Role Overview Responsible for the control of business unit/customer orders. This is achieved by efficient management and expedition of procured and manufactured items, as well as solely controlling the flow of work required to meet the delivery of a product to cost and schedule - using SAP. Responsibilities * Load Customer Order demand into production and manage Work Order in SAP. * Ensure kits/works orders are released to AIT on time and expedite them to meet the planned delivery dates. * Input into and maintain Production Schedules. * Maintain the 'live' status of products in the AIT production flows with assistance of area team leaders and area managers * Support the manufacturing area manager with work centre forecasts from the company stock control/forecasting tool. Give visibility to the Production & Manufacturing Managers at the weekly operations reviews. * Regularly create and review the status of works orders in their 'product' remit. * Manage material supply issues to avoid potential delivery slippages. * Timely release of purchase requisitions. * Ensure full traceability for all products issued to manufacturing. * Monitor drawing release activity and adherence to production schedules. Report any delay, investigate impact/recovery and ensure project are charged for respective changes to schedule/effort. * Input and maintain production data required by the company stock control tool. * Effectively report status of product to core project and manufacturing teams. * Analyse and report potential impacts derived from the 'Shortage Risk Reports'. * Propose solutions in the event of shortages. * Identify schedule recovery opportunities from changing production work flow. * Investigate customer orders on receipt and notify project management to any non-conformance i.e. requirement outside of nominal SAP lead-time/ direct charges budget etc. * Manage the transfer of materials to satisfy project/company demand, paying particular attention to ITAR/IPR & EEE items. * Fully support shipments from AIT in accordance with internal documentation. * Advise on kit issues/anomalies with the shop floor and ensure kits have been picked as identified on the 'kit shortage report'. * Continuous self-development of the production scheduling tool and AIT processes, whilst networking with personnel throughout the AIT and Stevenage organisations Skill Set Essential * In depth experience with SAP. * Three years' experience of working in a manufacturing environment within Aerospace/defence industries. * Three years' experience using an MRP/ERP tool (preferably SAP). * Knowledge of how to interpret and update information on a Scheduling tool, preferably Primavera. * Able to work in volatile/high pressure environments to resolve material supply problems. * Able to prioritise workload effectively. * Experience with Bill of Material (BoM) management. * Confident to communicate clearly to all interfaces. * Can work on own initiative. * Progress chasing activities. * Reporting to internal & external customers. * Working within a Production Control team. Desirable * Manufacturing systems degree or other relevant qualification. * Primavera experience * Able to read engineering drawings