Job Description:

Engineering Planner / Purchasing Coordinator

Leicestershire | Full Time | Permanent

Salary: Competitive (DOE)

Coalville

The Agency is working with a well-established engineering business supplying high-quality components to a range of demanding industries. Due to continued growth, they are looking to recruit an experienced Engineering Planner / Purchasing Coordinator to join their team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong engineering background who enjoys planning, purchasing and working closely with production to ensure materials, capacity and manufacturing schedules run efficiently.

The Role

Working closely with production, engineering and suppliers, you'll be responsible for planning manufactured parts, coordinating purchasing activities and supporting the smooth flow of work through the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan manufacturing requirements and production schedules.
• Raise, issue and monitor purchase orders.
• Liaise with suppliers regarding pricing, lead times and deliveries.
• Support supplier performance and relationship management.
• Review material requirements using MRP systems.
• Assist with methods of manufacture and part creation processes.
• Work closely with production to ensure capacity planning is maintained.
• Monitor stock levels and minimise excess inventory.
• Update manufacturing and purchasing systems accurately.
• Support continuous improvement across planning and purchasing activities.

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience within a manufacturing, production planning or purchasing environment.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Experience planning engineered components or manufactured parts.
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Confident using MRP/ERP systems and Microsoft Office.
• Able to prioritise workloads and work to deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills with suppliers and internal departments.
• Commercial awareness and strong problem-solving ability.

Desirable

• Engineering Qualification
• Knowledge of purchasing, production planning or supply chain processes.
• Experience working with engineered components.

What's on Offer

• Permanent, full-time opportunity.
• Join a stable and growing engineering business.
• Varied role with genuine responsibility.
• Supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Competitive salary dependent on experience.

If you have an engineering background and enjoy coordinating production, planning materials and working closely with suppliers, we'd love to hear from you.