Location: Templecombe, United Kingdom
Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems.
Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

OUR OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking an analytical and proactive Master Planner to join our dynamic team in our Under Water Systems (UWS) business unit within Thales. In this crucial role, you will be responsible for developing, managing and monitoring material planning activities aligned with production and repair demands.
You will play a key part in ensuring seamless flow of materials to support our manufacturing objectives, driving efficiency and maintaining operational excellence.

ABOUT YOU

We are seeking an individual with strong communication and stakeholder management skills. A proactive and analytical mindset, focused on problem solving and continuous improvement, and the ability to work effectively under pressure while adapting to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
The ideal candidate will also bring strong proficiency in computer systems and applications.

KEY TASKS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure consistency between the production plan and the demand plan. Validating and approving demand requests before loading into ERP system.
• Coordinate root cause analysis (in collaboration with APRU Managers) in the event of deviations from the plan.
• Creation and maintenance of Master Production Schedule (MPS) which supports the availability of materials required and ensures that the production rate is aligned with manufacturing capacity
• Verify that the industrial organisation can meet demand, Reviewing lead time infringement and capacity requirements in support of above.