Planning Administrator / Expeditor

Salary: £28,800 per year

Planning Administrator / Expeditor – Kidderminster – Up to £24K

The Client

A privately owned company located in the West Midlands and Worcestershire established over 50 years ago and one of the UK’s leading manufacturers in their field. This client is enjoying continued growth and is seeking to appointment a Planning Administrator to their expanding team.

The Role

* As Planning Administrator you will report to the Planning Manager and be responsible for supporting the planning team by printing and issuing planners by using Microsoft Excel and also formatting and preparing and updating Excel spreadsheets.

* The Planning Administrator will also format and maintain spreadsheets for the Bill of materials (BOM) software system.

* You will support the production function by creating, issuing and updating documentation and input planning requirements into the company database and systems.

* You will take control of customer designs and drawings by issuing them once the senior planners have worked on them for part requests etc.

* You will enjoy cross team training enabling you to cover other roles within the department and you will spend a lot of your day on the factory floor liaising with other departments and expediting work through shop floor production departments.

The Candidate

* The successful applicant for the role of Planning Administrator will be highly enthusiastic and communicative.

* You will be liaising between departments whilst representing the planning office and function and you will be expected to do this efficiently and with professionalism at all times.

* You will have experience of working in an office, be very well organised and have sound understanding of Microsoft Office especially Excel.

* The ideal candidate will have similar experience and will be capable of spending time in a shop floor production area gathering data and status and reporting back to the planning team rather than being completely office based / desk bound.

* You should have the following knowledge / characteristics; SAGE, Excel, Microsoft Office, Expediting, great communication skills, dynamism, enthusiasm and a thirst for knowledge and personal growth and improvement.

This is a great opportunity to join a fantastic company as part of a successful team and there is the possibility of career progression.

This is a day role working for 07:00-16:00 Monday to Thursday and 07:00-13:00 on a Friday.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

Alcea Consultancy are acting as an employment business/agency in relation to this vacancy.