Production Planning Analyst – Supply Chain

Jenrick:Commercial

• Production Planning Analyst – Supply Chain
• Up to £62,000 per annum
• 6 month contract starting ASAP
• Fully remote based role

Working for one of the biggest names in Technology we have an exciting opportunity to join their Cloud and Innovation Supply Chain Planning & Analytics team.

This is a fully remote based role so you can be based anywhere in the UK and this is a 6 month contract paying the equivalent salary of up to £62,000 per annum

We are seeking a Production Planning Analyst with a passion for data, analytics, process improvements, helping others, technology, and operations. You would join a team that works to deliver commercial equipment and evolve a production planning and inventory management system to ensure the right gear docks at the right site at the right cost, as planned. You’ll help to ensure we deliver as planned while identifying improvement opportunities that will take our capabilities to the next level.

Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 100 datacentres and 1 million servers. Our foundation is built upon and managed by a team of subject matter experts working to support services for more than 1 billion customers and 20 million businesses in over 90 countries worldwide.

By blending modern analytics capabilities with business strategy, you will help influence the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for online services.

Responsibilities:

Business Operations

• Maintains and tracks issues and opportunities to OKR/KPI’s
• Conduct production meetings with various stakeholders to understand and track changes to plans and execution and enable visibility into impacts to the business.
• Creates and publishes production planning reports
• Complete comprehensive analytics that drive security of supply
• Manual data entry as needed to track inventory status reporting
• Use a deep understanding of manufacturing best practices to work effectively with suppliers and be able to report deeply on inventory matters including WIP, material procurement, cycles, quality, testing, on-time delivery, setting and measuring KPIs, and overall inventory management concepts.
• Participates and supports ad hoc projects

Skills and experience required:

• 5+ years or equivalent experience in a supply chain management
• Programming experience / Intermediate in Excel
• Be analytical and have a passion for data

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS/BA in Supply Chain, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Business, or a related field
• Previous Data Centre exposure/experience
• Demonstrated ability to work in ambiguous situations and across organizational boundaries
• Willingness to adapt quickly to shifting business priorities