Planner

Planner (Maternity Cover)

Acro Aircraft Seating is one of the UK’s leading and fastest-growing manufacturers of passenger seats for commercial airlines around the world.  We are an agile, innovative business at the forefront of disrupting the aerospace market. Through modern methodologies, lean techniques, inspired innovation, and passion for being the best, Acro is positioning itself to be the world’s leading aircraft seating supplier.

Collaboration is one of Acro’s core values, by working together and applying our skills and expertise across Sales, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and Operations, we find the solutions to our clients’ most complex challenges and how we deliver our promises today and tomorrow.

Location:              UK 

Salary:                  Competitive 

EXCELLENT BENEFITS

• 25 days holiday + bank holiday
• Pension
• Healthcare scheme
• Life assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Retail discounts
• Training opportunities
• 37.5 hours per week – 1 pm finish on a Friday
• Hybrid working

Job Description 

The Planner (Maternity Cover) will own and manage Acro’s view of supply and demand across all teams to create and maintain capacity plans for both production and cross-functionally for other departments within the business to include existing and planned projects. 

Key Responsibilities 

Own the overall Master Production Schedule 

Create and control scheduling for other supporting functions 

Manage departmental capacity profiles 

Lead the ERP scheduling function to manage optimal stock holdings 

Ensure adherence to schedules and escalate any concerns 

Perform resource aggregations, scenario planning and modelling from the current and forward schedules to drive efficient resource management, levelling, management information and skills heat-maps. 

Ensure processes and procedures are documented within the Business Management System (BMS) and kept up to date on a continual basis.  

Skills and experience required. 

Extensive scheduling experience within a Production and Engineering environment 

Experience with resource, schedule and planning tools 

Able to simplify and distil data into useful management information 

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written 

Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to propose innovative ideas 

A strong understanding of ERP, preferably Epicor Kinetic 

Ability to work under pressure, prioritise and manage conflicting demands 

Analytically minded with the ability to collate and clearly present data. 

Detail-orientated with a focus on accuracy and precision 

This role profile is not exhaustive; it will be subject to periodic review and may be amended to meet the changing needs of the business. The post holder will be expected to participate in this process, and we would aim to reach agreement to the changes. 

The Parent Company of ACRO Aircraft Seating is Zhejiang Tiancheng Controls Co., Ltd headquartered in China. 

We really want to hear from you, so don’t miss your opportunity to join us! Once you apply, your CV will be held on our central database.  Please do let us know if you do not wish for us to retain your details. If your application is successful, you will be contacted in due course.

Acro Aircraft Seating is an equal opportunities employer.

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The closing date for applications is 7th May 2025.

Please note: This advert may close early if sufficient applications are received. Acro Aircraft Seating uses reserve lists for positions where more than one candidate is deemed suitable for a position. Reserve lists are in place for 12 months, during which time reserve candidates may be offered the same or similar post should one become available.