Operations and Production Planner Our growing and innovative client, located on the Shropshire/Powys border, are looking for an experienced Demand and Production Planner to join their team and contribute to the future success of the business within a highly competitive industry. The position will be responsible for driving monthly forecasting and SandOP processes, creating efficient production schedules, and ensuring supply chain alignment across departments. Adept at managing forecast accuracy, leading cross-functional meetings, and maintaining strong supplier relationships. What you can expect: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week Salary: negotiable and depending on experience, disclosed upon application 24 days annual leave plus bank/public holidays Full time and permanent What you will be doing: Lead the monthly demand planning process in collaboration with Sales, Marketing, and Finance, incorporating historical trends, customer run rates, promotional activity, product lifecycle changes, delists and broader market insights Facilitate and lead cross-functional monthly demand review and Sales and Operations Planning meetings •Manage bi-weekly exceptions meetings to assess and respond to late demand changes or opportunities Generate detailed, efficient production plans which balance forecasted demand with available labour, machine capacity, materials, storage and energy consumption Monitor forecast accuracy and variance against actual sales, reporting KPIs and root cause ..... full job details .....