Job Description:

Site Planner – Manufacturing (D365 Implementation)

On‑site | 37.5 hours per week

Overview

We’re a manufacturing business with a busy cores operation and a lot going on. Right now, we’re rolling out Microsoft Dynamics 365, and we need someone who actually understands how production planning works in the real world — not just how it looks on a screen.

This role matters because if the plan’s wrong, everything else follows it off a cliff. You’ll be the person making sure our production plans are realistic, customer commitments make sense, and D365 supports the business rather than slowing it down.

The role

You’ll own production planning for the site while helping embed those processes into D365. That means balancing capacity, materials, people, and customer demand — then keeping everyone aligned when things inevitably change.

You’ll work closely with Operations, Engineering, Sales, Finance, and Customer Liaison. You’ll spot risks early, call them out clearly, and help put recovery plans in place before customers feel the impact.

What you’ll be doing

• Represent planning within the D365 implementation, making sure the system reflects reality
• Set up, test, and validate planning data and parameters in D365
• Build and maintain production plans that actually work on the shop floor
• Balance demand, capacity, materials, and priorities — daily
• Own delivery commitments and keep system dates, plans, and customer expectations aligned
• Flag risks early (capacity, materials, engineering changes) and help fix them
• Manage arrears and backlog with clear, structured recovery plans
• Work with Customer Liaison on order status, risks, and customer‑facing updates
• Support customer meetings and take ownership of PO / contract review and sign‑off
• Highlight headcount or skills gaps and escalate with evidence, not noise
• Track performance (OTD, adherence to plan, capacity) and report clearly to site leadership

About you

• You’ve worked in manufacturing planning, scheduling, or supply chain — and lived with the consequences
• You understand ERP systems and how planning should work inside them (D365 experience is a plus)
• You’re comfortable juggling priorities without dropping the important ones
• You communicate clearly with operations, engineers, finance, and customers alike
• You spot problems early and take ownership rather than waiting for permission
• You’re practical, detail‑driven, and not afraid to challenge plans that won’t work

Nice to have

• Hands‑on experience supporting an ERP implementation
• Exposure to NPI, engineering change, or complex customer commitments

What you’ll get

• A key role during a major systems transition — not a side seat
• Standard hours: Monday–Thursday 8:00–16:30, Friday 8:00–13:30
• A collaborative site where planning has a real voice
• The chance to improve how things work, not just maintain the status quo

Morgan Advanced Materials is a business rich in history and innovation. Founded in the UK in 1856, we have grown into a global organisation with 70 sites in 18 countries. Our model to serve our customers where they need us has led to a diversified product range using our unparalleled expertise in ceramic and carbon materials, which we exploit to solve difficult problems for our customers across a diverse range of markets.

We are a purpose driven organisation. Our purpose is to use advanced materials to make the world more sustainable and to improve the quality of life. We deliver on that purpose through the products that we make, and the way that we make them.

The Technical Ceramics business of Morgan Advanced Materials engineers high performance functional and structural ceramic materials, components and sub-assemblies to address customer-specific technical challenges.

Key Figures: Revenue £1,100.7m (2024), ~8,000 employees, manufacturing in 20+ countries, and a global customer portfolio. A UK PLC with head office located in Windsor, Berkshire UK.  Listed on London Stock Exchange; Member of the FTSE 250 Index