Have you got experience of being working as a Planner?  If so, we'd really like to hear from you.  Our client, a prestigious helicopter manufacturer, based in Yeovil, Somerset is looking for a Planner to join their team on a long term temporary contract.  This role will be to design and maintain the project schedule in accordance planning and control processes and contract requirements, ensuring the integrity of the planning outputs throughout the project life cycle through direct liaison with all key stakeholders.  A summary of your role will be to carry out the following tasks (full JD available): Develop and implement the programme or project schedule (and SAP Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)) in accordance with the Contracted scope, delivery dates, Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM), financial baseline.  Maintain and control the programme or project schedule baseline (dates and budgets) to reflect any contracted amendments.   Direct the timely processing of schedule updates. Monitor the accuracy of project schedules and version control changes. Work with the key stakeholders/IPT leads to drive the quality of the programme or project schedule. Identify problems and provide support to improve processes to ensure the integrity of the data.  Assess progress, track and analyse the impact of the programme or project schedule forecast changes (dates and budgets) to identify threats at the earliest opportunity. Publish the schedule and ensure stakeholders are informed about changes. Perform critical path and ‘what if; analysis, including the development of work-around plans, capturing, monitoring and driving associated actions.    Track, analyse and produce reports to confirm the programme or project cost and schedule performance Update the plans identifying where contingency reserve has been utilised and inform the risk team when loaded into SAP (PMO function).Essential skills/experience: Experienced in the planning and scheduling of complex tasks within an aerospace or similar industrial environment. Proficient in the use of SAP and Microsoft Project (as core planning tool) and other common Microsoft packages. Excellent analytical and planning skills with good attention to detail. Ability to learn quickly and work under pressure in a fast-paced environment. Ability to maintain a clear focus on goals & priorities. Excellent organisational and time management skills