The Role
The Procurement Planner will be responsible for:
- Building and publish detailed daily and weekly production plans.
- Balancing demand against labour, machinery, changeovers, maintenance and material availability.
- Identifying capacity constraints and supply risks before they affect delivery.
- Translating approved production requirements into material demand and purchase requisitions.
- Monitoring supplier acknowledgements, lead times, shortages and overdue orders.
- Maintaining accurate production, planning and purchasing records within the ERP system.
- Producing exception reports and material risk updates.
- Investigating missed plans and coordinate practical recovery actions.
- Supporting effective inventory control by aligning purchasing with approved demand.
The Organisation
Our client is an established UK business with a multi-site operations and a strong focus on improving the effectiveness, visibility and control of its operations. The business is developing its operational structure for the future, with emphasis on better forward planning, closer coordination between sites and stronger alignment between demand, capacity, materials, purchasing and delivery requirements
About You
The successful Procurement Planner will:
- Bring experience of production planning and purchasing within a complex operational environment.
- Be comfortable working with constrained capacity, bills of materials, routings, lead times and stock policies.
- Strong ERP or MRP capability is essential, alongside confidence using Excel and operational reporting.
- Experience of Microsoft Dynamics 365 would be advantageous.
- Be organised and commercially aware planner who can challenge assumptions, follow up effectively with suppliers and communicate risks clearly.
- Combine attention to detail with the confidence to make priorities visible and escalate issues promptly.
What's in it for you?
As well as a competitive salary this role offers:
- An opportunity to responsibility for a critical planning function, with the autonomy to build and maintain production plans that influence day-to-day operational performance.
- Your decisions will directly influence schedule adherence, material availability, purchasing effectiveness and the organisation’s ability to meet delivery commitments.
- This is broader than a traditional production planning position, combining scheduling, purchasing, supplier coordination and operational problem solving.
- A collaborative working environment liaising closely with colleagues across production, supply chain, warehousing, logistics and finance, giving you excellent visibility across the operation.
- Rather than simply maintaining an existing schedule, you’ll have scope to strengthen planning disciplines, improve visibility of risks and support more effective decision making.
Procurement Planner in Wigan employer: Nigel Wright Group Careers
As a leading engineering business in the North East, our client offers an exceptional work environment that fosters innovation and technical excellence. Employees benefit from a collaborative culture that encourages professional growth and development, with clear pathways to advance into leadership roles. The company's commitment to bespoke product development in safety-critical environments ensures that every team member plays a vital role in solving complex challenges, making this an exciting and rewarding place to work.
Contact Details:
Nigel Wright Group Careers Recruitment Team
