Job Description:

Planning Manager
Location: Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Permanent / Contract: Permanent
Salary: Up to £55k per annum - Depending on experience 

Overview
EMBS Talent is working with a well-established precision engineering manufacturer in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, currently in the market for a Planning Manager to join the business on a permanent basis.

This organisation manufactures its own raw materials on site before moving them through machining, further processing and dispatch, and has grown output significantly over the past year, with further growth planned. As part of that growth, our client is now looking for an experienced Planning Manager to lead the site's planning function and bring greater structure and stability to scheduling.

Your responsibilities will include:

As Planning Manager, you will lead a small planning team and act as the main link between the shop floor, sales and wider operations, ensuring customer demand is translated into realistic, achievable production plans.

• Lead the development and execution of the master production schedule
• Translate customer demand into achievable manufacturing plans
• Ensure production schedules align with available labour, machinery and material resources
• Manage changes in customer demand and adjust plans quickly to protect delivery commitments
• Provide daily, weekly and monthly planning guidance to operational teams
• Establish planning priorities that balance customer satisfaction with plant efficiency
• Support the coordination of the site's Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process
• Lead, develop and support a small planning team, building a collaborative working culture

What's in it for you?

• Stability / Longevity: Join an established manufacturer with a strong growth trajectory, taking ownership of planning at a genuinely pivotal point for the site
• Salary: up to £55k per annum
• Hours: Full-time, site-based, with flexi-time around core hours and an early finish on Fridays
• Permanent role with a well-established, growing manufacturer
• Direct exposure to senior site leadership
• Genuine autonomy to shape and improve planning processes
• Involvement in the site's future move to a new ERP system

Successful applicants must be able to demonstrate:
 

• Degree qualified in a related discipline, or equivalent time-served experience in a manufacturing planning environment
• Solid background in production planning, scheduling and capacity planning within a manufacturing environment
• A track record of identifying planning or delivery problems and implementing practical fixes, rather than relying solely on system-generated plans
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work closely and collaboratively within a small, open-plan team
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems; SAP experience is an advantage
• Leadership or people management experience is desirable but not essential

If you are interested in the opportunity of Planning Manager and believe you meet the illustrated criteria, apply today to join our client's growing team in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.

About us:

EMBS Group is a dedicated talent specialist that partners with some of the UK's most prestigious, advanced, precision engineering companies within the Aerospace, Automotive / Motorsport, Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Green, Environmental, and FMCG industries.
We'll offer you expert support and advice throughout the process to ensure you select and secure a career-defining role.