The Company Our client is a market leading manufacturing company. Due to growth, they are now looking to recruit a Planner. The Role The Planner is responsible for developing, maintaining and communicating production schedules to ensure efficient manufacturing operations and on-time delivery to customers. The role coordinates demand forecasts, inventory levels and manufacturing capacity to create achievable production plans while minimizing downtime, shortages and excess inventory. The Planner works closely with Operations, Procurement, Warehousing and Commercial teams to ensure alignment between customer demand and production capability. Create and maintain daily and weekly production schedules based on demand forecasts, inventory levels and manufacturing capacity. Ensure production plans support customer deliveries. Monitor production progress and adjust schedules to manage changes in demand, delays, or operational issues. Maintain a stable production plan while balancing customer requirements and operational efficiency. Coordinate production across manufacturing lines to maximize utilisation and minimise changeovers. Review sales forecasts and customer orders to ensure alignment with production planning. Work with the commercial team to monitor changes in demand and update schedules accordingly. Ensure raw materials and packaging materials are available in line with production requirements. Collaborate with procurement and stock control teams to avoid shortages or ..... full job details .....