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Job Description
About the Role
As a Production Planner, you will support medium- and long-term production planning activities, helping to ensure materials, forecasts, and production data are aligned to business requirements. This role plays an important part in strengthening planning capability at the Glenrothes site while supporting wider global planning initiatives.
Working closely with manufacturing, procurement, and supply chain teams, you will analyse planning data, maintain planning systems, and contribute to operational performance improvements. You will also provide cover for the Master Production Planner when required.
About The Team
You'll become part of a collaborative Global Planning team with colleagues based across the UK, Denmark, and Brazil. The team works together through regular global collaboration while supporting local manufacturing operations.
About NOV
NOV delivers technology-driven equipment, systems, and services that support energy and industrial operations worldwide. Through engineering excellence, manufacturing expertise, and operational innovation, we help customers improve safety, reliability, and performance across global industries.
Why Join NOV
- Work within a global planning organisation with international collaboration.
- Develop your expertise in production planning, forecasting, and ERP systems.
- Gain exposure to continuous improvement initiatives and planning technologies.
- Join a supportive team environment with structured onboarding and training.
- Opportunity for future career development within supply chain and planning functions.
Diversity & Inclusion
At NOV, we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We value diversity in all its forms and believe different perspectives drive innovation and success. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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Responsibilities
- Support medium- and long-term production planning activities.
- Maintain production forecasts, demand information, and planning data.
- Monitor material availability against future production requirements.
- Maintain planning master data within ERP and Advanced Planning systems.
- Generate planning reports, KPIs, and data analysis to support business decisions.
- Analyse forecast accuracy and identify opportunities for planning improvements.
- Work closely with Manufacturing, Procurement, and Supply Chain teams to improve planning performance.
- Support capacity planning activities and identify potential planning constraints.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within planning processes.
- Provide planning support and cover for the Master Production Planner during periods of absence.
Qualifications
Essential Qualifications
- Experience in production planning, manufacturing, supply chain, or materials planning.
- Experience working with ERP/MRP systems (Oracle experience advantageous but not essential).
- Experience analysing operational data and producing reports.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Good organisational and time management abilities.
- Strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to analyse data using functions, formulas, and Pivot Tables.
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Preferred Qualifications
- Qualification in Business, Supply Chain, Planning, or a related discipline.
- Experience using Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS) systems such as Siemens Opcenter.
- Experience supporting forecasting or inventory planning activities.
- Knowledge of capacity planning and material planning concepts.
- Experience within machining, industrial manufacturing, oil & gas, or other heavy manufacturing environments.
- Understanding of Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement principles.
- Experience supporting business process or system improvement initiatives.
About Us
Every day, the oil and gas industry’s best minds put more than 150 years of experience to work to help our customers achieve lasting success.
We Power the Industry that Powers the World
Throughout every region in the world and across every area of drilling and production, our family of companies has provided the technical expertise, advanced equipment, and operational support necessary for success—now and in the future.
Global Family
We are a global family of thousands of individuals, working as one team to create a lasting impact for ourselves, our customers, and the communities where we live and work.
Purposeful Innovation
Through purposeful business innovation, product creation, and service delivery, we are driven to power the industry that powers the world better.
Service Above All
This drives us to anticipate our customers’ needs and work with them to deliver the finest products and services on time and on budget.
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