Supply Planner

Greater Sheffield Area

3/18/2025

Who We Are

Sheffield Forgemasters is an iconic steel production and engineering company. A global leader in the designing, manufacturing and delivering of world-class steel forgings and castings.

It is a great time to join Forgemasters, as the business goes through an ongoing period of growth and modernisation after being acquired by the UK Ministry of Defence In 2021. The acquisition has secured our role as a critical supplier to the next generation of UK defence programmes. As part of this programme of work our plant and equipment will be modernised over the next 10 years, creating new opportunities for the business and our colleagues.

Based at our 64-acre site, sitting in the heart of Sheffield, we are looking for a Supply Planner. This role will involve predicting supply requirements and forming a strategy, with targets, to ensure customer requirements are met.

Role Responsibilities

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• Work with Operations to determine the base capability of the facility.
• Determine the range, scope and timing of all potential supply levers (routes to expand/contract capacity/capability).
• Assess financial impact of forecast and performance to budget.
• Incorporate business intelligence and data analysis to improve operations capability accuracy.
• Create and manage recovery plans for key supply variances.
• Maintain the outsource approved supplier database.
• Monitor the current order book progress, WIP profiles and delivery performance to understand impacts on supply.
• Create and manage supply planning scenarios to assess risk and sensitivity.
• Create and manage baseline plan & scenario models to optimise and balance business objectives, cost to serve and customer delivery.
• Monitor and analyse forecast variance and a range of other KPI’s.
• Create and manage supply / operations performance dashboard and reports.
• Identify and implement process improvements.
• Support the delivery of the overall planning process.
  
  

About You

The following relevant skills, knowledge and experience are required.

• Experience working in a similar role.
• Experience of planning systems and technology (including ERP).
• Analytical and presentation skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders and as part of a team.
• Experience of Manufacturing Planning Processes.
• Ability to communicate in a brief and clearly expressed manner with employees from all levels of the business.
  
  

Days/Hours of Work

37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, with flexible start and finish time between 06:15 - 09:30 and 14:30 – 18:00

Reasons to work at Sheffield Forgemasters

• We are a long-established local employer, with a strong reputation in the region.
• Over £600m large-scale and long-term investment programme in state-of-the-art new facilities and modernisation on site.
• Competitive Salary
• 33 days annual leave (includes public holidays).
• Easily accessible location with free onsite parking.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Pension scheme.
• Life Assurance Scheme as part of the pension scheme programme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• On site Occupational Health provision providing Health Screening and advice on well-being.
• Discounted Westfield Health Plan Scheme.
• Occupational Sick Pay Scheme.
• Long service award scheme.
• You at Work – Access to online discounts portal.
• A bronze accredited participant in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, supporting ex-military and reservists in employment.
  
  

For additional information or if you would like to discuss the role, please email . Alternatively, if this sounds like the role for you, please review the full job description attached and apply now!

The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country.