Blatchford

Blatchford is a multi-award winning, global manufacturer of some of the world’s most advanced prosthetic technology, bespoke seating solutions and orthotic devices. Our evidence-based approach and commitment to continuously challenge possibilities ensures our mobility solutions prioritise the wellbeing and long-term health of our users.

Through science, technology, and maintaining a clear focus on people, we make mobility possible.

We are growing and have recently opened a brand new, manufacturing facility in Basingstoke. We have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Planner to join our planning team.

The Role

As Junior Planner you will support the planning team in coordinating production schedules, managing inventory accuracy, and ensuring smooth flow of materials and information through the business.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Creating, updating, and maintaining job orders/work orders in the planning system.
• Ensuring all bill of materials (BOM), routings, and labour steps are entered correctly.
• Tracking progress of job orders and flagging delays or discrepancies to Senior planner.
• Supporting capacity planning by maintaining accurate production timelines and resource availability.
• Raising, maintaining, and tracking transfer orders between warehouses, production locations, and departments.
• Communicating with Warehouse/Logistics teams to ensure timely picking, dispatch, and receipt of materials.
• Monitoring open transfer orders and follow up on overdue or incomplete movements.
• Reconciling transfer order variances and investigate discrepancies.
• Updating system records following adjustments, scrap, or rework decisions.
• Entering and maintaining planning-related data in ERP/MRP systems
• Preparing regular reports for Planning, Production, Finance, and Procurement teams.
• Ensuring accurate documentation of product codes, BOM changes, and SKU attributes.
• Supporting data clean-up initiatives (e.g., standardising item descriptions, updating supplier lead times).