Job Title: Planner (Production Order)
Department: Supply Chain & Commercial Services (Planning)
Location: Steelpark, Wolverhampton (WV11)
Salary £25,000 - £30,000 depending on experience
Closing Date: Thursday 2nd July 2026
We believe that our strength is not just in our steel but the diversity of our workforce. Our people make the difference.
We’re looking for a highly analytical and detail-driven Planner (Production Order) to support production planning and fulfilment across our Tata Steel Distribution UK & Ireland business. This is a key operational role where you’ll convert customer and planning demand into efficient production orders, ensuring optimal use of materials, capacity, and resources.
You’ll play a critical role in aligning demand with production capability, maximising yield and productivity, and maintaining high service levels in a fast-paced, 24/7 manufacturing environment.
What you will do
- Convert demand into production orders, allocating raw materials and nesting finished goods
- Raise stock orders to support planning design demand
- Engage with the Campaign Planning process to understand demand and available capacity
- Support the creation, review, and delivery of weekly campaign plans
- Create Job Work Orders by nesting finished goods and allocating materials
- Plan production to maximise yield, availability, and productivity while minimising costs
- Manage short-term capacity constraints and resolve planning exceptions
- Coordinate external processing where required, minimising reliance where possible
- Ensure compliance with defined business processes and quality systems
- Work closely with Inventory Coordinators and Production Schedule Planners to resolve exceptions
- Conduct performance reviews, root cause analysis, and support continuous improvement initiatives
- Collaborate with commercial and supply chain teams to maintain and improve service levels
What you will need
- Experience in production planning, supply chain, or manufacturing operations
- Strong understanding of planning processes, capacity management, and material allocation
- Experience working with ERP and planning systems (e.g. Stratix, campaign planning tools)
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- High attention to detail and ability to manage complex data
- Effective communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment
- A proactive and solution-focused approach
Skills & Expertise
- Strong analytical thinking and structured problem solving
- Excellent attention to detail and organisational capability
- Ability to influence and coordinate stakeholders across functions
- Strong customer service mindset, working closely with CSRs and Sales teams
- Effective communication and teamwork skills
- Commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence
Ready to make a difference?
For a full job description or if you’d like an informal discussion, please contact: sue.robinson@tatasteeleurope.com
Please note: You may use AI tools to help prepare your application. However, all information must be accurate and based on your own experience. We value genuine, honest responses that reflect who you are.
What we can offer you
Tata Steel UK offers their employees significant benefits packages. For this role, you will benefit from:
- A market competitive salary
- 35 days holidays per annum
- Annual Pay Review
- Bonus Scheme – subject to business performance
- One of the UK’s leading defined contribution pension schemes (10% employer contribution / 6% employee contribution)
We also have an extensive list of lifestyle benefits including free onsite parking at all of our sites, an employee assistance programme as well as Employee discount scheme for companies including Vodafone, Jaguar Land Rover and also various local services.
Why us?
Tata Steel is one of the world’s top 10 steel producers. The combined group has an annual aggregate crude steel capacity of more than 33 million tonnes with approximately 80,000 employees across four continents. We’re part of the Tata Group, one of the largest, most diverse conglomerates in the world with businesses in the UK including Tata Steel, Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Tea.
Sustainability is at the very heart of what we do and we are dedicated to managing our operations responsibly and to continuously improving our performance. Innovating for tomorrow, making a positive impact today.
