PLANNER
Key skills: SAP, Planning
An exciting contract opportunity exists to work for a leading company in the defence electronics markets, with a distinctive strength in airborne mission critical systems and a wide range of capabilities for the battlefield and for homeland security applications.
To plan, coordinate, facilitate, expedite and control all the associated hardware and material for allocated tasks to achieve schedule adherence the quality conditions, cost and the programme/projects demands. To satisfy the requirements of the Intra Unit Order and Customers requirements using systems, procedures and instructions defined by the business.
Fully utilise and understand the SAP system and its associated processes. Agree the material and hardware delivery plan with the Planning Controller/Operations Team Leader/ /Operations Programme Manager/Project Leader/Master Production Scheduler for each of the respective programmes they work on and control. Ensure the hardware delivery supply requirement is clearly understood by those responsible for providing it and facilitate their agreement to the plan. Raise Purchase requisitions, monitor, maintain status and project requirement using SAP Focal interface to project customers. Asset Management. Monitor and expedite all allocated tasks to maximise schedule adherence. Plan, expedite and support the supply of material. Ensure material cost is controlled. Facilitate Liaise and co-ordinate with Purchasing, Goods receiving, Stores, Inspection, and other Operations Groups to expedite tasks and resolve problems. Progress material and hardware around site. Ensure manufacturing part structures (MBOMS) from data designs are transferred from Teamcentre and Production used for SAP. Initiate Internal Release Notes (IDNs) for despatch paperwork as required.

Ideal candidates will be well educated with strong Planning and SAP skills ideally gained from a similar industry sector.