Salary: Up to £55,000 depending on experience
Location: Woodchester (Gloucestershire) or Miskin (South Wales), with travel between Renishaw manufacturing sites.
We are recruiting three Business Unit Lead Planners to support our Assembly Business Units. This is a key leadership role responsible for planning, scheduling and material control activities that enable business growth, strong customer service and operational performance.
Working closely with Assembly Managers and Supply Functions, you will ensure demand, capacity, materials and inventory are aligned through a robust planning process, enabling timely decision-making and efficient delivery.
Responsibilities
Lead planning and materials management activities across multiple manufacturing sites.
Manage a team of planners and material controllers, providing coaching, support and performance leadership.
Ensure materials are available to support production plans and customer commitments.
Monitor demand, capacity and inventory, identifying risks and driving solutions.
Develop planning processes, governance and performance measures to improve operational effectiveness.
Collaborate with manufacturing, procurement, logistics and warehousing teams to support business priorities.
Drive continuous improvement across planning, stock management and material flow.
Key requirements
Experience in planning, materials management, supply chain or manufacturing operations within an engineering or high-technology environment.
Strong knowledge of MRP/ERP systems, capacity planning, inventory management and production scheduling.
Experience leading teams and influencing stakeholders across a complex organisation.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data into practical business decisions.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
A continuous improvement mindset and a proactive, hands-on approach.
Person specification
We're seeking a positive and collaborative leader who can balance strategic thinking with operational delivery. You'll be confident influencing decisions, building strong relationships across multiple sites, and developing a high-performing team capable of supporting future business growth.
Travel within the UK, including occasional visits to our Ireland facility, will be required.
Benefits
When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. ( not available at all sites).
We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join Renishaw Health Trust (Aviva) and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
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At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement.
If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 490384 or [email protected].
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Employment Type:
PermanentTime Type:
Full timeRequisition Number:
R10000 Business Unit Planning Managers (Evergreen) (Open)Skills Required
- Experience in planning, materials management, supply chain, or manufacturing operations within an engineering or high-technology environment
- Strong knowledge of MRP and ERP systems
- Experience with capacity planning, inventory management, and production scheduling
- Experience leading teams and influencing stakeholders across a complex organisation
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to translate data into practical business decisions
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Continuous improvement mindset and proactive, hands-on approach
Renishaw Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Renishaw and has not been reviewed or approved by Renishaw.
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Retirement Support — The pension scheme includes a 9% employer contribution with salary‑sacrifice options, signaling strong long‑term savings support. Feedback suggests this materially strengthens total compensation in the UK.
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Healthcare Strength — Subsidized private medical cover, life assurance, and a 24/7 EAP—alongside options like a health cash plan and on‑site fitness centers—indicate comprehensive health and wellbeing support. These provisions contribute to a sense of strong healthcare coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — 25 days of annual leave with company days, long‑service accrual, and the option to buy additional leave point to generous time‑off provision. Hybrid and “variable working” arrangements further support work–life balance when roles allow.
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What We Do
Renishaw is one of the world's leading engineering and scientific technology companies, with expertise in precision measurement and healthcare. The company supplies products and services used in applications as diverse as jet engine and wind turbine manufacture, through to dentistry and brain surgery. It is also a world leader in the field of additive manufacturing (also referred to as 3D printing), where it designs and makes industrial machines which ‘print' parts from metal powder. The Renishaw Group currently has 80 offices in 36 countries, with over 5,000 employees, of which over 3,000 people are employed within the UK. The majority of the company's R&D and manufacturing is carried out in the UK and for the year ended June 2019, Renishaw achieved sales of £574 million of which 94% was due to exports. The company's largest markets are USA, China, Japan and Germany
