Order Ref: 39208

Position Title: Volume & Capacity Planner

Duration: 6 Months Rolling Contract

Location: Warwick University

Division: Business Strategy

Responsibilities

• Identify current and future customer demand and collate a demand profile for both prototype and production parts.
• Communicate the demand profile across internal stakeholders and align on a capacity plan to meet demand.
• Gather and analyse industry data and trends in support of strategic projects.
• Assess existing capacity and draw up forecasts based on future requirements.
• Support business case development with customer demand profiles.
• Support the 'customer market equation' and cross functional product implementation plan.
• Assist in change requests on a project as needed.
• Reconcile variances from original plans and maintain a view of actual against forecast projections.
• Support the development of project scope and planning during the contract process.
• Assist with responses to customer RFQ and RFI.
• Ensure customer purchase transactions are carried out in a timely manner to support raw material preparation and production line allocation.
• Support the development of manufacturing concepts and strategies.
• Develop and document new job practices, techniques and standards.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Graduate's Degree in business, computer science, or engineering or equivalent experience preferred.
• Problem solving, decision making, and collaboration.
• Strives for continuous improvement.
• A critical thinker with solid attention to detail.
• Familiar with enterprise resource planning.
• Experience leading planning and scheduling for production.
• Collaboration with other team members and departments.
• Can prioritise through demonstrated time management skills.