Purchasing & Production Planning Administrator

Purchasing & Production Planning Administrator

Salary: £25,000 to £30,000

Location: Stockport area

4 day working week, Monday to Thursday - Also flexi Time

We are recruiting for a Purchasing & Production Planning Administrator to join an established manufacturing business in the Stockport area.

This is a varied position supporting both purchasing and production planning, helping ensure materials are available when required, supplier deliveries remain on schedule and production and customer orders are accurately maintained.

We are particularly interested in candidates who have worked within a manufacturing, engineering or Supply chain environment and are comfortable working with ERP or MRP systems.

The Role

You will be responsible for raising and processing purchase orders, progressing outstanding orders with suppliers and chasing or rescheduling deliveries when required.

You will create purchase orders from supplier quotations and maintain accurate purchasing information within the company ERP system.

Alongside purchasing, you will support production planning by creating and managing production and works orders, updating customer orders and ensuring accurate information is maintained across purchase orders, works orders and sales orders.

You will review component usage, stock levels and minimum order quantities, helping the business identify potential material shortages before they affect production.

A key part of the position will involve communicating with suppliers and internal production teams to resolve delivery issues, shortages and other problems that could impact customer orders.

You may also provide support with the booking in of purchased materials when required.

About You

We are looking for someone with previous administrative, purchasing, planning or materials experience gained within a manufacturing or engineering environment.

You could currently be working as a Purchasing Administrator, Production Administrator, Planning Administrator, Materials Administrator, Manufacturing Administrator, Production Planner or in a similar position.

You should be comfortable using ERP or MRP systems and confident communicating with suppliers, purchasing teams and production departments.

Previous experience working with purchase orders, works orders, stock control, material planning or production planning would be particularly relevant.

The wider benefits package includes an additional day off for your birthday, private medical insurance, a health cash plan, contributory pension, life assurance, a company bonus scheme, enhanced family leave and additional holiday for long service.

There is also free onsite parking, free EV charging and regular company social events.