On behalf of the MOD, we are looking for a Supply Planner (Inside IR35) for a 6 month contract which is a hybrid role so requires 4 days a week onsite in the Stafford Office

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence , as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.

As a Supply Planner based in our Stafford site, you will plan and deliver achievable production plans to enable the business to deliver customer requirements in accordance with contractual obligations.

As a Supply Planner , your main responsibilities will be:

Attend Master Production Schedule meetings to formulate an achievable production plan, which meet the customers needs and consider resource and technical limitations. Working with the production Team Leader , revise production plans to meet the needs of the customer. Continually review production plans to ensure the work is progressing as planned. Using the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, make Availability to Promise (ATP) to allow sales orders to be raised, generate production orders, re-plan them if required and deliver or cancel them in compliance with DE&S Deca procedures and within agreed timescales. Using ERP to carry out planning part of the item creation process by creating new task routings, forecasting, re-planning or removing surplus orders, ensure no orders are in the past, maintain the link between forecast and actual orders by following the relevant processes. Contribute towards improving standards within the team, considering best practice and efficiency

Essential Skills

Knowledge and understanding of Excel for reporting purposes. Experience of planning within an Industrial Manufacturing Industry Understanding of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) / MRP software systems. Proficient in Microsoft Office. Understanding of technical, equipment and spares issues associated with production problems. Understanding of BOMs and Routing with a planning system

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