize overstock and manage obsolete parts through revision control. Increase stock turnover while not running out of stock on critical items. Responsible for loading material forecast information. Work with other planners on high-risk items. Produce reports and provide routine management information on inventory performance. Updating stock records and managing inventory needs. Compiling inventory and usage reports when required. What skills are we looking for? To be successful in the role; you must have previous experience in a material planning, production planning or production control role within a manufacturing environment. You will have knowledge of demand planning & MRP / ERP expert, understand complex bill of material structures, with the ability to read technical drawings and you must possess strong IT skills. You will have a high attention to detail, be a team player who has a passion to problem solve with a strong and organised work ethic and will be process driven.