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Senior Planner | Barton-under-Needwood | £45,000 – £50,000 per annul | Full-time, Monday –Friday

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Planner to join our team at Barton during an exciting period of transformation. This role is critical to establishing robust planning processes for a new, state-of-the-art facility that will consolidate multiple product lines under one roof. You will lead the development of planning systems, drive strategic scheduling, and ensure operational readiness as we transition into a fully integrated site.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of planning within a global organisation and make a tangible impact on efficiency and delivery performance.

Key Responsibilities

Planning Leadership

Develop and implement integrated planning processes for production and maintenance activities.

Lead planning meetings and the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process.

Create and maintain long-term capacity and resource plans (3–6 months horizon).

Strategic Oversight

Move planning from reactive to proactive, introducing tools and systems where none currently exist.

Support new bids and industrialisation projects, providing accurate lead times and resource forecasts.

Collaborate with stakeholders across operations, engineering, and procurement to align plans with business objectives.

Performance & Reporting

Monitor KPIs and conduct variance analysis between planned and actual performance.

Implement corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.

Produce high-level reporting for senior management on capacity, labour, and material availability.

Team Development

Mentor and support junior planners, fostering a culture of collaboration and accountability.

Coordinate planning activities across multiple business units within the Barton site.

What We’re Looking For

Essential

Proven experience in production planning within a complex engineering or manufacturing environment.

Strong understanding of planning principles, capacity management, and resource scheduling.

Ability to develop planning tools and processes from the ground up.

Desirable

Experience with ERP/MRP systems (SAP, Dynamics 365, or similar).

Exposure to S&OP and integrated business planning.

Skills

Strategic thinker with excellent organisational and analytical skills.

Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Why Join Us?

Be part of a major site transformation project with significant investment and growth.

Opportunity to shape planning strategy and implement best practices from scratch.

Work within a global organisation offering career progression and international opportunities.

Collaborative culture with strong support for training and development.

Benefits

Competitive salary: £45,000 – £50,000

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Standard pension scheme

Flexible core working hours

Life assurance (3x salary)

Career progression within a global business

Close date: 19/12/2025

About Ford & Stanley group

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas - recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to the boardroom.

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Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective , , reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, , , , , , or national , or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.

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