Material and Production Planner

Posting date:	09 February 2026
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	11 March 2026
Location:	Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 6XX
Company:	ProTech Recruitment Ltd
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	65445_1770626299

Summary

Job Role: Material and Production Planner

Location: Towcester

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: Permanent

Salary: Depending on Experience

Must have Right to Work in UK - No Sponsorship Available

Role Summary:

My client are looking to recruit a planning professional to support demand management, materials coordination, and production scheduling within a fast-paced, high-mix environment.

This role would suit someone who enjoys working cross-functionally, has a strong grasp of ERP-driven planning, and is comfortable balancing customer demand with operational capability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage sales order, forecast, and quotation information, confirming delivery commitments and maintaining accurate schedules.

• Translate demand signals into effective production and purchasing plans using ERP and material planning tools.

• Monitor inventory across multiple locations, identifying risks, optimisation opportunities, and stock health improvements.

• Maintain planning and logistics data accuracy within business systems.

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across supply chain and planning activities.

• Build and maintain production schedules, including capacity planning for SMT operations.

Desired Qualifications / Skills:

• Proven experience in a planning, materials, or supply chain role within a manufacturing environment.

• Comfortable working in low-to-medium volume, high-mix production settings.

• Strong working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and Excel.

• Familiar with engineering change processes within manufacturing.

• Experience within industrial or technical manufacturing would be advantageous.

Please note, this role is fully on-site.

If this is of interest to you, please forward your updated CV to Harley.Hindmarsh@pro-tech.co.uk