Master Scheduler
📍 Location: Redditch
💰 Salary: Up to £50,000 DOE + Competitive Benefits
Are you an experienced Master Scheduler looking for your next challenge? This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in operational capacity planning and demand forecasting within a dynamic manufacturing environment.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Leading the Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) process to create accurate, achievable operational plans.
- Maintaining detailed load and capacity plans to optimise resources and meet customer commitments.
- Ensuring the Master Production Schedule (MPS) aligns with business objectives and production capabilities.
- Providing accurate demand forecasts and supplier signals using MRP or Kanban triggers.
- Supporting NPI, rate readiness, and load/capacity reviews with customers.
- Driving improvements in KPIs such as OTIF, plan adherence, and slow-moving WIP.
- Maintaining system accuracy in EFACS/SAP, ensuring up-to-date forecasts and lead times.
- Supporting long-term resource and recruitment planning through robust workload forecasting.
- Collaborating on CAPEX planning to identify critical equipment and mitigate capacity challenges.
What Our Client Are Looking For:
- 5+ years’ experience in a senior planning role, ideally in heavy manufacturing.
- Strong knowledge of supply chain management, from material availability to subcontract processes.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with experience in developing planning tools.
- Understanding of aerospace accreditations and customer gateways (desirable).
- A proactive problem-solver with strong communication and teamwork skills.
This position is based in Redditch which is easily accessible from Droitwich, Bromsgrove, Alcester, Studley, South Birmingham, Solihull, Worcester, Kidderminster, and Stourbridge.
📩 Apply now and be a key player in shaping our client’s operational success!