In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:
* Develop and manage integrated production plans across make‐to‐stock, make‐to‐order, and engineered‐to‐order streams.
* Balance customer demand, inventory targets, capacity, cost, and service requirements.
* Plan and schedule production in line with labour, material, and testing capacity.
* Coordinate materials, lead times, and capacity while managing short‐term priorities and plan changes.
* Track order progress and proactively mitigate risks to on‐time delivery.
* Partner with Engineering, Projects, Sales, Procurement, and Manufacturing to support standard and customised valve solutions.
* Execute and analyse SAP MRP runs and manage production orders end‐to‐end, including creation, release, rescheduling, and closure.
* Resolve MRP exceptions such as material shortages, capacity constraints, and rescheduling challenges.
* Support inventory optimisation across raw materials, work‐in‐progress, and finished goods.
* Communicate production status, capacity constraints, and delivery risks clearly and proactively.
* Identify opportunities to improve planning processes, data accuracy, and production flow.
* Contribute to continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, and operational excellence initiatives.
* Work in alignment with health, safety, environmental, and organisational policies and expectations.
Who You Are:
You anticipate and balance the needs of multiple stakeholders while planning and prioritising work to meet commitments aligned with organisational goals. You build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to achieve shared outcomes, adapting your approach as priorities shift. You communicate clearly and thoughtfully, delivering information in ways that meet the needs of different audiences, and you focus on achieving results through effective, efficient processes and continuous improvement.
For This Role, You Will Need:
* Experience in a production planning or scheduling role within a manufacturing or supply chain environment.
* Working knowledge of SAP Production Planning and MRP, or similar ERP systems.
* An understanding of integrated supply chain, inventory, and logistics concepts.
* Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and make informed decisions.
* Confidence using Microsoft Office tools to analyse data and communicate insights.
* The ability to build positive working relationships and explain technical information in a clear, accessible way.
Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:
* Experience planning across multiple production modes, including engineered‐to‐order environments.
* Exposure to inventory optimisation and capacity planning in a complex manufacturing setting.
* Experience supporting continuous improvement or lean manufacturing initiatives.
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