Supply and Demand planner

Right Hire Recruitment

Manufacturing & Engineering 📊 Production Planning | Supply Chain Are you an experienced Production Planner or Supply Chain professional looking for your next career move? Right Hire Recruitment is looking for a talented Production Planning / Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) Specialist to play a key role in coordinating production plans, balancing customer demand with operational capacity and ensuring production targets are achieved. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, enjoys solving problems and can bring together different teams to keep operations running efficiently. Manchester based with occasional travel to a 2nd site in South Yorkshire.

🛠️ The Role

• Own and manage rolling production plans covering the next 3–12 weeks.
• Translate the agreed Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) plan into achievable monthly and weekly production requirements.
• Balance customer demand against production capacity, labour, materials and supply constraints.
• Work closely with Production, Operations, Commercial, Engineering and Supply Chain teams.
• Lead weekly planning reviews, agree priorities and monitor progress against production targets.
• Identify potential risks and bottlenecks early, coordinating recovery plans to minimise disruption.
• Provide clear priorities and planning parameters to scheduling teams.
• Monitor production performance and implement corrective actions where required.
• Maintain accurate planning data, reports and operational documentation.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across planning processes, systems and reporting.

✅ What We’Re Looking For

• Previous experience in production planning, operations planning, supply chain or a similar manufacturing role.
• A strong understanding of S&OP, S&OE, MRP and capacity planning.
• Experience using ERP or manufacturing planning systems.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and data analysis skills.
• The ability to balance customer requirements against operational constraints.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong problem-solving, organisation and prioritisation abilities.
• A proactive approach to managing risks and changing production demands.

Desirable Experience

• Background in engineering, manufacturing or complex industrial environments.
• Experience with SAP, Epicor or similar ERP systems.
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.
• A relevant qualification in planning, supply chain, engineering or business.

🌟 Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to take ownership of an important planning function, work with multiple departments and help improve production efficiency, delivery performance and operational results.

Interested?

If you're an experienced Production Planner, Operations Planner or Supply Chain professional ready for your next challenge, Right Hire Recruitment wants to hear from you! Get in touch with us today to find out more and discuss the opportunity