Integrated Production Planning Scheduler

The Role Great products start with great planning. Join us as a Production Planner and help turn demand into action, creating schedules that keep our operations running smoothly and efficiently every day. Contract: 6 month fixed term Keeping our bakeries one step ahead, you'll create category-level production schedules through our Integrated Production Planning system. You'll be responsible for hourly schedules across days 2-11 and daily schedules from days 12-42, making sure everything is in the right place at the right time. Working closely with our manufacturing and despatch teams, Customer Forecasting, Inbound Materials Planning and PCT colleagues, you'll help make sure customer demand is met through effective planning, scheduling and execution. In short, you'll keep our plans rolling smoothly, so our products can too. The Recipe Create, deliver and communicate an effective weekly, forecasted manufacturing plan in line with Company guidelines. Create a daily schedule plan for use in manufacturing in line with Company guidelines. Check and upload the baking schedule into SAP and the transfer of the production plan to the Primary Control Tower. Working with the other planners and PCT monitor the execution of the plan with intervention when appropriate to ensure optimisation of order fulfilment. Effective communications are maintained with key contacts (customer team, PCT, Operations) Generate and distribute any business required reports. Essential Ingredients Excellent IT skills, including SAP Supply Planning capability and advanced spreadsheet skills, with confidence using pivot tables, lookups and data analysis tools. Knowledge of Access databases would be a bonus . A strong understanding of production planning, including maintenance, changeovers and labour constraints. Experience managing capacity across multiple sites and product categories is essential. Knowledge of manufacturing planning best practices, ideally within a fast-paced fresh food production environment. Strong analytical skills, with the ability to turn data into practical plans and informed decisions. Understands the importance of treating everyone fairly, respectfully and equally, helping to create an inclusive working environment. An excellent communicator who can influence, engage and build support for change across a multisite manufacturing operation. A natural relationship builder, able to establish credibility and work effectively with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels. Organised, proactive and comfortable juggling competing priorities, while keeping production plans rolling smoothly. Extra Dough At last and by no means least you will want to know what your breads worth. A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share) Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave Award winning pension scheme with company contributions of 7% Life assurance Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website Continued investment in your personal development Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew! Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service