Production Planner

About us

DTC | A Codan Company is a technology company based in Whiteley, Hampshire.

Our technology is deployed by our customers to give them an unrivalled ability to wirelessly transmit data over long ranges with high reliability and security. We are well established across multiple markets such as military and defence, uncrewed vehicles such as drones, police and government, and broadcast technology.

What will you be doing?

The Production Planner is responsible for managing the business’ ability to procure, manufacture and deliver products during all stages of the lifecycle: development, maturity, and withdrawal. 
They also undertake the planning and scheduling of internal manufacturing operations in accordance with customer requirements, the needs of the business, availability of material and production capacity. 
The role includes responsibility for inventory planning and inventory forecasting through modelling, configuring the business planning tool in accordance with the defined strategy for products, component parts and for generating production capacity data, ensuring that any over or under capacity forecasts are highlighted and resolved.

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivering the business’ Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) process
• Respond appropriately and resolve MRP messages
• Schedule new requirements in Production, dependent on the availability of material and capacity
• Prepare and handover a clear plan to the leaders and members of the Operations Management team. Overseeing adherence to the plan, maximising Customer-On-Time-To-Promise
• Updating and maintaining accurate ERP data to facilitate effective use of the system throughout the business
• Manage the transition of products through product development, core, extended range, and withdrawal phases of the lifecycle as relevant to ERP, demand planning, and SIOP
• Understand and manage inventory commitments in the supply chain and stocking levels as they relate to products and demand
• Review demand by geographic region or other categorisation to provide support to stakeholders and enable alignment with business strategies
• Collaborate with the Senior Planner, Sales, Business unit Leaders and Operations Management in the development of a consensus on demand forecast and a balanced production plan.
• Ensure effective monthly demand plan is in place to identify and resolve significant and/or critical supply-demand imbalances

Key skills / experience

• 3 or more years’ experience is desirable in a planning or similar role.