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Planner

Location: Hook, Hampshire, RG27 9GRSalary: £28,000.Contract: Full time, Permanent

We are GDS Instruments; we are recruiting and we want you!

At GDS we design, develop and manufacture materials testing machines and software and software used for the computer-controlled testing of soils and rocks.  This technology is used to evaluate the mechanical properties that are key in geotechnical and earthquake engineering design!

We are now looking for a talented Planner to join our growing team.

Planner – The role:

As the Planner you will be responsible for the scheduling and coordinating of products from sales Orders through manufacturing to completion, ensuring maximum performance and minimum delay.

You will work closely with the Production team to schedule work according to customer requirements and with the procurement team to understand any constraints potentially affecting the SO completion date.

Reporting to the Business Systems Analyst/ Planning Manager, you will take responsibility for all daily planning activities feeding and receiving information into production, purchasing and sales to enable them to achieve their business KPI’s.

Responsibilities:

•  Manage the planning and scheduling of Works orders (WO’s) to ensure sales orders (SO’s) are planned according to customer lead time and shipped on time in full.•  Manage allocation of Sales orders to ensure key dates achieved in full and MRP can run effectively.•  Prepare MRP to ensure it runs effectively and is processed as per agreed schedule.•  Work closely with the Procurement team to ensure any issues identified potentially affecting SO/WO’s are dealt with in a timely manner.•  Liaise with key stakeholders to ensure system promised dates are adhered to, working closely with the procurement team to ensure any issues identified potentially affecting SO/WO’s are dealt with in a timely manner.•  Main point of contact for all sales order status updates and queries including escalation of issues, and reporting on any delays, increased risks or missed milestones for sales orders on a weekly basis•  Liaise with relevant departments to support resolution of QA lines and SMI’s raised, review the impact on WO/SO and advise accordingly•  Working closely with key stakeholders to review and improve current processes

What we need from you:

•  A team player, with a strong desire to succeed, a ‘can do’ attitude.•  Confident in dealing with day to day queries independently•  Excellent verbal, written communication and strong excel skills.•  Good understanding and experience of SAGE 200 ERP or similar, along with ERP and MRP systems.•  Have a high level of initiative and ability to influence and engage with key stakeholders•  Excellent organisational skills.•  Excellent attention to detail.•  Excellent time management.•  Ability to work well under pressure•  Change agent who can challenge and drive process improvements•  5 years’ work experience in a Planning role.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role click on “APPLY” today, forwarding an up to date copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance.

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