Production Planner - Permanent Salary - £35k Location - Birmingham Hours - Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5pm Production Planner / Metal / ERP / Inventory Management / Planning / Production Schedules/ Production / Birmingham / Permanent The Recruitment Group is working with a market leader in the supply of aluminium, steel, titanium, and other metals. They service their customers via a global logistics platform and offer many additional value-added services. Purpose of the Production Planner role: Our client is looking for a Production Planner to be responsible for developing and implementing production schedules to meet customer demand and optimise resources. Main duties and responsibilities of a Production Planner: . Planning and organizing production schedules. . Collaborate with sales, operations, and procurement teams to gather relevant data for effective production planning. . Highlight any capacity constraints or Bottlenecks throughout the business. . Monitor inventory, to ensure stock usage is being optimized. . Utilise the ERP system to maintain accurate production planning. . Communicate Production schedules to relevant departments and adjust plans as needed. . Evaluate and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance production processes. . Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address and resolve production-related issues. . Review and develop production KPIs. . Reviewing monthly production outputs. . Control and monitor production-related costs to maximise profits. . Travel may be required to other sites for business purposes. Experience/knowledge requirements for a Production Planner: . Proven experience as a production planner or in a similar role within a manufacturing environment. . Knowledge of manufacturing production and processes. . Knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement skills. . IT Skills - preferably experience using ERP Systems. . Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. . Excellent communication and organisational skills. . Ability to work using own initiative. Please contact Amy @ The Recruitment Group on the contact details provided