Operations Planner

Operations Planner East Kilbride Free Parking Full time role Monday to Friday 8am to 4.30 pm Salary up to £25K to £30K per annum Job role: * Maximising utilization of direct labour and self-employed resources to meet the requirements of clients and other staff development needs * Anaylyse jobs, both reactive and planned and allocate them to the correct resource-based locations, skill, priority, and customer requirements * Reporting any planning and scheduling issues to the relevant department * Ensure clear and concise quality updates reflecting true programme progress for commercial courses and modern apprenticeships * Work with the manager to ensure management and delivery of contracts against client’s service level agreements * Track work in progress levels on all contracts, ensuring timely completion of jobs * Scheduling trainers and assessor’s work * Plan 12 week look ahead commercial courses to meet customer demand and increase company profit * Draft rolling 12-month scheduling of courses * Assess what programs need promoting and highlight to the sales team any risks or opportunities * Take lead in weekly planning meetings, against the business agenda Job Requirement: * Must have experience in commercial planning and coordinating * 2 years’ experience in working within a scheduling/resource planning environment * Used Microsoft office and using database management systems * Driving license essential as some travel required occasionally, all expenses paid * Desirable if PRINCE2 project management * Desirable if understanding of qualification and awarding body frameworks

Location: East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, GB

Posted Date: 7/8/2025