Job Description
About us:
VPG has a long history of innovation, specifically in precision foil resistors and foil strain gauges. This served as a foundation to expand into strain gauge instrumentation, load cells, transducers, weighing modules and complete systems for process control and on-board vehicle weighing.
VPG has facilities and operations in 13 countries, with more than 30 sites and over 2700 colleagues across the globe we recognise it is our talented people that are key in ensuring we successfully achieve our business aims.
The role:
As your line manager is based in Israel, we are seeking a highly motivated and dedicated full-time Business/Production Planner to support the European planning of our Force Sensors Business Division. This role is based at our Basingstoke site in the UK.
What we offer:
Upon joining VPG, you become part of an amazing global community. We offer training in many different topics including professional and personal development. We believe in motivating our people to meet their goals and progress in their career and are big on internal promotions. There are so many opportunities for progression; we have had many success stories this year alone.
Our main employee benefits include:
- Competitive salary package
- Welcome Pack complete with VPG merchandise
- Pension Scheme
- Death in Service
- Annual leave 25 days plus public holidays (rising to 30 days with service)
- Recruitment referral scheme
- Free on-site Parking
- Fresh fruit and refreshments provided on site
- Company funded Social Events
- Hybrid working – work from home 1 day per week
- Personal development opportunities
Key Responsibilities:
- Managing the European divisions Finished Goods (FG) inventory in order to support incoming sales
- Updating system with promised dates from suppliers and invoice
- Updating order acknowledgements on the system and chasing for missing orders for the vendor group
- Support our Customer Service team in regards to shipping dates and expedite requests
- Entering purchase orders onto system
- Maintaining stock check records
- Replenish inventory of FG in sales sites based on forecasting models
- Managing Material Requirement (MRP) planning parameters and production plans which influence our forecasting models
Requirements:
- Experience in the field of Control and planning within the manufacturing sector
- Good inter-personal communication skills
- Experience with MRP systems and the full Microsoft Office suite
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Referral programme
Schedule:
Experience:
- Production Scheduling: 2 years (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Basingstoke
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